Posts by Mark Taylor
236: My experiences in 2021
This week I reflect on how 2021 has affected me and the children I am involved with.
I look at some of the positive opportunities and outcomes we have explored on the podcast while understanding the two main things to consider.
What can I do today to make a difference? What major whole scale changes can we move towards in our life, classroom, school and even as an education system.
235: Gratitude and Happy Holidays
A very short thank you from me to you for everything we have shared in 2021.
I hope your holidays are full of love and joy.
Mark x
NEW DATE for Bett, Learnit & Hosted Leaders Programme 2022 – 23-25 March
NEW DATE for Bett, Learnit & Hosted Leaders Programme 2022 – 23-25 March
Following the rapid escalation of Omicron cases across the UK and around the world, we have taken the decision to postpone Learnit, Bett and our Hosted Leaders Programme. The new dates for the event are 23-25 March 2022, and will still take place at the ExCeL London.
Our commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of our community necessitated the shift and we considered feedback from many of our community, including participants on the Hosted programme, and our speakers and attendees, as well as the impact of changing travel restrictions globally.
Holding our events in-person at the end of March presents an important opportunity for the education and technology community to come together to learn, trade and network and to look positively to the future of teaching and learning.
234: iSchoolConnect with Ashish Fernando
Ashish Fernando founded iSchoolConnect in 2017 to solve the pain point of many parents and children: getting hassle-free admission in foreign colleges. After going through the same trouble of finding a college to study that fit his needs, Ashish launched iSchoolConnect with a vision to democratize the global admissions market for graduate and undergraduate programs. Through the effective use of artificial intelligence, iSchoolConnect aims at being the most cost-effective and advanced solution for connecting students and schools worldwide.
Ashish started his career as a Software Engineer with Thomson Reuters Inc., building their flagship investment research solution – Thomson One. He then went on to take multiple executive roles in Program Management and AI before managing the Data Science and Engineering business in the Insurance vertical. Ashish is a university gold medalist in Biotechnology. He graduated from Bentley University’s flagship MBA in 2014 with a 100% scholarship.
Website
Social Media Information
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ischoolconnect/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/ischoolconnect/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ischoolconnect/
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFEkZLcdM6udUH_LUJGPrA
Resources Mentioned
‘Employees First, Customer Second’
Show Sponsor
The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Find out more about their online CPD events at nape.org.uk/online-events
MarvellousMe Parent Engagement App – NAPE 076
‘MarvellousMe is a game-changer for parent engagement.’
MarvellousMe engages parents by telling them about their children’s learning and success. It enriches family conversations about school and makes it easy for parents to help their children’s education and say: ‘Well done!’
Delivering a positive teacher-parent partnership, MarvellousMe makes it easy for schools to implement the best practice prescribed by experts like the Education Endowment Foundation. To build and sustain excellent parent engagement and positive behaviour school-wide.
Designed by a once disengaged dad, MarvellousMe is different from messaging systems, social media and solo teacher apps. It involves and equips parents with personal, positive and progress-led news, and gives leaders the ability to focus parent engagement on essential topics and school values, analytics to ensure whole school consistency and peace-of-mind that data is managed centrally, securely and in the UK under the GDPR.
Inspire, involve and empower parents.
Social Media Information
@MarvellousMeApp
This conversation was previously recorded for the Education on Fire Podcast of which NAPE is a sponsor.