395 episodes

Do you feel the education system is sucking the life out of you and the pupils you serve? I think many of us wish we could click our fingers and make it fit for purpose. A place of growth with shared learning that empowers pupils to be their best selves, so they can create a world they want to inhabit now and in the future.

While a magic wand or a visionary politician might sound like the answer I believe change is already happening. Educators are changing futures one conversation at a time. New technology and the environments where we learn are beginning to look different both in and out of the classroom. I hope you are seeing this first hand and are excited about what you can share with your pupils. We are having conversations, sharing organisations and communities that are supporting education in a way that you may have not experienced.

Educational change will come from us all working in way that supports the best interests of each of our pupils, personalised learning. Governments and policy makers will follow when they see fully how it can be different. So let us teach, coach, mentor and create an environment that fuels every child with feedback, inspiration, resilience and empowerment. The Education on Fire community is shining the torch, so no matter where you are in the world or how you are supporting children this podcast is here for you.

‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’

Education On Fire - Sharing creative and inspiring learning in our schools Mark Taylor

    • Education
    • 4.9 • 21 Ratings

Do you feel the education system is sucking the life out of you and the pupils you serve? I think many of us wish we could click our fingers and make it fit for purpose. A place of growth with shared learning that empowers pupils to be their best selves, so they can create a world they want to inhabit now and in the future.

While a magic wand or a visionary politician might sound like the answer I believe change is already happening. Educators are changing futures one conversation at a time. New technology and the environments where we learn are beginning to look different both in and out of the classroom. I hope you are seeing this first hand and are excited about what you can share with your pupils. We are having conversations, sharing organisations and communities that are supporting education in a way that you may have not experienced.

Educational change will come from us all working in way that supports the best interests of each of our pupils, personalised learning. Governments and policy makers will follow when they see fully how it can be different. So let us teach, coach, mentor and create an environment that fuels every child with feedback, inspiration, resilience and empowerment. The Education on Fire community is shining the torch, so no matter where you are in the world or how you are supporting children this podcast is here for you.

‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’

    391: Wisdom Factories: AI, Games, and the Education of a Modern Worker with Dr. Tim Dasey

    391: Wisdom Factories: AI, Games, and the Education of a Modern Worker with Dr. Tim Dasey

    Dr. Tim Dasey has a long history in AI and learning science, and recently published the book “Wisdom Factories: AI, Games, and the Education of a Modern Worker.” After thirty years at MIT leading AI development for diverse government needs, Tim leapt into education due to concern that minds won’t be ready for the jobs that remain human.
    He has a smidge of teaching experience at corporate, higher ed, and K-12 levels. Dr. Dasey has atypical perspectives on the future of schooling built from a blend of AI expertise, experience with many industries, depth in the science of learning and judgment, and more than a decade leading development of game-based learning tools.
    Website
    www.timdasey.com
    Social Media Information
    linkedin.com/in/timdasey
    Resources Mentioned
    Use the paid version of AI to really see what it can do.

    Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) 
    SEND Conference Friday 26th April – Hybrid event https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Welcome to the NAPE Conference 2024, which is focusing on SEND: challenges and strategies! Join us at the University of Bedfordshire for a day filled with insightful discussions, workshops and networking opportunities. This event is designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with special educational needs and disabilities; we hope you come away at the end of the day fired with ideas and knowledge about SEND.
    Learn from experts specifically chosen to talk to you, some of whom are practitioners who have come away from their school to be at the conference. We have an excellent keynote speaker, and you can choose two of the workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
    Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to collaborate and learn together! https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Support the show at www.educationonfire.com/support
    Have you seen our live shows on YouTube? www.EducationOnFire.com/youtube

    • 58 min
    390: Setting and Scoring Financial Goals with Pete Huryk

    390: Setting and Scoring Financial Goals with Pete Huryk

    Setting and Scoring Financial Goals is a basic guide for any soccer fan who wants to understand personal finance better.  The consistent sports metaphor explains intimidating concepts such as "small cap stocks" with ease for anyone who understands "the beautiful game."  Although it may seem complex, finance is simply a game like any other with players, strategies, and results.  In order to win the game, it's necessary first to understand it and this book is a great first step!
    Fill Your Boots was Pete Huryk’s first book. Intended for high school-age soccer players, it is filled with life lessons that overlap with the game of soccer. The book can be read as a whole or read section by section depending on the needs of the individual.
    In his sophomore work, Soccer Life Balance, Pete took a more methodical approach to individual achievement. Using facets of the game as metaphors for different aspects of life and their systematic improvement, Soccer Life Balance is a resource manual for taking steps toward being a better version of one’s self.
    Chris Schaefer is a senior advisor at a boutique wealth management firm based outside of Washington, D.C. with over 20 years of experience. As a senior advisor, Chris manages all aspects of his client relationships and works closely with the firm's investment management, portfolio operations and client services divisions.
    Previously, Chris spent five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the audit and assurance services group. His specialization was in financial services, with expertise in the banking and mortgage banking industries. While there, he also gained experience in investment management, real estate and insurance.
    Chris holds a B.B.A degree, cum laude, from Loyola University Maryland, where he was a member of the Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting), and Beta Gamma Sigma (Business) honor societies.
    Website
    www.sportsfinancellc.com

