Atomi Brainwaves Podcast

Atomi Brainwaves Podcast

Atomi Brainwaves is a podcast about education for educators, where we look at key issues in the world of pedagogy and speak with a variety of teaching experts and influencers. This podcast is brought to you by Atomi, an online teaching and learning platform that provides syllabus specific video lessons, quizzes, practice materials and advanced analytics for schools across the globe.

Episodes

October 7, 2021 42 mins

Monica Burns, edtech consultant and author, joins us to discuss her work with educators on how best to utilize technology in the classroom, what to look out for as well as what to avoid in classroom resources, and the role technological resources can play in the years to come as we adapt to a return to schools.

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Steven Kolber, Melbourne-based educator and online education personality, discusses his journey in regards to teaching with technology, the opportunities and challenges that come with being a prominent figure in an online teaching community, and what teaching with technology will look like beyond 2021.

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October 7, 2021 49 mins

Ben Cooper, creator of WAGOLL Teaching, joins us to discuss "what a good one looks like"–the inspiration behind the site’s name–and how Wagoll Teaching offers teachers multimedia resources to improve their teaching and discover classroom best practices online


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October 7, 2021 53 mins

Anne Crossman, creator of the website homeschoolexpert.com., joins us to break down homeschooling in detail, dive into her experiences of homeschooling both as a student and teacher, discuss the different advantages and disadvantages homeschooling offers in contrast to traditional schooling, and explore how the world of homeschooling has changed and grown as a result of COVID-19.

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August 19, 2021 61 mins

Karl C. Pupé, creator of the Action Hero Teacher blog and author of the ebook Teaching Generation Z returns to the podcast to discuss what it means to be a student in Generation Z, the challenges and opportunities presented to a teacher when faced with a classroom of Gen Z students, and the different strategies and approach teachers in this scenario can take. 

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Ted Dintersmith, bestselling education author, executive film producer, and former UN representative for the US joins us to discuss his high profile history in education and how it led to his “What School Could Be” community-powered professional development platform for educators and the positive changes the initiative is bringing about in schools today.

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Founder of the education consultancy business The Nerdy Teacher Nicholas Provenzano joins us to discuss his long time advocacy of education technology, the work he does in training students and teachers to use edtech, and his thoughts on what hybrid classrooms might look like in a post-covid world.

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Bethany Petty, a high school teacher, blogger, author, and ed tech specialist joins us to discuss teaching with technology, the different strategies and resources she employs in her work, and what role technology might be set to play in a post covid world.

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Learning technologies specialist, Matt Bergman joins us to discuss infusing technology into instruction, how he makes this concept a reality in his role for various age groups at the school level, and the importance of the teacher-technology relationship.

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April 15, 2021 53 mins

Terry Heick, founder and director of online teacher resource TeachThought, joins us to discuss how his experiences as a teacher led to the creation of TeachThought, the learning model frameworks and content it offers to teachers, and where the platform may fit into a post-COVID education landscape.

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April 12, 2021 45 mins

Blogger, edtech speaker, and social media presence Gwyneth Jones discusses her online persona of "The Daring Librarian", how she balances her work in edtech alongside teaching responsibilities and discusses the value edtech resources can bring in keeping school communities alive remotely.

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April 12, 2021 57 mins

Future of Privacy Forum policy counsel, Tyler Park, joins us to discuss the vital importance of student privacy as an issue in 2021, the steps that can be taken to protect students by teachers, parents, and students themselves, and the work he does on a policy level to implement the right privacy legislation in the US.


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Educator, author and social media presence Steven W. Anderson joins us to discuss his own journey as a prominent teacher on social media, as well as how social media can be used as a positive force in the world of education.

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April 5, 2021 52 mins

Associate professor and educational innovator, Scott McLeod tells us the story of CASTLE, the Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education, and the work it undertakes in training the next generation of tech-savvy school leaders in the US.

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Award-winning educator and author Todd Nesloney joins us to discuss the value of building the right classroom culture, and the different ways that both teacher and student leadership alike help us get there.

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Big Questions Institute and Oneness Lab co-founder Homa Tavangar joins us to discuss bringing a globalized approach to education into modern schools and her involvement in racial justice and equity initiatives in the education world.

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April 5, 2021 59 mins

Author, teacher, and speaker Jenny Webb joins us to discuss her journey in education, overcoming biases as an educational leader, and balancing her many responsibilities as a prominent educational figure with being a mother.

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Award-winning British education reformer Katharine Birbalsingh joins us to tell the story of Michaela Community School, the highly successful yet controversial and divisive traditionalist London school that has been central to the story of the UK education sector in recent years.

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November 19, 2020 54 mins

Steve Isaacs joins us to discuss game-based learning - its place in the classroom, different games and gaming strategies to pair with education, and how teachers can put the best gaming resources to use.

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November 19, 2020 63 mins

STEM Learning expert, Brian Crosby, breaks down exactly what STEM Learning is and why it is so important in the modern educational landscape, before diving into different strategies and techniques to bring STEM Learning to your classroom.

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