School closures Europe episode Live from Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic

Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube Featuring: Mark Dilworth, John Mikton, Dan Taylor This week we talk to two International School tech leaders in Europe about how they have handled the recent school closures. We also have a lot of great listener questions from Facebook and Twitter. Please also check […]
School closures episode 2. Live from Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Bahrain

Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube Featuring: Tim Evans, Nicole Neutzling, Jason Regin and Thomas Hammerlund Since we recorded our last episode two weeks ago schools around the world have closed and countries have a wide variety of restrictions on movement in place. We go back to our guests to […]
School closures episode. Live from Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Bahrain

Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube Featuring: Tim Evans, Nicole Neutzling, Jason Regin and Thomas Hammerlund We are in the middle of Coronavirus hysteria right now and many schools are closed, with staff continuing to work from home. On this round table discussion we talk with some International School Educators […]
Setting up Luxembourg Tech School with Sergio Coronado

Sergio Coronado set up ‘Luxembourg Tech School’ – a new extracurricular school to support the development of future Digital Leaders. It is aimed at 13-19 years old students who are passionate about the digital realm and eager to learn and apply technology in a real business context. LTS is now in more than 7 schools […]
‘Digital Citizenship’ to ‘Digital Fluency’ with John Mikton and Dan Taylor

John Mikton is a regular guest on the podcast and a highly regarded Tech Director and expert in ‘Digital Citizenship in Schools’. If you are new to the topic check out our previous chat where we start with the basics. This time around we take the conversation further and get into a few topics including: […]
How do you become a ‘Google Certified Educator Level 1’?

In this episode, James and Dan give us a quick overview of the Google for Education qualifications and zoom in on the entry-level ‘Google Certified Educator Level 1’. You will learn who should take this, what is required of you and lots of tips for success. —- This podcast is sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a […]
How to become a ‘Google for Education Certified Trainer w/ John Mikton and Ben Rouse

Returning co-hosts John MIkton and Ben Rouse get together with Dan Taylor to discuss how to become a ‘Google for Education Certified Trainer’ and some stories of their adventures along the way. Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube / Google Podcasts —- This podcast is sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and active since the launch of ‘Google Apps […]
Teacher Entrepreneurs #2: Shayna Oliveira – Building a hugely popular website selling English language courses

This is the second episode in the ‘teacher entrepreneurs’ series. Many teachers are looking to start an entrepreneurial endeavor as a ‘side hustle’ and some want to do it full time. We hear the stories of teachers who are doing just that! Shayna has done what a lot of teachers think about: Firstly teaching in […]
Teacher Entrepreneurs #1: From teaching in rural Japan to founding a company providing online fitness programs

This is the first in an occasional series of podcasts I want to do on one of my favorite topics ‘teacher entrepreneurs’. Many teachers are looking to start an entrepreneurial endeavor as a ‘side hustle’ and some to do it full time. We hear the stories of teachers who are doing just that! Andy Fossett […]
Living in Taiwan & China and transitioning from being an English teacher to working for an International School with Will Henry

A lot of people’s first experience of living and working abroad is as an ‘English as a Second Language’ (ESL) teacher, often working for a language school. This can often be the first step towards a career at an International School and it a path followed by this week’s guest Will Henry. Will worked as […]