Professional Learning Conversations

Alistair Bryce-Clegg is a UK-based educational consultant and expert who specialises in early--years teaching and learning. The blog on his site, ABC Does, is a wealth of knowledge and he has published over 20 books.

In this episode he and Sarah Gilmore discuss the importance of thrill, will and skill in the early years setting and how to create an early years learning environment where 'continuous provision' maximises challenge and learning opportunities for young students.

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Sarah Gilmore turns Guest in this episode, where she and David French speak with Angeline Aow about the meaning and value of making, creating and the maker movement in schools today. Why are making and creating valuable, and how is the face of STEM, STEAM and making changing?

Sarah Gilmore is a teacher and consultant as well as the co-founder of Intechgrate and is based in Berlin, Germany. David French teaches and leads workshops and is based in New Zealand.

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Kristi Mraz is a very experienced Kindergarten teacher who splits her time between teaching kids, supporting adults in early literacy, play, and inquiry based learning, and consulting in schools across the country and around the world. She has co-authored 5 books, including the best-selling A Mindset for Learning, and Purposeful Play, published by Heinemann. In the 2nd part of this episode she and Sarah Gilmore talk about why all play is purposeful, planning for play,

types of play and lots more.

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Kathy Collins presents at conferences and works with schools all around the world to support teachers in developing high-quality, effective literacy instruction in the early childhood settings and elementary school grades. She has authored and co-authored educational books about homework and different aspects of reading including, most recently, I Am Reading: Nurturing Young Children's Meaning Making and Joyful Engagement with Any Book . In this episode, Kathy speaks with Angeline Aow about children's reading identities and making meaning through texts.

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Kristi Mraz is a very experienced Kindergarten teacher who splits her time between teaching kids, supporting adults in early literacy, play, and inquiry based learning, and consulting in schools across the country and around the world. She has co-authored 5 books, including the best-selling A Mindset for Learning, and Purposeful Play, published by Heinemann. In this episode she chats with Sarah Gilmore about how kids develop, and the role of standards, benchmarks and play in developing skills for learning.

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"All kids have greatness hidden inside, it is the job of the educator to help them find and unleash it."

Eric Sheninger specialises in leading and learning in the digital age, working to help schools, leaders and teachers transform school cultures. He has authored and co-authored numerous books, including Uncommon learning: creating schools that work for kids, BrandEd and Learning Transformed:8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools Today.

In this episode, Eric and Sarah Gilmore talk about purposeful technology integration, educational leadership, and transforming school cultures in the digital age.

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"We wanted to create a community which worked with values, and created meaning and was collaborative and respectful." Martin Pace is the director of Reflections Nursery in Worthing UK, which has been rated Outstanding by OFSTED. Reflections Nursery blends the Reggio approach with features of the outdoor learning approach of Danish forest schools and attracts educators from around the world to learn more about their innovative approach. In this episode with Sarah Gilmore, Martin talks about his many years of visiting and learning from Reggio Emilia, forest school and beach school and how he makes realising and supporting his pedagogical vision a priority at Reflections.

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