The schools are closing. When we come out the other side of this lockdown will education ever be the same again? What will homeschooling mean for you? What initiatives and skills can you implement during this time? What positive human traits can you demonstrate to show your children the best way support themselves during this time of change? Listen to what we are doing with our family.
Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He has also served as an award winning principal of a PreK-5th Grade campus of over 775 students in a rural town in Texas. He has been recognized by the White House, John C Maxwell, the Center for Digital Education, National School Board Association, the BAMMYS, and more for his work in education and with children. Todd's first book, Kids Deserve It!, which w...
Our Patreon page is now live. See how we can come together as a community to create a learning environment that supports the skills and understanding required for our children to flourish. They are the next generation who will take the world forward. Let them learn from the guiding examples already shining their light and demonstrating what is possible if you follow your dreams. Let us support children to be passionate, curious, courageous, empathetic, understanding and full of wonder. Now that ...
Before launching the app, Sir Linkalot (Andy Salmon’s alter ego) worked with 150,000 children (4 to 18 year olds) and presented to 15,000 teachers at 500+ schools (including 3 visits to Kenya in 2017 where he had record book sales). He has presented at many teacher conferences & one prison. More than a third of 11-year-old children don’t meet literacy test standards. After using the app, approximately 600 students aged 7 – 13 found a 50% + increase in test results. Less able students were ab...
Jonathan Levi is a serial entrepreneur, author, and lifehacker born and raised in Silicon Valley. He’s the author of the blockbuster Become a SuperLearner series, and the host of the award-winning Becoming SuperHuman podcast. His passions include learning languages, musical instruments, acro yoga, weightlifting, and cooking. He lives in Tel Aviv, Israel with his superwoman, Limmor. Quick affiliate links to Jonathan’s 3rd book “The Only Skill That Matters.” Questions asked: 1. Who are you? 2. Wha...
The world needs more Empathy– but teaching it is not enough Empathy Week 2020 is an invitation for 200,000 young people to put empathy into action and create a better world. Together, we are building the #EmpathyGeneration. Ed Kirwan is an educator, filmmaker and photographer who works to challenge the status quo of social issues and lead people into tangible action. He studied Biochemistry at the University of Bath and worked as a research scientist for a year before he moved into secondary edu...
Theo manages the fairer strand of Nesta's Education work which looks at how we can enable women, minorities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds to have better access to education and careers in technology and innovation. Theo is especially passionate about equality of opportunities and how we can give everyone the chance to reach their goals and potential irrespective of their upbringing. There is broad consensus that skills such as creativity and problem-solving will be vital in ensuring y...
Today we start to combine our 2 podcasts into 1. This is a bonus episode previously released on the Learning on Fire Podcast to show how education is not about being taught in silos. Schools, parents and community can work in harmony to create the whole picture for our children. Vondale Eugene Singleton Sr. was born on the Southside of Chicago. After overcoming the death of his mother due to crack-cocaine, an incarcerated father throughout high-school, and the negative influences of the Ida B. W...
We continue our journey in creating an Education on Fire community. On todays show Mark gives details of how he will share the wisdom from the Learning on Fire Podcast as we start to merge both shows. We continue our journey in creating an Education on Fire community. On todays show I give details of how I will share the wisdom from the Learning on Fire Podcast as we start to merge both shows. Our focus is joining together to support children to live their best authentic lives. Understanding who...
Mark explains how this is the dawn of a new era for Education on Fire. We are going to build and connect a community of firelighters who support children to live an authentic life using their talents and passion. 'Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire'. Join us around the campfire and help guide Education on Fire to positively affect the way children feel about life, learning and their future.
Thank you so much for listening during 2019. Have a very Merry Christmas and we look forward to continuing our journey in 2020.
We continue our Primary Music on Fire specials with a focus on nursery and early years. I chat to Rachel Hopson who is launching a new resource called Pizzicato Lane. Rachel is head of music in a Sandwell secondary school in the West Midlands and has taught music for 20 years. Her real passion is the study of how young children's personal and academic development can be enhanced by early exposure to music. This is why Pizzicato Lane has been created. Website w ww.pizzicatolane.com email - rachel...
We continue our Primary Music on Fire specials with the opportunity to learn about one of our members Chris Livingstone. We discuss the courses Chris has developed for Get 2 Learn Music and explain how you can sign up for our upcoming webinar where you can get a look inside his rhythm courses. Primary Music on Fire members will receive a discount on any purchases from the webinar. Chris Livingstone has been teaching music for over 20 years. In 2008 he began teaching whole class music in UK schoo...
In between season 7 (wellbeing) and 8 (maths) Mark focuses on his passion for music. As a professional musician and educator Mark Taylor - the host/creator of the Education on Fire Network - developed a music membership site to support teachers embed music in their schools. The result was Primary Music on Fire. On todays show Mark chats to Carol Aveyard about how the membership is progressing and their plans for the future. Find out more at https://www.educationonfire.com/primary-music/...
Mark explains his idea about starting an Education on Fire Community by bringing everyone involved in the Education on Fire Podcast Network together to support the children in our lives. A group of people to lead the creation of important learning content that we can gift our children. Education on Fire Learning on Fire National Association for Primary Education This concept was first shared on episode 50 of the Learning on Fire Podcast....
Host Mark Taylor provides a brief recap of the episodes and subjects covered in this wellbeing season. He shares his thoughts on the subject of wellbeing in schools and what is coming up in the next few weeks. Primary Music Specials and his membership site. How the Education on Fire Podcast Network community is coming together to support children\'s learning beyond the school system. Watch this space! To catch up with anything you may have missed in this season start at episode 106. Other season...
