006 : Podcasts and online communities are supporting teachers with Kelly Long

Kelly is a full-time teacher and the creator of the Inspiration for Teachers podcast. With over 5300 listeners per month, in 109 countries, Kelly is well placed to talk about how podcasting and online communities are quickly becoming the place for teachers to learn and support each other. Kelly was the 2015 Podcasters’ Paradise Award Winner for Best New Podcast We are at the start of teacher entrepreneurship and Kelly Long is leading the way with her revision system http://www.myrevisionpal.com We discuss how the education system is developing and also the impact on students during the transition from primary to secondary schools at age 11. http://inspiration4teachers.com https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/inspiration4teacherss-podcast/id955333603 Twitter @Inspiration4T https://www.facebook.com/Inspiration4Teachers

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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.’