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The Essence Of Teaching Podcast

A Podcast For Early Childhood Educators To Draw Inspiration, Tips, Ideas and Teaching Resources to help you derive satisfaction from your career and achieve your goals for your class.

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EoT048 : Thoughts about the Reggio Emilia Approach

EoT048 : Thoughts about the Reggio Emilia Approach

I’m such a HUGE FAN of the Reggio Emilia Approach and have visited many Reggio Emilia inspired pre-schools in Asia with ... Read more

30 Jul 2015

8mins

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EoT046 : Key Attributes to Look For When Hiring Teachers

EoT046 : Key Attributes to Look For When Hiring Teachers

Q :  I am a kindergarten principal and I’m wondering what to look out for when hiring a good kindergarten teacher. Do I ... Read more

6 Feb 2015

6mins

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EoT045 : Is the future looking grim for educators? Setting goals to help us get through the toughest of times

EoT045 : Is the future looking grim for educators? Setting goals to help us get through the toughest of times

The post EoT045 : Is the future looking grim for educators? Setting goals to help us get through the toughest of times a... Read more

6 Jan 2015

9mins

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EoT014 : Child-Initiated Learning is Awesome! How do I go about implementing it in my classroom?

EoT014 : Child-Initiated Learning is Awesome! How do I go about implementing it in my classroom?

This episode hopefully will give you some idea of how child-led/-initiated learning works and how you can work towards a... Read more

29 Apr 2014

16mins

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EoT016 : The Magic of Music & Movement; How to Employ It to Effectively Engage Children

EoT016 : The Magic of Music & Movement; How to Employ It to Effectively Engage Children

Music & movement is not just a great form of entertainment, it’s much more than that. If implemented well, it is an ... Read more

12 May 2014

15mins

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EoT015 : Lend Me Your Ears! Getting Your Students to Listen to You!

EoT015 : Lend Me Your Ears! Getting Your Students to Listen to You!

Simple tips that could make a world of difference in a small classroom:- 1) Sing all the time, use specific songs as cue... Read more

6 May 2014

14mins

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EoT047 : Providing for Children with Special Needs; Interview with Dr Vaughn Lauer

EoT047 : Providing for Children with Special Needs; Interview with Dr Vaughn Lauer

I’m so glad to be bringing you a guest who is going to tell us a bit more about special needs education. I know that mos... Read more

6 Mar 2015

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EoT044 : Creativity and How it Propels Us Forward with Mark Beaumont

EoT044 : Creativity and How it Propels Us Forward with Mark Beaumont

Here’s an interview with a pure genius about creativity and how it is important for us all. Listen to this interview wit... Read more

16 Dec 2014

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EoT043 : Valuable Tips on How to Choose a Teaching Job; An interview with Thomas Embrey

EoT043 : Valuable Tips on How to Choose a Teaching Job; An interview with Thomas Embrey

This week, we are delighted to have an interview with retired veteran teacher/school principal, Thomas Embrey to learn a... Read more

9 Dec 2014

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EoT042 : Making the Most of Learning Moments

EoT042 : Making the Most of Learning Moments

This week we discuss how to use the ‘Interest’ of children to help them learn meaningful lessons.     The post EoT042 : ... Read more

19 Nov 2014

15mins

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EoT041 : Meet Matthew Halpern, Author and Kindergarten Teacher

EoT041 : Meet Matthew Halpern, Author and Kindergarten Teacher

Meet Matthew Halpern, kindergarten teacher, author and just an awesome guy to chat with as he shares his challenges, fee... Read more

11 Nov 2014

50mins

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EoT040 : Using Puppets in Language Education; An interview with Juan Uribe and Buddy

EoT040 : Using Puppets in Language Education; An interview with Juan Uribe and Buddy

Juan Alberto Lopez Uribe helps us unlock the secrets to using puppets in a classroom to teach language skills, develop c... Read more

4 Nov 2014

32mins

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EoT039 : Dyslexics Don’t See Things Backwards; A Chat with Film Director Harvey Hubbell V

EoT039 : Dyslexics Don’t See Things Backwards; A Chat with Film Director Harvey Hubbell V

This podcast has broken the 10,000 downloads milestone!!! In fact, right now, while I’m recording this, we are up at 10,... Read more

30 Oct 2014

47mins

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EoT038 : Avoiding Burnout

EoT038 : Avoiding Burnout

If you want to prevent burnout during your journey as an early childhood educator, here are three things to remember:- 1... Read more

22 Oct 2014

9mins

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EoT037 : Bringing Back Laughter Into The Classroom

EoT037 : Bringing Back Laughter Into The Classroom

    Here’s how I bring back laughter into the classroom …   1) Pick out books with a funny story line. 2) Choose songs t... Read more

7 Oct 2014

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EoT036 : Art and Craft Activities; Vital or Optional?

EoT036 : Art and Craft Activities; Vital or Optional?

Today’s podcast is about art and craft activities and we’ll discuss whether they are absolutely necessary or optional, a... Read more

30 Sep 2014

7mins

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EoT035 : Supporting Children’s Emergent Writing Skills

EoT035 : Supporting Children’s Emergent Writing Skills

We discuss how to break down what is a complex task into it’s component parts, and allow for practice of each part in a ... Read more

23 Sep 2014

6mins

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EoT034 : Early Childhood Education For The Real World; Creating Meaningful Learning Opportunities in Class

EoT034 : Early Childhood Education For The Real World; Creating Meaningful Learning Opportunities in Class

We discuss what we should be teaching our young in the classroom in order to equip them with the skills to succeed in li... Read more

17 Sep 2014

10mins

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EoT033 : Teaching Grammar to Young Learners

EoT033 : Teaching Grammar to Young Learners

We want our pre-schoolers to have good grammar, but we cannot teach them with methods used in formal school (because you... Read more

9 Sep 2014

7mins

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EoT032 : How to Teach Math Concepts Effectively to Young Learners

EoT032 : How to Teach Math Concepts Effectively to Young Learners

We discuss how we can be effective in teaching math concepts to young learners, even if we are not particularly fond of ... Read more

2 Sep 2014

7mins

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