Season 7 ‘Wellbeing’ continues on the Education on Fire Podcast. Mike Buchanan is the Executive Director of HMC, the English-speaking world’s oldest association of Head Teachers. From 2005-2018 he was Head of Ashford School in the UK where he oversaw its transformation from a small girls’ school to a thriving all-age, co-educational day/boarding, independent school of over 1,000 children and young people. Mike has experience in secondary education, all-through schools and boarding, and has held ...
The Growing With Gratitude Program by Ashley Manuel aims to help teachers, students and families easily develop the habits of gratitude, kindness and mindfulness that have been identified as the stepping stones to greater happiness and success. Teaching children these skills as early as possible in their journey helps them develop greater resilience, builds their emotional and physical wellbeing, and promotes positive thoughts and habits. The program is based around learning the Five Habits of H...
Season 7 ‘Wellbeing’ continues on the Education on Fire Podcast. Helen Pengelly – Happy Teachers & Conscious Schools Happy Teachers was founded by Helen Pengelly in 2015. Her mission is to enable all school leaders, teachers and pupils to shine their inner light out into the world. However too many teachers are overwhelmed, stressed and burned out. They are struggling with ever increasing workloads and trying to balance their work and home life. 82% of teachers say their school does not do e...
Season 7 ‘Wellbeing’ continues on the Education on Fire Podcast. Pow Wow Academy – Health Workshops and Resources for Children We want to empower children to make their own healthy choices by delivering a powerful message advocating healthy living and a ‘can do’ attitude with adventure, fun and working together to make a difference! This can include: Songs Downloadable resources Support for children, parents and teachers Workshops CPD Caroline Sargeant Caroline trained at the Italia Conti Academ...
Welcome to season 7 of the Education on Fire Podcast which is focusing on Wellbeing. My guest today is Shaun Dellenty who has worked in education for twenty years as a class teacher, school leader, improving schools consultant and school governor. In 2009, faced with significant homophobic bullying in his own London Primary School he responded by devising a ground-breaking (now multi-award) winning compassion based training approach to LGBT+ inclusion in learning communities ‘Inclusion For All.’...
Welcome to season 7 of the Education on Fire Podcast which is focusing on Wellbeing. Today I chat to Tina Owen-Moore about her experience of creating a new school and The Alliance Way: The Making of a Bully-Free School her book that unveils the story of it’s success. Tina Owen-Moore has been an educator for twenty years. She started in 1998, as a high school English teacher in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2005, with a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Tina worked with a group of teac...
Welcome to season 7 of the Education on Fire Podcast which is focusing on Wellbeing. Today I chat to Sam about how he is inspiring happiness, success and wellbeing in students across the world. Hi, I’m Sam Moinet, founder of Student Breakthrough. I believe there is a new type of student. A student that gains life skills that they don’t teach in the classroom. Students who are empowered with the tools, vision and beliefs to help them live their best life so they can change the world. From teachin...
Season 7 – Wellbeing Peppy Pals is the leading company within playful and digital experiences for children’s lifelong social and emotional learning (EQ/SEL). The company’s award-winning language free apps, books, movies, toys and activities are intended for children ages 2-9 years old and has proven effective for both homes and schools world-wide. Through fun and visual stories relatable for children, Peppy Pals has developed a unique way to spark conversations between children and grown-ups reg...
Welcome to the launch show of season 7 of the Education on Fire Podcast. Today Mark shares some personal experiences of how wellbeing support procedures have helped his children in school during a crisis, but also how the drive for results has had a negative effect. If you are new to the show here are some good starting points for other seasons. The first 9 episodes discuss what we believe to be important in education. 009 : Season 2 Launch Show – Computing and technology 031 : What do the child...
I hope you enjoyed the Primary Music Specials over the last few weeks. We are now taking a holiday siesta before our season 7 launch which will focus on wellbeing. As I mentioned in the show here are the links to the beginning of each season so far for you to look back or visit for the first time. The first 9 episodes discuss what we believe to be important in education. 009 : Season 2 Launch Show – Computing and technology 031 : What do the children think? How to be involved in season 3 040: Se...
The Primary Music Specials continue this week with Kelly Parish from Rhythmically Yours. We discuss how Kodály supports her teaching and what she sells on her Etsy store. Kelly Parrish is an elementary music educator in the DFW area of Texas who graduated from Stephen F. Austin with a Bachelor’s of Music and a Piano Pedagogy certificate. She is also the mom of a teenager who keeps her on her toes! Kelly has been teaching for over 17 years and enjoy collaborating and sharing ideas with those arou...
Continuing our Primary Music on Fire specials I catch up with Ollie Tunmer about how the Beat Goes On is developing. This includes body percussion with literacy, samba drumming and collaborations with organisations such as Charanga . You can get in touch with Ollie at www.beatgoeson.co.uk and follow on twitter @beatgoesonuk You can listen to his previous episode here 043: Ollie Tunmer – Beat Goes On Show Sponsor The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who...
We continue our Primary Music on Fire specials this week by talking about how being authentic with your class can be inspiring for your pupils. This is especially true when you love rock music, have a YouTube Channel and created History Rocks. Glenn Carter is a primary school history co-ordinator and year 5 teacher, who has a Masters Degree in History. Glenn has combined his passion of history, music and education to create History Rocks. History Rocks is all about making primary history creativ...
Mark Taylor and Carol Aveyard from Primary Music on Fire Membership Site attended the Music & Drama Education Expo in London 2019. In this episode we discuss what we learnt and why we had such a great time. We attended 3 workshops, recorded interviews with some exhibitors and caught up with friends – old and new – in the primary education music world. Taking the fear out of teaching music, by giving you the step by step skills and ongoing support you need, to produce lifelong musical memorie...
