Posts by Mark Taylor
102: History Rocks with Glenn Carter
We continue our Primary Music on Fire specials this week by talking about how being authentic with your class can be inspiring for your pupils. This is especially true when you love rock music, have a YouTube Channel and created History Rocks.
Glenn Carter is a primary school history co-ordinator and year 5 teacher, who has a Masters Degree in History.
Glenn has combined his passion of history, music and education to create History Rocks.
History Rocks is all about making primary history creative! As well as fusing technology with history, producing worksheets, presentations and classroom activities, History Rocks also provides FREE, high-quality songs.
Click below to find out more about Glenn or book him for CPD.
Contact Details
mrcarterrocks.wixsite.com/historyrocks
Twitter – @historyrocksuk
Resources mentioned
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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 as expressed in their ‘Value of Membership’ Document. 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
Daire 2 Succeed with Alissa Daire Nelson. LF038
Alissa Daire Nelson joins me on the Learning on Fire podcast and explores the most important learning and educational moments that shaped her life.
Our guest – Alissa Daire Nelson
Alissa Daire Nelson is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe.
She’s an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Frickin’ Awesome Entrepreneur podcast, as well as published Author of the book; From Frustrated to Frickin’ Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You’re Wired For.
But more than anything else she’s an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to own their perfect lopsidedness find their perfect success.
“Life is happening for you, not to you”
Questions asked on the Learning on Fire Podcast Interview
1. Who are you?
2. What does your life look like now and how is it different from when you were growing up?
3. What was valuable about your school experience?
4. Which teachers do you remember and why?
5. Who did you admire when you were young?
6. What was it about that person that had such an impact?
7. What was the best piece of advice you have ever been given and who gave it to you?
8. What advice would you give your younger self?
9. What does your future look like?
10. What podcast, book, video, film, song or other resource has had the biggest impact on your life and why?
Resources mentioned
John Lee Dumas – Entrepreneurs On Fire Podcast
Contact information
Biz FB page: https://www.facebook.com/DaireSuccessCoaching/
FB community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MoreClientsMoreImpact/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alissadairenelson/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/daire2succeed
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dairesuccesscoaching
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National Association for Primary Education
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 as expressed in their ‘Value of Membership’ Document. 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
101: Music & Drama Education Expo London 2019
Mark Taylor and Carol Aveyard from Primary Music on Fire Membership Site attended the Music & Drama Education Expo in London 2019. In this episode we discuss what we learnt and why we had such a great time.
We attended 3 workshops, recorded interviews with some exhibitors and caught up with friends – old and new – in the primary education music world.
Taking the fear out of teaching music, by giving you the step by step skills and ongoing support you need, to produce lifelong musical memories for you, your school and your pupils.
Find out more about the next events at https://musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk
Links to the people we interviewed at Music & Drama Education Expo
BJB Music Theory Books and Apps
Previous episodes from these events
“I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning”
Plato
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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 as expressed in their ‘Value of Membership’ Document. 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
Kellogg’s support for breakfast clubs – NAPE 032
National Association for Primary Education has been working with Kellogg’s to help adjudicate their Breakfast Club Awards which are presented to the winners at the Houses of Parliament.
This award is in addition to the Kellogg’s ‘Support for Breakfast Clubs’ grant that schools can apply for to help fund their own breakfast club. Each school can apply for a cash sum of up to £1000.
You can find more details about Kellogg’s ‘Support for Breakfast Clubs’ this by clicking here.
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 as expressed in their ‘Value of Membership’ Document. 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
100th episode of Education on Fire with Mark Taylor. LF037
Mark takes a breath and gives a personal account of this milestone for Education on Fire. He talks about how his life is changing and future plans to help more children live life on their terms.
This quote is the inspiration for what is to come.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ―
This episode is a joint release with Learning on Fire as Mark thanks everyone supporting