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Jul 24, 2023 • 54min

353: 'The Power of Thought' children’s book series with Lynn McLaughlin

Lynn McLaughlin has served in many roles as an educator … Superintendent, Principal, Vice-Principal, Teacher, and Educational Consultant. In addition to her business, Lynn now teaches future Educational Assistants at her local College.As a best-selling and award-winning author, Lynn has now teamed up with her niece, Amber Raymond, to co-author a children’s book series titled, “The Power of Thought”. Both are passionate about being proactive when it comes to children’s mental health. When children learn to manage their emotions at a young age, they learn to problem-solve and find positive solutions to everyday situations.Lynn has hosted the podcast, Taking the Helm for over three years and introduces us to a new, courageous guest on Wednesdays. Every episode is archived and searchable on her website by keyword or topic. One of her guests might be the change agent you need in your own life!Lynn’s professional speaking experiences have been local, provincial, and international. She is passionate about children’s emotional well-being and what we as adults must do to ensure our children have the skills, mindset, and strategies to be successful and happy in today’s world.Dedicated to community causes, Lynn is a member of 100 Women Who Care Windsor/Essex and is a Rotarian. As a brain tumour survivor, she works tirelessly to support the goals of the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada.Websitewww.lynnmclaughlin.comSocial Media Informationwww.facebook.com/lynnmclaughlin.co/www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyeari6SNO4ZKQ5Un-_f4w?view_as=subscriberwww.instagram.com/lynnmcla/www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-mclaughlin-med-bed-ba-2a8b5384/twitter.com/lynnmclaShow Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley – ‘Creating Digital Strategies for Schools’ from the Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future’ – 2023Get access to all 20 videos from the the summit at www.nape.org.uk/summitTEFOS 2023Every year since 2018, tens of thousands of compassionate and proactive Parents and Educators from around the globe come together for TEFOS, The Executive Function Online Summit. It’s a unique, Free 3-day learning event, where leading experts teach you how to support Struggling Students with Executive Function challenges.www.educationonfire.com/tefos (Affiliate Link)Mentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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Jul 17, 2023 • 39min

352: Eteach and Early Career Teachers with Chantal Dos Santos

Chantal was a teacher for the past 17 years. Starting off in Primary education in the beginning of her career, then moving on to teaching maths and science. She has taught in South Africa, America and the UK. She was then Head of Science for a few years before becoming the Head of the Upper School at an independent boy’s prep school. Chantal heads up the ECT side of Eteach; looking at how we can attract graduates and then how we can work on supporting them throughout their 2-year induction period and ultimately supporting and guiding ECTs to retain them in the education sector.Websitewww.eteach.com/ect-homeSocial Media Informationwww.facebook.com/groups/eteachectResources MentionedThe Power of Now - Eckhart TolleShow Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley – ‘Creating Digital Strategies for Schools’ from the Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future’ – 2023Get access to all 20 videos from the the summit at www.nape.org.uk/summitTEFOS 2023Every year since 2018, tens of thousands of compassionate and proactive Parents and Educators from around the globe come together for TEFOS, The Executive Function Online Summit. It's a unique, Free 3-day learning event, where leading experts teach you how to support Struggling Students with Executive Function challenges.www.educationonfire.com/tefos (Affiliate Link)Mentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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Jul 10, 2023 • 43min

351: Creating freedom to educate on your terms with Lila J Wohlwend

Lila Wohlwend is a best-selling author, business owner, investor, and homeschooling mom who helps other families learn how to have more financial freedom, time freedom, and location freedom.When she is not working with real estate, she helps homeschools her two children. She has written a curriculum to teach business and money principles to both home school & traditional students. She is a #1 Best-selling author of “Family Success Triangle.” Websitehttps://www.clearskytrainer.comSocial Media Information@RealPowerFamilyResources MentionedAtlas ShruggedShow Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley – ‘Creating Digital Strategies for Schools’ from the Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future’ – 2023Get access to all 20 videos from the the summit at www.nape.org.uk/summitMentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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Jul 3, 2023 • 55min

