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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Understanding Left-Handedness in Education: A Conversation with Mark Stewart
How do we support left-handed children in a predominantly right-handed world? Mark Stewart, founder of Left n Write Ltd, shares his journey and insights on the unique challenges faced by left-handed individuals, particularly in educational settings. With over 1 million left-handed children in schools across England, Mark emphasizes the lack of awareness and training for…
Read MoreNavigating Tough Conversations: Shelby Kretz on Talking Social Justice with Kids
Dr. Shelby Kretz is the creator of Little Justice Leaders, an organization that provides social justice education resources for educators and families. Shelby earned her Ph.D. in Education from UCLA, and her research explores social justice education at the elementary school level. Over the past decade, Shelby has worked with thousands of parents, teachers, and…
Read MoreCreating Safe Spaces for Learning: Insights from Karen G. Foley of JPA
Karen G. Foley from the Juvenile Protective Association emphasizes the critical role of relationships in supporting children’s mental health and well-being. She highlights that just as chronically hungry children cannot learn, neither can those who are emotionally hurting. The discussion explores how the organization provides school-based mental health services, fostering long-term relationships with educators, parents,…
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How to listen to podcasts on this website
I demonstrate how to listen to the Education on Fire podcast here on the website in this 3min step by step video. It includes how to view the show notes, subscribe and find all the related links mentioned in the podcast. Home
Read MoreHow to play recorder for beginners
Inside the Primary Music on Fire membership we have videos and resources to help you teach the basics of music and beginner instrumental lessons. To help you at this time we wanted to release our recorder workshop which contains: – Introduction to the instrument – Introduction to rhythm & pulse – Introduction to pitch –…
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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.