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Andy Groom and Jack Cooper discuss innovative teaching practices and how they are taking risks in the classroom to improve their teaching.

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Andy Groom and Jack Cooper discuss innovative teaching practices and how they are taking risks in the classroom to improve their teaching.

    Painting My Hallway Blue

    Painting My Hallway Blue

    In this final (part 4 of 4) Andy Reflects on his potential to lead educational transformation based on his learning about digital and collaborative learning and leadership.

    • 4 min
    Chasing the Educational Rainbow

    Chasing the Educational Rainbow

    In this episode (part 3 of 4) Andy reflects on his leadership and followership so far in our changing educational environments. 

    • 4 min
    Collaboration: The Anti-Hero

    Collaboration: The Anti-Hero

    Episode 2 of Andy's assignment has him talking about leadership and the new ideas that he has connected to.

    • 3 min
    Beautiful People With Beautiful Ideas

    Beautiful People With Beautiful Ideas

    Andy goes solo as he creates 4 short episodes for his Mindlabs postgraduate DCL assignment. 

    Episode 1 is all about inspiring people he has worked with over his teaching career, of which Jack is one.

    • 4 min
    Risky Business Reunion (RB.12)

    Risky Business Reunion (RB.12)

    We're back after a 2 year hiatus to provide some closure to our beloved Risky Business project.

    We talk about the experience of moving home from international education, and unpack some literature on Autonomy for students and teachers.

    Articles in this episode:


    Porter, L. (2014). Meeting students' need for autonomy : Voice and choice.
    Core Education - Learner Agency Final Research Report.

    • 35 min
    Numeracy (More than Maths?) - RB2.11

    Numeracy (More than Maths?) - RB2.11

    This week Andy Groom and Jack Cooper delve into the topic of Numeracy. We advocate for a more authentic, real-world problem-solving approach to mathematics that gives students the opportunity to apply their skills in a range of unfamiliar contexts.

    Contacts us on twitter @riskybusinessed or email riskybusinesseducation@gmail.com

    • 51 min

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