Covid-19: responses, change and new challenges

The EIM Global Podcast

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This episode is a conversation with Dr Gerard Calnin. Dr Calnin is currently a school practitioner, Fellow at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) as well as working with Cambridge University. Before that he was a senior research fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of education.

Dr Calnin has a rich background in education spanning many decades. During this time he's been a classroom teacher, school leader, policy adviser to governments and systems of schools as well as a researcher.

In this wide-ranging episode we talk about the nuances of change leadership as well as responses and challenges posed to schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Calnin talks about the future of education, both opportunities and challenges.

So, for all that and more let’s jump into this wide-ranging episode with Dr Gerard Calnin.

Episode timestamps:

1:45 – Gerard's career from teacher to academia

6:00 – Principles of leadership needing to be sensitive to different cultural settings

11:00 – The importance of understanding context when leading in international settings

14:30 – How different aspects of good leadership practice had to be emphasised during the pandemic

22:56 – Advice for leaders wanting to distribute leadership further

25:30 – How might the pandemic response influence and affect schools going forward

31:30 – The changing (possibly diminishing?) role of international mindedness

38:10 – Gerard’s thoughts on the potential for technology to change the teaching and learning paradigm

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