350: School & Multi Academy Trust Growth Guide with Al Kingsley

Al Kingsley has spent the last 30 years in the Educational Technology space and almost 20 of those as a school trustee and governor. He is Group CEO of NetSupport Ltd, an internationally acclaimed EdTech vendor, and Chair of Hampton Academies Trust and the Richard Barnes (AP) Academy, all in the East of England. He also chairs his region’s Governor Leadership Group. Alongside these roles, Al also sits on the DfE’s Regional Schools Directorate Advisory Board for the East of England and is the Independent Chair of the County’s SEND Board. As a firm supporter of lifelong learning, he is also a regional Apprenticeship Ambassador and Chair of the Employment and Skills Board for his region’ s combined authority. An active writer about all things Education, Al is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and sits on the advisory council for the Foundation for Education Development.Websitewww.alkingsley.comSocial Media Informationtwitter.com/AlKingsley_EduResources MentionedWatch the LIVE podcast with Eric and his team at www.youtube.com/live/z5Mbcxr9mBA?feature=shareShow Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley – ‘Creating Digital Strategies for Schools’ from the Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future’ – 2023Get access to all 20 videos from the the summit at www.nape.org.uk/summitMentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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Jun 26, 2023 • 43min

349: A dual language online school with Eric Franzen

Eric Franzen is the co-founder and owner of Ideal School. They are an internationally-accredited dual language online school. They are accredited in 86 countries by Cognia (formerly AdvancEd) and serve students and families from North America to South America and the Caribbean. Ideal School are connecting students in real-time with real, experienced, caring, and bilingual teachers from around the globe, revolutionising education one family at a time. They provide an interactive, engaging, and rigorous educational experience at an affordable price. If you are an interested family who are looking for an alternative to traditional education, or video-based online schools do take a look.Websitewww.idealschool.educationSocial Media Informationwww.instagram.com/idealschool_eduwww.facebook.com/idealschool.eduwww.tiktok.com/@idealschool_eduwww.youtube.com/@idealschool-wausa7896Resources MentionedWatch the LIVE podcast with Eric and his team at www.youtube.com/live/z5Mbcxr9mBA?feature=shareShow Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley – ‘Creating Digital Strategies for Schools’ from the Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future’ – 2023Get access to all 20 videos from the the summit at www.nape.org.uk/summitMentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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Jun 19, 2023 • 36min

348: The Happy Confident Company with Nadim Saad

Nadim Saad is a parenting coach and best-selling author, who founded The Happy Confident Company to help children thrive, by offering them the insights and tools they need to face life’s challenges and become the best version of themselves.Nadim works with renowned therapists, teachers and children, drawing from the latest research in child psychology and neuroscience to develop programmes that have already changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of children, families and increasingly teachers.The Happy Confident Schools Programme has been running for three years with amazing results for teaching staff and pupils.Developed with schools, teachers and experts, and based on the latest research in the field of social emotional learning, the programme requires no changes to the curriculum as it is based on ten-minute sessions per day. It is clinically proven that 10 minutes of wellbeing and mindfulness per day are transformative, leading to children feeling better, behaving better and consequently reducing the burden and stress on teaching staff.A father of three, Nadim has an MBA from INSEAD and Masters in Management from European Business School and is a regular speaker on parenting themes for FTSE100 companies.Nadim, his books and range of Happy Confident Company products have been featured in leading media publications such as The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the BBC, Sky News and The Week Junior.Websitewww.happyconfident.comSocial Media InformationInstagram: happyconfidentcompanyfacebook: happyconfidentcomShow Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley - 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' from the Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future’ – 2023 Get access to the summit at www.nape.org.uk/summitMentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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Jun 12, 2023 • 10min

