228 episodes

Welcome to the Game Changers podcast. We are your hosts: Associate Professor of Education & Enterprise Philip Cummins and prominent educational Thought Leader Adriano Di Prato.

The Game Changers podcast aims not only to put a spotlight on the innovative ideas shaping the landscape of 21st century schooling, but to enter into a deep dialogue with those brave pioneers, the true game changers in education. These individuals, these leaders in education, don’t wait for permission. They are courageous enough to make real change in their learning communities as they foster the growth of each young person in their care and equip them with the necessary character, confidence, and competencies to flourish in a new world environment.

These are their stories.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow.(www.aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, follow us on Twitter and on Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

Game Changers Philip Cummins and Adriano Di Prato

    • Education
    • 4.7 • 49 Ratings

Welcome to the Game Changers podcast. We are your hosts: Associate Professor of Education & Enterprise Philip Cummins and prominent educational Thought Leader Adriano Di Prato.

The Game Changers podcast aims not only to put a spotlight on the innovative ideas shaping the landscape of 21st century schooling, but to enter into a deep dialogue with those brave pioneers, the true game changers in education. These individuals, these leaders in education, don’t wait for permission. They are courageous enough to make real change in their learning communities as they foster the growth of each young person in their care and equip them with the necessary character, confidence, and competencies to flourish in a new world environment.

These are their stories.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow.(www.aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE – The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education (www.circle.education). The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, follow us on Twitter and on Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

    Series 15 Epilogue: Finding Advocacy - Phil Cummins and Adriano Di Prato

    Series 15 Epilogue: Finding Advocacy - Phil Cummins and Adriano Di Prato

    The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this final episode of the fifteenth series of the Game Changers podcast, your hosts, Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise Philip Cummins and prominent educational Thought Leader Adriano Di Prato, explore the series theme 'Make A Difference' and wrap up the series that's been.

    The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

    • 27 min
    Advocacy - Dr Jason Dewling In Conversation With Phil Cummins Pt 3: Sharing Advoacy

    Advocacy - Dr Jason Dewling In Conversation With Phil Cummins Pt 3: Sharing Advoacy

    The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In part 3 of the special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network.

    Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments.

    In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization’s Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities.

    The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

    • 29 min
    Advocacy - Dr Jason Dewling In Conversation With Phil Cummins Pt 2: Developing Agency

    Advocacy - Dr Jason Dewling In Conversation With Phil Cummins Pt 2: Developing Agency

    The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In part 2 of the special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network.

    Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments.

    In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization’s Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities.

    The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

    • 29 min
    Series 15 Episode 6: For Each Other - Joann McPike

    Series 15 Episode 6: For Each Other - Joann McPike

    The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this Sixth conversation of Series Fifteen, we talk with Joann McPike.

    Joann’s visionary work in education includes the creation of THINK Global School; a not-for-profit project-based traveling boarding school, in which culturally diverse high-school students travel with their teachers through 12 countries. Joann founded Re-Imagining Education together with Big Change, she executive-produced the documentary “A Cure For The Common Classroom”, she is a founding member of The B-Team and 100% Human At Work. she supports education innovators HundrEd, as well as Brookings Institute.

    The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

    • 36 min
    Advocacy - Dr Jason Dewling In Conversation With Phil Cummins Pt 1: Finding Voice

    Advocacy - Dr Jason Dewling In Conversation With Phil Cummins Pt 1: Finding Voice

    The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network.

    Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments.

    In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization’s Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities.

    The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

    • 32 min
    Series 15 Episode 5: For Others - Ali Durban

    Series 15 Episode 5: For Others - Ali Durban

    The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this fifth conversation of Series Fifteen, we talk with Ali Durban.

    Ali Durban is the co-founder of Gesher, an ambitious all-through school designed especially for children who are differently able and who learn differently. Gesher School has been awarded Ofsted Outstanding twice since it opened in 2017.

    Ali is also the founder of the Gesher Assessment Centre, which offers a bespoke multi-disciplinary assessment, diagnosis and report service for children and young people who may have ADHD, Autism, or a range of varying learning differences.

    Ali’s journey from exhausted SEND parent to co-founder of a thriving school community has transformed her into a ringleader for system-wide transformation. Ali currently co-chairs a SEND council for the Foundation of Education Development which is creating a 10-year plan and vision for UK education. Ali also sits on the Education Council for the Autism Centre of Excellence.

    The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
49 Ratings

49 Ratings

matgreen1 ,

My new favourite podcast.

I love the Game Changers podcast - it is my new favourite podcast. The discussions are insightful and challenging. Thank you Adriano and Phil.

DiPratz ,

Grazie!

Thank you to all our listeners, particularly those who have taken the time to provide responses to each of the episodes they encounter with our amazingly brave Game Changers from education and industry. Let’s Go!

Educator at the coalface ,

Setting the standard

"Cometh the hour, cometh the man"... or in this instance, men! Rarely have so many faced so much change, so quickly. Yet, amazingly, through the GC podcast, Phil and Adriano have managed to achieve something quite extraordinary during these quite extraordinary times. GCs' matches the magnitude and scale of the moment. The team have captured rich insights, a wealth of expertise and brilliant resources in such a short space of time and during difficult conditions of pandemic proportions. That they have produced as comprehensive a snapshot of innovation in education as you're likely to find and with such quality is a testament to their own innovation. Learning, and leading, by doing!

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