    Social Media Information
    Instagram - @sportsfinancellc

    Resources Mentioned
    Impact Theory Podcast

    Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) 
    SEND Conference Friday 26th April – Hybrid event https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Welcome to the NAPE Conference 2024, which is focusing on SEND: challenges and strategies! Join us at the University of Bedfordshire for a day filled with insightful discussions, workshops and networking opportunities. This event is designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with special educational needs and disabilities; we hope you come away at the end of the day fired with ideas and knowledge about SEND.
    Learn from experts specifically chosen to talk to you, some of whom are practitioners who have come away from their school to be at the conference. We have an excellent keynote speaker, and you can choose two of the workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
    Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to collaborate and learn together! https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Support the show at www.educationonfire.com/support
    Have you seen our live shows on YouTube? www.EducationOnFire.com/youtube

    • 58 min
    389: Viable alternatives to a 4-year college degree with Nat Greene

    389: Viable alternatives to a 4-year college degree with Nat Greene

    Nat has accelerated the careers of hundreds of professionals of all ages as consultant, coach, and business leader. 
    His latest startup Futures Forge, a challenger to the current university system, is inspired by the success Nat had developing recent grads from Ivy+ schools in the firm he founded, Stroud International. Stroud’s success helping Global 1000 businesses and the rapid learning of early employees, Stroud won “Best Small Consulting Firm” 7 times in 8 years. 
    Nat’s mission with Futures Forge is to provide gifted students the opportunity to develop the core skills and attributes that matter far more for career success than which college you went to, and to seed a market of viable alternatives to a 4-year college degree to create competition and strategic choice for families everywhere.
    Nat has a Masters of Engineering from Oxford University and studied design, manufacturing and management at Cambridge University, in addition to executive education coursework in Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management program.
    Website
    www.futuresforge.org

    Social Media Information
    www.youtube.com/@FuturesForge

    Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) 
    SEND Conference Friday 26th April – Hybrid event https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Welcome to the NAPE Conference 2024, which is focusing on SEND: challenges and strategies! Join us at the University of Bedfordshire for a day filled with insightful discussions, workshops and networking opportunities. This event is designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with special educational needs and disabilities; we hope you come away at the end of the day fired with ideas and knowledge about SEND.
    Learn from experts specifically chosen to talk to you, some of whom are practitioners who have come away from their school to be at the conference. We have an excellent keynote speaker, and you can choose two of the workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
    Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to collaborate and learn together! https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Support the show at www.educationonfire.com/support
    Have you seen our live shows on YouTube? www.EducationOnFire.com/youtube

    • 41 min
    388: AI and CYPHER Learning with Graham Glass

    388: AI and CYPHER Learning with Graham Glass

    Graham Glass is the founder and CEO of CYPHER Learning, which offers game-changing training and learning solutions for businesses, educational institutions, and entrepreneurs around the world. He is passionate about leveraging better experience design in digital platforms that delight learners and make organizations more effective.
    As an ex-university lecturer, serial entrepreneur and innovator, he took his university lectures on training dynamics to high-technology organizations, then launched a series of companies culminating in CYPHER Learning, whose platforms are used today by more than 20,000 organizations. Graham has also written multiple books and spoken internationally on the case for better learning systems in the 21st century.
    Website
    www.cypherlearning.com
    Social Media Information
    www.linkedin.com/in/grahamglass
    @grahamglass (Twitter / X)

    Resources Mentioned
    Previous episode 244 with Graham Glass, which includes his origin story and history of CYPHER Learning
    This podcast was recorded live from the 2022 BETT Show in London, and includes an interview with the team on the CYPHER Learning stand.

    Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) 
    SEND Conference Friday 26th April – Hybrid event https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Welcome to the NAPE Conference 2024, which is focusing on SEND: challenges and strategies! Join us at the University of Bedfordshire for a day filled with insightful discussions, workshops and networking opportunities. This event is designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with special educational needs and disabilities; we hope you come away at the end of the day fired with ideas and knowledge about SEND.
    Learn from experts specifically chosen to talk to you, some of whom are practitioners who have come away from their school to be at the conference. We have an excellent keynote speaker, and you can choose two of the workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
    Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to collaborate and learn together! https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Support the show at www.educationonfire.com/support
    Have you seen our live shows on YouTube? www.EducationOnFire.com/youtube

    • 47 min
    387: Own Your Work Journey with Edward D. Hess

    387: Own Your Work Journey with Edward D. Hess

    Edward D. Hess is Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, Batten Fellow and Batten Executive-in-Residence Emeritus at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, and the author of Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change,” which was published by Berrett-Koehler in August 2020.
    Professor Hess spent twenty years in the business world as a Senior Executive and has spent the last 18 years in academia. He is the author of 13 books and over 140 articles and 60 Darden Case studies. His work has appeared in over 400 global media outlets including Fortune magazine, European Business Review, HBR, SHRM, Fast Company, WIRED, Forbes, INC., Huffington Post, Washington Post, Business Week, the Financial Times, CNBC Squawk Box, Fox Business News with Maria Bartiroma, Big Think, WSJ Radio, Bloomberg Radio with Kathleen Hayes, Dow Jones Radio, MSNBC Radio, Business Insider, and Wharton Radio.
    His recent books and research has focused on “Human Excellence in the Digital Age: A New Way of Being; A New Way of Working; Humanizing the Workplace; and Hyper-Learning”.
    Website
    https://www.edhess.org/
    Social Media Information
    https://ideas.darden.virginia.edu/authors/edward-d-hess/
    linkedin.com/in/edward-d-hess-41638b16

    Resources Mentioned
    www.ownyourworkjourney.com

    Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) 
    SEND Conference Friday 26th April – Hybrid event https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Welcome to the NAPE Conference 2024, which is focusing on SEND: challenges and strategies! Join us at the University of Bedfordshire for a day filled with insightful discussions, workshops and networking opportunities. This event is designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with special educational needs and disabilities; we hope you come away at the end of the day fired with ideas and knowledge about SEND.
    Learn from experts specifically chosen to talk to you, some of whom are practitioners who have come away from their school to be at the conference. We have an excellent keynote speaker, and you can choose two of the workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
    Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity to collaborate and learn together! https://nape.org.uk/conference-2024
    Support the show at www.educationonfire.com/support
    Have you seen our live shows on YouTube? www.EducationOnFire.com/youtube

    • 1 hr
    386: Strengthening Executive Function Skills for Children with Dr. Lynne Kenney

    386: Strengthening Executive Function Skills for Children with Dr. Lynne Kenney

    Dr. Lynne Kenney is the nation’s leading pediatric psychologist in the development of classroom cognitive-physical activity programs for students grades K-8. Dr. Kenney develops curriculum, programming, and activities to improve children’s cognition through coordinative cognitive-motor movement, executive function skill-building strategies, and social-emotional learning.
    Dr. Kenney is a pediatric psychologist on the Language & Cognition Team at Wellington-Alexander Center for the Treatment of Dyslexia, Scottsdale, Arizona. She has advanced fellowship training in forensic psychology and developmental pediatric psychology from Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harbor-UCLA/UCLA Medical School.
    As an international educator, researcher, and author, Dr. Kenney is dedicated to improving the trajectory of children's learning, particularly in high-need, low-income communities.
    Website
    www.lynnekenney.com

    Social Media Information
    @drlynnekenney (X, FB, Instagram)

    Resources Mentioned
    ADHD Foundation
    Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE) https://nape.org.uk/
    SEND Conference Friday 26th April – Hybrid event
    London School of Public Relations – www.lspr-education.com/podcasting-course/
    Delivered by Mark Taylor.
    The 1-day Essentials of Podcasting Certificated short course is highly practical and packed full of useful information to get you on the road to producing your own professional podcasts. The Podcasting course will help you to create, edit, deliver and promote your podcast. The course also provides useful tips and tricks from industry experts on producing professional and effective results.
    Support the show at www.educationonfire.com/support
    Have you seen our live shows on YouTube? www.EducationOnFire.com/youtube
    Mentioned in this episode:
    London School of Public Relations - Podcasting Course with Mark Taylor
    The 1-day Essentials of Podcasting Certificated short course is highly practical and packed full of useful information to get you on the road to producing your own professional podcasts. The Podcasting course will help you to create, edit, deliver and promote your podcast. The course also provides useful tips and tricks from industry experts on producing professional and effective results.
    LSPR

    • 56 min

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