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
Teach to Work: Building a Pathway from Classroom to Career
Teach to Work: How a Mentor, a Mentee, and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America.Patty Alper shares her insights on how mentorship can significantly bridge the skills gap in education and empower students to achieve their first successes. With over 20 years of mentoring experience, she emphasizes the transformative power of project-based learning,…
Read MoreUnleashing Educational Equity: Dr. Almitra L. Berry’s Journey to Empower Marginalized Learners
Dr. Almitra L. Berry is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant focused on the education of culturally and linguistically diverse learners in America’s K12 education system. Her research focuses on equity and academic achievement for marginalized learners – particularly in majority-of-color, low-wealth, large, urban school districts. She hosts the podcast, Educational Equity Emancipation; is…
Read MoreHow to Love Teaching Despite the Challenges: Insights from Renès Lophanor
Renès Lophanor’s new book “I Still Love Teaching Despite Having All The Reasons In The World To Quit” delves into the heart of educational reform, focusing on student engagement and innovative teaching methods. It’s a reflection of his two-decade long journey as a teacher, offering insights into the challenges and triumphs of the profession. Takeaways:…
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Primary Music Lesson 8
Primary Music Lesson: Rhythmically Speaking: 8 Preparing the Ensemble: Tamborim Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, prepares a primary school class for Samba ensemble with individual work with the tamborim players.
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Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, prepares a primary school class for Samba ensemble with individual work with the Reco-Reco players.
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Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, prepares a primary school class for Samba ensemble with individual work with the ganza players.
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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.