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
Summer Camps USA: What Kids Learn at Camp That Schools Can’t Teach
Today I’m delighted to chat with Matthew Kaufman from I Love Camp. He has spent more than three decades creating environments where children and staff thrive and he has done this as a camper, counselor, and now summer camp director.People learn, grow, and connect best in community settings where problem-solving, creativity, and play come first.Most…
Read MoreFrom Instinct to Action: How Pulse Is Closing the Gap in Student Support
Joe Reed, founder of Pulse, discusses how his student support platform is transforming the way schools identify and respond to struggling students. Rather than relying solely on traditional metrics like grades and attendance, Pulse brings together teachers, parents, counsellors, and therapists around a shared, real-time picture of each student’s wellbeing. Joe shares the story behind…
Read MoreClimate Solutions Are the Future of Business — and Young People Can Be Part of It
Josh Dorfman is a climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality. He is the CEO and host of Supercool, a media company covering real-world climate solutions that cut carbon, increase profits, and enhance modern life. Josh was previously the co-founder and CEO of Plantd, a carbon-negative building materials manufacturer, which was named to Fast Company’s list…
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Top 10 resources you can use to support learning
As discussed by guests on the podcast these include:
A Children's Podcast, Mentoring, Online Teaching and Learning Tool, Science, Maths, Spelling, Reading & Writing, Arts, Resilience Empathy & Global Citizenship, Parent Engagement, Whole School Mental Health
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
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Most Recent Blog Posts
Primary Music Lesson 2 – Phonetic phrases to help learn rhythm
Mark Taylor, creator and host of the Education on Fire Podcast shares his Rhythmically Speaking project and prepares a primary school class for Samba with a phonetic pattern to help learn the key rhythmic element for the ganza or shaker.
Read MorePrimary Music Lesson – Rhythm Games
Here is Mark showing how to engage a whole class in a primary music lesson with fun rhythm games. This is an introduction to his Rhythmically Speaking samba project.
Read MoreLOVE: A story about who you truly are by Anita Moorjani and Angie DeMuro
Anita Moorjani and Angie DeMuro introduce their new children’s book to the world. You may find the book here: http://amzn.to/2fT9QCp
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National Association for Primary Education
Our aim is to achieve a higher priority for the education of children from birth to 13. High quality learning in the early years of life is vitally important to the creation of an educated society. Young children are not simply preparing for the future, they are living a never to be repeated time of life and the best way to learn is to live.
