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
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Connecting Through Stories: Lucinda Sage McGordon’s Journey in Education and Podcasting
Lucinda has been a story lover since she and her family watched TV and movies together. Her father taught her how to find the deeper layers of a story. This love prompted her to pursue a double major BA in Religious Studies and Theatre and Speech, a MA in Theatre Arts, and finally a MAEd…
Read MoreImmersive learning with Discovery Education
Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences, engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators…
Read MoreDaylighting Education with Dr. Doug Milburn
Great buildings need a connection to the outdoors, one that is only achieved through the use of glass. Uncontrolled sunlight causes glare and overheating that can make an otherwise beautiful space painful to be in. New building energy codes can block your way. So Dr. Doug Milburn of Advanced Glazings Ltd created Solera® a line…
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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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Most Recent Blog Posts
Ocean Plastic & Climate Change Writing Festival
National Association for Primary Education presents: Ocean Plastic & Climate Change Writing Festival. This online zoom call will be the starting event to launch a festival of writing on this topic. Presented by Ellie Jackson, author of Wild Tribe Heroes – The No.1 Children’s Book Series On Ocean Plastics & Climate Change. We will separate…
Read MorePrimary to Secondary Transition CPD
I have been delighted to host a series of CPD events for National Association for Primary Education this academic year. The latest is focused on transition to secondary school. I hope it is supportive for you. https://studentbreakthrough.thinkific.com/courses/build-your-breakthrough (FREE course) ecatraining.com hello@ecatraining.com
Read MoreHow education and businesses can work together to support learning
Is it time to find a way to bring together the wealth of businesses and expertise of educators to support real life learning for children? This is a recent conversation from our Education on Fire community.
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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.