Posts by Mark Taylor
A new dawn for education? NAPE 047
The National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) brings together everyone who has a concern for the learning of children from birth to 13 years. Members and affiliated schools work to improve education through the Early, Primary and Middle Years.
We are looking to hear stories and experiences of those involved in education during the lockdown. We would like to create a vision of how education can change following these events by using the creativity and positive response from schools who enabled learning from home.
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Twitter @N_A_P_E
133: I Love My Job, but It’s Killing Me
Lesley Moffat has taught high school band for over thirty years in the Pacific Northwest. Her ensembles have performed all over the US and in Canada, including four performances at Carnegie Hall.
Following decades of chronic illness and exhaustion that were the result of the stress that comes with running a band program that included over 300 students, she revamped her teaching strategies to support a healthier balance and lifestyle.
Her first book, I Love My Job but It’s Killing Me, became an international Best Seller as teachers all over the world recognized their story in hers. Now on a mission to help other music teachers learn how to balance the responsibilities of the greatest job on earth with their own lives, she founded the mPowered Music Educator Academy, where she runs Band Director Boot Camp, a program designed to help music teachers build successful programs without burning out. A FREE download of the book is available for a limited time: mPoweredEducator.com/contact
Fun Fact: Lesley, her husband, father, and all three of her children have performed at Carnegie Hall.
Find out more and get a FREE copy of her ebook at www.mPoweredEducator.com
‘Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire’
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The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. This includes parents, teachers, governors and all those interested in primary education. NAPE is a non-political charity and works tirelessly to support teachers in the classroom. NAPE leads the Primary Umbrella Group of thirty primary subject associations and unions and gives teachers and schools a voice at governmental level at consultative meetings with ministers for schools.
For full details of how they can support you please visit their website at nape.org.uk
132: World Class with Teru Clavel
Teru Clavel talks to Mark Taylor about her book, World Class: One Mother’s Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children and her own educational experiences.
Teru Clavel is a comparative education expert and author who has shared her insights on education and globalization on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS, The TODAY Show, CBS This Morning, CNBC’s Squawk Box, as well as Channel NewsAsia. She has written columns for The Japan Times and Financial Times and has been interviewed on nationally syndicated radio shows and podcasts to millions of listeners. Teru earned a master’s degree in Global and International Education and a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies. Teru spent over a decade raising her three children in the public schools of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and California and returned with her family to her hometown, New York City, in 2018.
www.teruclavel.com
Twitter & Instagram: @teruclavel
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeruClavelWriter/
Linkedin: Teru Clavel
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEP-sxBOL6d2DFSNAnPIKw
131: Education A Manifesto for Change with Richard Gerver
Richard Gerver has been described as one of the most inspirational leaders of his generation. He is an award-winning speaker, bestselling author and world-renowned thinker.
Richard began his career in education, most notably as headmaster of the failing Grange Primary School. In just two years, famously transformed into one of the most acclaimed learning environments in the world. He was celebrated by UNESCO and the UK Government for its incredible turnaround.
Richard has since transitioned to the global stage where he uses his trademark humour and natural style to deliver passionate, provocative and authentic speeches. He draws upon the first-hand experiences and unique insights garnered from frontline education to explore the links between great leadership, human potential, change and innovation. His ability to connect experiences across many seemingly different environments helps people to expand their thinking and perception of potential. It is this authenticity and uniqueness which has helped Richard win him global acclaim and invitations to speak on the most recognised stages, including TED, the RSA and BBC radio.
The three core principles underpinning Richard’s philosophy are communication, empowerment and impact. He argues that great leadership is first and foremost about serving the needs of the people who work for you. His mantra: systems and structures change nothing; people do.
Having successfully transitioned from teacher to thought leader, Richard has had the opportunity to regularly advise governments and major corporations globally, including Google, Visa, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, Harrods, Puig and Telefonica. His unique experience and insight into realising human potential also see him working in elite sport, with Olympic and Paralympic coaches, EPL Soccer coaches, England Golf and professional cricket teams. He has recently started working with the British music industry to help develop a capacity for forward, proactive and sustainable change.
Richard is also a bestselling author. His first book, Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today (now in its second edition), has become a seminal text around the world for those engaged in the transformation of education. His other books are explorations of human potential, leadership and success. In Change and Simple Thinking, Richard explores the world beyond school, through the eyes of an educator. Both have received critical and public success; both achieving global bestseller status. All his books have been translated into a multitude of languages including Spanish, Chinese and Korean. Richard will also be publishing a new book: Education: A Manifesto for Change, to be published in April 2019, this book will explore how our school system can be made fit for purpose in our turbulent 21st-century world.
Most importantly, Richard is always humbled to be able to share his lifelong commitment to living, learning and laughing.
Twitter @richardgerver
12 weeks of FREE support for spelling
In January, Sir Linkalot won the ‘Best Educational App’ award at this year’s Bett Show in London – the world’s largest Edtech exhibition.
During this time of school closures, Sir Linkalot is offering 12 weeks of FREE access to his spelling app across the world.
To find out what it’s all about, please click on the following clip The Future of Spelling
Suitable from reception upwards, there are two obvious benefits: one, it would most definitely raise their literacy levels and, two, it would make life a whole lot easier for you! Each bundle of 20 words contains two forms of testing (Level 1 bundles only have one test) so they could challenge themselves and their brothers and sisters and other family members as they can also use the code.
Once you have downloaded it from an online store, tap on the log icon (for ‘Log in’) at the top right, clicking on ”Sir Linkalot’s Code (schools only)”. Type ‘Free’ in the username and the access code is ‘Free’. You can also view it on a laptop or PC. Type in the browser itself (not a search engine)…app.sirlinkalot.org and follow the above instructions.
You can listen to my recent interview with Sir Linkalot on the Education on Fire podcast by clicking here.
Keep safe, well and inspiring.
Mark