In Conversation with Stephen Hurley

In Conversation with Stephen Hurley - Lynn Thomas (Knit)

Gavin Foster - One Word (Forward)

Gavin Foster is a music teacher in Belleville Ontario. He has chosen a very interesting word to inspire, motivate and hold him accountable in 2019. Listen in as he explains why "forward" is his chosen word for the year.

One Word 2019 - Kate Lindquist - Courage

In Conversation with Stephen Hurley - Khashi - Spirituality in the Classroom

Michael Fullan - Nuance

Michael Fullan is the Global Leadership Director, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning. For over half a century, Michael has been thinking deeply about systems of education around the world and continues to advise, consult and write about the journey of change. In our very first conversation with Michael, we explore some of the broad ideas from his latest book, "Nuance: Why Some Leaders Succeed and Others Fail"

Astrid Kendrick - Emotional Labour

In Conversation with Stephen Hurley - Diana Susskind (Stonework Play)

Diana Suskind, Ed.D and RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) Associate, is an international Early Childhood consultant and artist. She is also the founder and developer of Stonework Play, an invitation extended to children and adults to create meaningful stories through contact with nature. In this conversation, Diana tells about the spirit and power of using stones as a "kinesthetic medium" for storytelling and meaning-making. Find out more about Stonework play: corwin-connect.com/2016/11/playi...

In Conversation with Stephen Hurley - Taylor Kendall

Don Sturm

Amy Leask

Reuben Loewy

Reuben Loewy is the Director of LIVING ONLINE Lab , a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching youth about the digital world using a unique, online curriculum. In this conversation, we explore the genesis of the initiative and some of the rich resources available for educators and communities who want to take young people on a deeper dive into the important issues related to digital literacy. Reuben's work can be found at livingonlinelab.org/

Eva Pomeroy (The Conversation)

Eva Pomeroy is the Social Innovator in Residence at Concordia University in Quebec. Her recent piece in The Conversation presents an idea for transforming the undergraduate experience by intentionally building cross-disciplinary cohorts of students. Read the article here: theconversation.com/why-universitie…omerooms-106299 Find out more about Eva and her work: www.concordia.ca/about/next -gener…ion/pomeroy.html

Robert Nelson (Monash University)

Robert Nelson is a Professor in the Monash Education Academy at Australia's Monash University. His article, "To be Creative, Education Must Become Bifocal" takes a critical look at the practice of Constructive Alignment in university course design, although many educators at the elementary and secondary levels of education will find that this conversation might just resonate with them as well. How are we leaving room for imagination and creativity in our approaches to course and curriculum desig...

James Skidmore

Dr. James Skidmore is Associate Professor in the Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies At University of Waterloo. He is also Director, Waterloo Centre for German Studies. In this episode, we begin to explore the idea of a University in our 21st century. What purpose do they serve? How might students (and faculty) become more engaged in the tough work of knowledge acquisition and mobilization? What role does the notion of "Open" play in developing our systems of education so that they can c...

Maggie Fay

Maggie Fay is an ASD/DD Classroom Teacher in Ontario's Peel District School Board. She's here with a message about see all students through the eyes of empathy, caring and love.

Steve Brown (Nelson Publishing)

Steve Brown is the President and CEO of Nelson, a leading Canadian educational publisher. In this episode, Steve joins Stephen Hurley to talk about the shifting landscape of content creation, access and use in the education space. Steve also speaks about Nelson's response that these shifts through Edwin, a new approach to content curation and distribution.

Jon Orr and Kyle Pearce

In this 100th episode of In Conversation, Stephen Hurley welcomes Jon Orr and Kyle Pearce, two passionate math educators from Southwestern Ontario who are out to change the way that we talk and think about engaging students in learning mathematics. Discover more about their current project at makemathmoments.com/lesson1 Both of our guests can be found on Twitter: Kyle Pearce @mathletepearce Jon Orr @MrOrr_geek

Margaret Boersma and Carrie Rubel - Urban Retreat

Stephen Hurley is joined by Margaret Boersma and Carrie Rubel who, along with Marise Foster are inviting Toronto-area residents to an Urban Retreat. It's a way to Shift your Stress in today's busy world. The event is on November 3, 2018, but the power of this conversation can't be put on an calendar.

Gloria and Peter Van Donge (The Cheetah Series)

Gloria and Peter Van Donge are the creative minds behind a new series of books designed to develop self-awareness among children identified as gifted. The Cheetah series area first step toward enabling gifted children to feel good about themselves for exactly who they are. Find out more about The Cheetah Series by visiting www.giftedkidzone.com/

DigCit Summit Toronto

Reuben Loewy is the Director of LIVING ONLINE Lab , a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching youth about the digital world using a unique, online curriculum. In this conversation, we explore the genesis of the initiative and some of the rich resources available for educators and communities who want to take young people on a deeper dive into the important issues related to digital literacy. Reuben's work can be found at livingonlinelab.org/

Sue Gowans (The Case Against Destreaming)

Juan Campos (Seal it With A Smile)

From beekeeping to forensic science, Juan Campos' amazing journey into teaching and the development of his podcast, Seal it With A Smile. Responding to fear with the power of relationship!

Marit Stiles

Marit Stiles is a Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament representing the Toronto riding of Davenport. She also serves as the NDP's education critic. Stephen Hurley had the opportunity to catch up with MPP Stiles from her office at Queen's Park. They talked about the role of critic, the shifting conversations in Ontario education and the bigger questions about public education that need to be tackled as we move forward. MPP Stiles is on Twitter: @maritstiles Stephen Hurley is on Twitter: @steph...

Brent Jensen on the Music that Makes Our Skin Vibrate

Brent Jensen is an author, professional speaker, music critic, and host of the No Sleep 'til Sudbury Podcast Series. I was thrilled to be able to talk to Brent about the opportunity for connectivity that music provides, some thoughts on our own musical journey and how we might be able to reframe music education to support the appreciation that young people have for the music of their lives. Find out more about Brent, his work and his podcast at nosleeptilsudbury.org/

Cheyenne Dale and Zachary Tustin

We're pleased to welcome Cheyenne Dale and Zachary Tustin to our voicEd Radio team. Both Cheyenne and Zach are Education Students at Lakehead University and have signed on to voicEd Radio for an internship experience. Stephen Hurley catches up with them, just as they have returned home from a busy week of classes.

Lisa Kohn (To the Moon And Back)

Lisa Kohn was born to hippie parents and raised in New York City's East Village in the 1970s. At age 10, Lisa's mother had her pledging their lives to the Unification Church (the "Moonies") and self-appointed Messiah, Reverend Sun Myung Moon. Lisa's newly released memoir tells a powerful story of how, over time, she has come to terms with a life defined by insecurity and absurdity and has learned to live a life of joyful presence.

Vicki Saunders - sheEO

Amy Tepperman

Amy Tepperman is the founder and creative catalyst behind Moving EDGEucation, an organization that is looking to nurture teachers who want to move education in the direction of creating wellness-focused learning environments. Find out more about Amy and the work of the organization at www.movingedgeucation.com/about

Rachel Collishaw

Rachel Collishaw is the current president of the Ontario History and Social Science Teachers Association. She and Stephen talk a little bit of politics, geek out about primary documents and speak about the upcoming annual conference taking place in Toronto in November.

Barb Silva and Krista Wiley

Krista Wiley and Barbara Silva are in two different parts of the country, yet find a great deal in common with the way their respective governments support much needed infrastructure support in their publicly-funded school systems. Barbara Silva is Communications Director for Support Our Students Alberta, while Krista is the founder of Fix Our Schools in Ontario.