Courageous Dialogues about education and connecting living systems.

To commemorate International Women's Day, this podcast presents Nicolette, a female firefighter who shares her journey of working in male-dominated workplaces. Nicolette talks about the obstacles of breaking stereotypes, dealing with setbacks, and developing resilience. Her valuable insights provide practical strategies for thriving in any male-dominated field. This inspiring conversation highlights the importance of persistence, finding purpose, and celebrates the remarkable achievements of women in traditionally male-dominated industries.

A conversation with Angela Lopez who is a third year student at Swinburne University who is studying a Bachelor of Film and Television Honours. Angela, also works freelance in the Film and Television Industry as a producer, director, production designer and overall creative direction.

A conversation with Ortal Green who is empowering parents and teachers to create tomorrow's innovators. Ortal, has written 'Think Unique', which provides teachers with a step-by-step guide to turning their classroom into an innovative environment where children develop their thinking skills.

In this podcast Ortal talks about her experience as a computer scientist working for high tech companies to volunteering in the classroom.

A conversation with Lisa Sisson, Founder of Unearth. Lisa, who has been listed in The Australian Business Journal as one of the 20 Australian Women Making Moves in 2022, talks about her work to demystify risks.

A thought provoking conversation that discusses triggers and responses and highlights the need and urgency for ethical, transparent and genuine leaders in our workplaces.

In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Pavani Randeniyage, a past Year 5 student of mine talks about her pathway into her career.

It was really interesting for me to hear from Pavani and her talk about her experience of Year 5 that took place 17 years ago. I always thought she would become a writer…there is still time:-)

In this podcast I talk with Associate Professor Therese Keane who has a wealth of experience around IT in Education.

We have a conversation around the teaching of ICT and the impact of teacher expertise in the classroom and the use of robotics in secondary education.

A conversation with Sylvia Libow Martinez, former aerospace engineer now working to help K-12 schools adopt modern technology and age-old best practices for student learning. Sylvia co-authored “Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom”.

In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Simon Davies from Safeguarding Services talks about his experiences in his current role and as a former Australian Federal Police detective.