I'm Mark Taylor and I interview educators from around the world so that I can enable you to support your children to live, learn and grow to their full potential
Latest Podcast Episodes
395: Failure Free Reading with Dr. Joe Lockavitch
Failure Free Reading is an effective reading intervention for our students who have been resistant to phonics-based reading instruction.Dr. Joe Lockavitch, a former classroom teacher, school psychologist, university professor, special education director, applied reading researcher, is the author and developer of: The Failure Free Reading Program, Don’t Close the Book on Your Not-Yet Readers, Joseph’s…
Read More394: Resultant with Curt Merlau
Curt is the Director of the educational consulting practice at Resultant, a modern consulting firm focused on data analytics, tech, and digital transformation. With a background as a youth worker, educator, and key contributor to several education organizations, Curt leads his team in delivering solutions for K-12 and post-secondary educational institutions. ‘Education holds tremendous influence…
Read More393: Teaching personal and social responsibility through P.E with Dr. Michael Hemphill
Dr. Hemphill’s research focuses on teaching personal and social responsibility through sport, physical activity, and physical education with specific applications to urban communities and professional development programs for physical activity providers. His research is grounded in community-engaged scholarship, which features reciprocal community partnerships and interdisciplinary collaborations to address community-identified needs. This research has been situated…
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Mental Health, Wellbeing, Empathy, STEM, Maths, Spelling, Coaching, ELT & SpLD, PE, Parent Engagement, Teacher Observations, Productivity Tools
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Music lesson plan ideas for 2019/20
Carol and Mark share some ideas of how they plan their music lessons over the year. This includes how they include teaching musical elements and how it fits within seasons and school events.
Read MoreFREE Beginner Ukulele Lesson
In this video we recap the songs we covered in our 4 day ukulele challenge and add a new one. We also talk about our Christmas Ukulele plans!
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