Thriving Matters Podcast

Systems Thinking And Collaboration In Education

Education Matters panel guests are Summer Howarth and Andrea Downie, two experienced Australian educators. A fascinating conversation about wellbeing science, holistic wellbeing ecosystems, leadership and learning design that has tipped 'rigid' systems upside down during our education response to Covid19. www.carriebenedet.com

Culture Change For School Improvement - What Have We Learnt During #Covid19 That Can't Be Lost For Learning And Wellbeing?

Chris Smyth is the current Director of Catholic Schools Diocese of Armidale and Catherine Jackson is Principal Consultant at Leopard Tree specialising in Leadership Coaching, Team development and Facilitation. 

Both Chris and Catherine have experienced careers in educational leadership and are focused on helping leaders and their teams build effectiveness to serve learning communities progress their mission.

Conversations that matter are essential to the core organisational needs of learning communities that connect students, teachers, staff and parents. 

We share insights of school improvement across this system of schools that have a clear coaching for leadership and wellbeing focus. An intriguing look at some of our rural educational communities who aspire to building the best learning and leadership environment possible. 

Listen on as we hear more from our speakers, both educators of expertise and experience, about their thoughts on how we can make education better for each child and our education system as a whole. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com

 

COVID-19 Education Series: Lifting Others Up With Kindness

In this episode, my guests are Sarah and Daniel, both Year 11 students and Mrs Kerry Paxton, Leader Inclusion and Student Engagement from The Catholic Learning Community John XXIII Stanhope Gardens.

 

Our topic focuses on Learning at Home: What was it like for learning and how did it affect the wellbeing of learners during the educational response to COVID-19. The Learning Community at Stanhope Gardens has an extensive Wellbeing Framework that encompasses all stakeholder's - students, teachers, support staff, leaders, parents and families.

 

We get to hear student and teacher insights and suggestions about their experiences with 'learning from home' and how they believe we can adapt and change to make sure learning is more impactful in an altered learning environment.

We also talk about nurturing a community in the times of abrupt change and challenge and the ways we can create a culture that will help everyone thrive. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com

Futuristic Thinking In Education

In this episode, Eddie Blass and Nick Burnett, both keen learning futurists share their insights and observations about the kind of impact education should be making in the next 2-5 years. We focus on a futuristic view of how education can be delivered to maximise student and teacher engagement with learning design that is adaptive, creative and future focused.

 

You will hear both Nick's and Eddie's commitment to the diverse learning needs of students, to developing teachers capacity and to leadership in times of abrupt change and uncertainty. Highly experienced in many education systems and leadership roles, these two exceptional educators have a strong evidence based approach to solutions, inclusion and collaboration.

 

We get to share some insights and suggestions from working closely with learning communities and leaders in our recently altered education learning environment across Australia. We also focus in on what 'thriving learning' can look like. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com

Connecting People In A Turbulent World

In this episode, I sit down with Annette Gray, a leadership coach who has spent more than 1500 hours on coaching for executives and high profile managers, and Louise Barnott-Clement, Principal of Ambarvale High School for the last 15 years. Following my discussion with Australia's top educators in the previous episodes, we discussed practical methods that schools are adopting to help all educators and students adapt with the pandemic and all of its effects. Our conversation, however, elaborated to what all employers, and managers can do at the moment, and that is connecting with people and connecting people together.

 

Listen on as we hear more from a leading coach in her field and a well-experienced educator. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com

COVID-19 Education Series: Australia's Lack Of Equity in Education & Why It Matters

In this episode, I sit down with Jane Caro, Walkley Award winner, novelist, and feminist, and with Polly Dunning, a teacher, writer, and speaker. We had a comprehensive discussion on the current state of education in Australia, more specifically the gap in access to quality education among students, and how this gap has become larger with the effect of the pandemic. We also talked about problems that educators countrywide are dealing with, including but not limited to issues with anxiety and depression.

Listen on as we hear more from our speakers, who are both educators and mothers, about their opinion on how we can make this better for our children, and for our education system as a whole. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com

COVID-19 Education Series: Understanding And Empowering Educators

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Adam Fraser and Roisin O'Reilly, two of Australia's leading educators to talk about their understanding and research on how parents, schools, and students are responding to COVID-19. We get to hear insights from education professionals about their experiences with the current situation, and how they believe we can adapt and change to make the work better and more impactful for everyone, including teachers, students, and parents.

We also talk about leadership in the time of turbulence and the ways we can create a culture that will help everyone thrive. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com

Compassion leads to Connection, Contempt leads to Disconnection

In this episode, I sit down to talk with Meg Price, who has had over twenty years of experience in the people development and human resources fields and is now Director at HR Inside. We had a comprehensive talk about her journey to entrepreneurship and the notion of C.A.R.E (Compassion, Autonomy, Relationship, Equity) and how it can transform your life. As a researcher in neuroscience, Meg also shared her thoughts on young people's anxiety due to excessive use of social media and how the knowledge in neuroscience has enabled her to give great value in her work as an HR and human development professional. Listen on as we also chat about the key mindsets that we believe will help us tremendously in these difficult times. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com

Building An Innovative Company During A Pandemic

In this episode, I sit down with Itzy Holczler, Co-owner of Purple Exhibits, to talk about his entrepreneurship journey amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Itzy talked about how he quickly adapted to change and built a new product and new business model to thrive in times of difficulties. He walked with me the steps that led him to pursue building a new, innovative virtual conference company and thriving in a challenging time and environment when everything seems to be up against him. The recording of Itzy's voice is not optimal, but the story comes through clearly.

Listen on as Itzy shared about the key mindset that he embraced on his journey and his key learnings on the way to success. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com 

Knowing Your Why

In this episode, I talk with Holly Hartley, a teacher, and a passionate educator, on the topic of knowing your why and your calling. Holly shared the many different paths she took on her journey and how it all led her back to her understanding of her core values and what she really wanted in life. Holly also talked about how her life priorities have changed over the years as she grew, learned, and thrived.

Listen on as Holly asks the questions that you can use to ask yourself and find your answer within you. For more about me and my work, visit www.carriebenedet.com