347: The future - A solo show with Mark Taylor

Today I share some details about how the podcast will be developing in the coming months.LIVE Podcasts can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@educationonfire5530/streamsBookTastic Children's Book Festival https://www.booktastic.org.uk/Contact me via https://www.educationonfire.com/Thank you to our principal sponsor National Association for Primary Education Take a FREE look at one of their Primary Education Summit videos with Al Kingsley. Creating Digital Strategies for Schools or at www.educationonfire.com/blog/
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Jun 5, 2023 • 33min

346: A Curious Curriculum: Teaching foundation subjects well with Claire Banks

Written by Claire Banks and Mick Waters, A Curious Curriculum: Teaching foundation subjects well details the insightful and transformational steps that a school can take towards designing and delivering a rich, rigorous and wide-ranging curriculum. Before becoming Director of Education for The Olympus Academy Trust, a cross-phase multi-academy trust in north Bristol, Claire Banks was a head teacher for nine years in an inner-city primary school. Throughout her career she has been interested in social and emotional learning and school climate, which has led to her work on leadership culture. Claire now works on curriculum design and school improvement in a system leadership capacity, offering school-to-school support to school trusts. Her passion for succession planning for the profession has led to her coaching and mentoring on aspiring heads and women in leadership programmes.Websitewww.crownhouse.co.ukwww.crownhouse.co.uk/a-curious-curriculumSocial Media InformationTwitter and Instagram: @CrownHousePubFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrownHousePubDetails of the NAPE Primary Education Summit can be found at www.nape.org.uk/summitMentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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May 29, 2023 • 44min

345: Eden Project with Sam Kendall

Sam Kendall leads all of Eden’s work with schools, young people and their teachers and has done so since 2010. Eden’s Schools Team design and deliver programmes and projects for children and young people and offer training, consultancy and resources to schools towards Eden’s vision for children and young people who are motivated and equipped to create, and flourish in, a better future in which all living things thrive within planetary boundaries.Sam has been a member of Eden’s Education Team since the project opened in 2001, establishing Eden as a must-go school visit destination for schools across the UK and maintaining a focus on high quality teaching and learning across Eden’s learning programmes – at Eden and online. Following a first degree in Natural Science at Jesus College, Cambridge, she qualified as a primary school teacher, with science specialism, in 1997 and worked in schools in Bristol, Cornwall, Karachi and South Africa prior to joining Eden in 2001. In 2021 she completed an MSc in Environment and Human Health.Websitewww.edenproject.com/learn/schoolsSocial Media Information@edenschoolsteamResources MentionedCan We Be Happier - Richard LayardSharing Nature with Children - Joseph Cornellwww.sharingnature.comShow Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future’ – 2023Get access NOW at www.nape.org.uk/summitMentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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May 22, 2023 • 45min

344: The Literacy Lab and Leading Men Fellowship

The Literacy Lab Appoints Johnathon Hines as the First National Education Ambassador for its Leading Men Fellowship. Georgia’s first Black male Pre-K Teacher of the Year hopes to inspire other young Black men to pursue teaching as a career.The Literacy Lab is a national non-profit organization that provides students – in communities experiencing racial and/or economic inequities – with evidence-based, culturally responsive literacy instruction as preparation for academic, professional, and personal success. The Literacy Lab partners with school districts to help close the literacy gap largely by embedding full-time, rigorously trained tutors in early childhood centers and elementary schools.The Literacy Lab’s Leading Men Fellowship creates opportunities for young men of color and increases representation in the field of education. Leading Men Fellows are young men of color who have recently graduated from high school and participate in a year-long, residency-style experience in which they provide evidence-based literacy support to pre-kindergarten students while receiving robust coaching and professional development and gaining valuable experience. In this episode I chat to Johnathan Hines and Ivan Douglas, National Director of the Leading Men Fellowship.Websitewww.theliteracylab.orgSocial Media Informationwww.facebook.com/TheLiteracyLabtwitter.com/TheLiteracyLabwww.instagram.com/the_literacy_lab/Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future’ – 2023Get access NOW at www.nape.org.uk/summitMentioned in this episode:NAPE Al Kingsley Summit PromoWatch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/

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