

Education On Fire - Sharing creative and inspiring learning in our schools
Mark Taylor
Do you feel the education system is sucking the life out of you and the pupils you serve? I think many of us wish we could click our fingers and make it fit for purpose. A place of growth with shared learning that empowers pupils to be their best selves, so they can create a world they want to inhabit now and in the future.
While a magic wand or a visionary politician might sound like the answer I believe change is already happening. Educators are changing futures one conversation at a time. New technology and the environments where we learn are beginning to look different both in and out of the classroom. I hope you are seeing this first hand and are excited about what you can share with your pupils. We are having conversations, sharing organisations and communities that are supporting education in a way that you may have not experienced.
Educational change will come from us all working in way that supports the best interests of each of our pupils, personalised learning. Governments and policy makers will follow when they see fully how it can be different. So let us teach, coach, mentor and create an environment that fuels every child with feedback, inspiration, resilience and empowerment. The Education on Fire community is shining the torch, so no matter where you are in the world or how you are supporting children this podcast is here for you.
‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’
While a magic wand or a visionary politician might sound like the answer I believe change is already happening. Educators are changing futures one conversation at a time. New technology and the environments where we learn are beginning to look different both in and out of the classroom. I hope you are seeing this first hand and are excited about what you can share with your pupils. We are having conversations, sharing organisations and communities that are supporting education in a way that you may have not experienced.
Educational change will come from us all working in way that supports the best interests of each of our pupils, personalised learning. Governments and policy makers will follow when they see fully how it can be different. So let us teach, coach, mentor and create an environment that fuels every child with feedback, inspiration, resilience and empowerment. The Education on Fire community is shining the torch, so no matter where you are in the world or how you are supporting children this podcast is here for you.
‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’
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Apr 12, 2017 • 2sec
020 : Nape Computing EdTech Conference Pt2
Purple Mash to 2Blog Katie from 2Simple Software tells us all about Creative Computing.
Atmos Technology strive to transform educational outcomes by providing exciting, new and different opportunities for learning through ICT.
IE Solutions focuses on the impact of digital technologies on learning, teaching and raising achievement
https://www.2simple.com
http://www.atmostechnology.co.uk
https://www.ies.london

Apr 10, 2017 • 15min
019 : Nape Computing EdTech Conference
Stella James & Tim Rylands, premier IT educational speakers, give their insights about online safety and enthusing learners using technology.
http://www.timrylands.com
http://www.timrylands.com/2016/10/20/nape-computing-edtech-conference-2016-oxford-2/
http://gooseberryplanet.com
http://nape.org.uk
http://nape.org.uk/computing-edtech-conference-2/

Apr 7, 2017 • 17min
018 : Coding for Kids with Tynker
Tynker is a complete learning system that teaches kids to code. Kids begin experimenting with visual blocks, then progress to JavaScript and Python as they design games, build apps, and make incredible projects.
50 Million Kids
60 Thousand Schools
2.4 Billion lines of code
https://www.tynker.com/
https://www.parrot.com

Apr 5, 2017 • 14min
017 : 3-7 yrs Explore. Create. Code with mama codes
mama.codes mission is to start all young children on their coding journey and give them the confidence and ability to code.
The teaching method introduces children as young as three to coding through song, rhyme and storytelling using free kids’ coding App ScratchJr.
Coding is the new literacy. It is on the school curriculum in the UK from age 5 because it is important that every child is digitally literate in order to thrive and succeed in an increasingly digital world.
Through following our creative coding projects, children of all backgrounds and learning styles are able to learn to code creatively with confidence. Most importantly they can have a lot of fun with code, and make full use of their bountiful imagination.
http://educator.mama.codes
https://twitter.com/mamacodes
https://www.facebook.com/mama.codes/
https://www.scratchjr.org

Apr 3, 2017 • 13min
016 : Live from Bett Show 2017 Award Winners DigiExam
Listen to the award winning DigiExam on how the revolution has started with Easy to use – Collaborative – Reliable digital exams.
DigiExam is an intuitive digital assessment platform used to create, administer and grade assessments. Through a comprehensive set of tools, the platform simplifies the exam process for instructors and teachers, helps students complete tests more efficiently, and saves both time and money for institutions. DigiExam is 100% reliable and currently serves over 2,000 organizations across more than 80 countries.
https://www.digiexam.com
http://www.bettshow.com
https://twitter.com/DigiExam
https://www.facebook.com/DigiExam/

Mar 31, 2017 • 20min
015 : Hear from teachers and fellows about Apps for Good
Apps for Good is an open-source technology education movement that partners with educators in schools and learning centres to deliver our course to young people 10-18 years of age.
“The pedagogy Apps for Good uses has transformed my teaching of IT.”
Jonathan Kemp, Bolton St Catherine’s Academy, North West England
https://www.appsforgood.org
https://twitter.com/AppsforGood

Mar 29, 2017 • 26min
014 : Apps for Good – Award winning student apps
Interviews with the 2016 Winners
Check out the student app winners from the Apps for Good Awards 2016 who have turned bright ideas into real technology products to solve problems in their world.
Lilies
Donate it
DiPloy
Changes
Allergy Basket
Fear Nothing

Mar 27, 2017 • 18min
013 : Apps for Good : Research, design and make digital products in your school.
Heather Picov, UK Managing Director explains how Apps for Good equips students to research, design and make digital products and take them to market. But apps are not the point of what we do. Our goal is to produce more able, self-confident, collaborative young people, ready to make a difference to their world. Most children are consumers of technology; we want them to become makers using technology.
https://www.appsforgood.org
Apps for Good Flyer

Mar 24, 2017 • 11min
012 : Barefoot Reaches 1 Million Children
While celebrating the milestone of 1 million children being reached by the Barefoot Computing Programme I interview 2 teachers from the top of the BT Tower.
http://barefootcas.org.uk
http://www.computingatschool.org.uk
https://www.raspberrypi.org
https://techliteracy.co.uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
http://www.btplc.com
View from the top of the BT Tower
Liz Williams – Director Tech Literacy and Education programmes at BT
Bill Mitchell – BCS Director of Education
Barefoot!

Mar 22, 2017 • 32min
011 : What to expect in your FREE Barefoot Computing Workshop
Barefoot volunteer Simon Vaughan-Long tells me how rewarding it is to be part of the Barefoot Programme. These workshops support primary educators with the confidence, knowledge, skills and resources to teach computer science.
http://barefootcas.org.uk
http://www.computingatschool.org.uk
https://www.raspberrypi.org
https://techliteracy.co.uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
http://www.btplc.com