ShiftED Podcast #88 In Conversation with Lauren MacLean "10 Minutes a Day: Why Kids Need More Time Outdoors" - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Think back to your own childhood. How much time did you spend outside? Now consider this: today’s children average just 10 minutes a day outdoors. That number should stop us in our tracks — because na...

Today’s kids average only 10 mins/day outdoors🤯

Lauren McLean is changing that taken the curriculum outside. New research from Quebec shows it’s a game-changer for both student focus & teacher burnout 🧠

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ShiftED Podcast #87 In Conversation with Dr. Louise de Lannoy: Stop Bubble-Wrapping Our Kids - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Do you remember being called inside for dinner — reluctantly, dirty-kneed, and breathless from a full afternoon outside? For many of today’s children, that experience is becoming rare. And according t...

Are we overprotecting kids… at the cost of their development? 🤔 The research says risky #OutdoorPlay isn’t dangerous — it’s essential.

New #ShiftEDPodcast 🎧 with Dr. Louise de Lannoy on why letting kids take risks outdoors helps them thrive.

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ShiftED Podcast In Conversation with Chris Wright: Fixing Math Before School Breaks - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Picture a Saturday morning. Laundry is sorted into piles—darks, lights, towels. A four-year-old helps fold. A parent says, casually, “This pile has more. How many more?” No worksheet. No app. Just two...

Stop the worksheets. Start the laundry. 🧺🔢

Dr. Chris Wright joins the ShiftED Podcast to break the "math person" myth.

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ShiftED Podcast #81 In Conversation with Steve Leckman Back to Basics: Learning with Nature - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community From Screens to Streams: How Outdoor Learning Reconnects Kids to Focus, Joy, and Place Step outside any school and you’ll find it: a patch of grass, a cluster of trees, a puddle waiting to be jumped i...

"When children feel at home outdoors, responsibility follows naturally." Listen to the latest #ShiftEDPodcast with Steve Leckman from Coyote Programs ! 🎙️🎧

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ShiftEd Podcast #80 In Conversation with Catherine Korah: What Children Really Need to Grow - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community What if the most effective way to help children learn is to stop pushing them to grow up so fast? That question anchors my conversation with Catherine Korah from the Centre of Excellence for Behaviour...

🎙️ ShiftED #80 is live! Catherine Korah from CEBM on what children really need to grow: unhurried play, secure relationships, and space to develop at their own pace.

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These were your most-loved ShiftED episodes of 2025 🎙️
If you missed them, now’s the perfect time to press play. 👀✨
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ShiftED Podcast #78 In Conversation with Chris Kennedy What We Hold Sacred in Education: Leadership, Trust and Change - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community What does a basketball court have to do with leading a school district? More than you might think. In this conversation, we sit down with Chris Kennedy, West Vancouver’s Superintendent of Schools, who...

Starting the year off right 🎧
New ShiftED Podcast episode with Chris Kennedy on leadership, trust, and meaningful change in education.
Episode #78 is live!
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🎧 Tune in to the ShiftED Podcast — conversations that spark new ways of thinking about teaching and learning!

From classroom strategies to big-picture ideas, we’re exploring the shifts that shape education in Quebec and beyond.

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ShiftED Podcast Navigating the AI Shift in Education: A Conversation with Nelson CEO Steve Brown - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community What happens when a 110-year-old “textbook company” decides it isn’t in the textbook business anymore? That’s the question I put to Steve Brown, CEO of Nelson Education, one of Canada’s oldest and mos...

From textbooks to purpose-driven learning 📚➡️💡 Hear how Nelson Education reinvented itself and what it means for classrooms—listen to our latest podcast! #ShiftEDPodcast #EduSky

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Transform Your Mindset: Insights from the ShiftED Podcast Discover how to shift your mindset for creativity and growth. Learn actionable tools and stories from the ShiftED Podcast with Mitch Weisburgh.

✨ Exciting news! Our recent collaboration on the #ShiftEdPodcast has been featured on MindShifting with Mitch! 🎙️

Discover how we explored turning conflict into creativity in the classroom: mindshiftingwithmitch.blog/2025/10/30/t...

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ShiftED Podcast #74 Rooted in Relationships: Debbie Horrocks and the Growth of Québec’s Community Schools - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community What if a school was more than a school—what if it was the beating heart of its community? We sit down with longtime CLC leader Debbie Horrocks to trace how Quebec’s Community Learning Centres grew fr...

Schools are more than buildings—they’re community hubs. 💛
In our latest ShiftED episode, Debbie Horrocks shares how Québec’s CLC network grew into a 90-school movement rooted in relationships, partnership, and belonging.
Listen now! 🎧✨

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ShiftED Podcast #72 In Conversation with Mitch Weisburgh: Your Mindset Defines your Reality - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community A single moment on a New York train set Mitch on a path from early Apple II hacks to a lifelong mission: teach people how to think in ways that unlock action. ShiftED sit down with Mitch Weisburgh, cr...

“Perhaps I can.”
A small phrase with big impact.

🎧 New #ShiftEDPodcast with Mitch Weisburgh on shifting from survival to sage mode—and how mindset changes everything.

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ShiftED Podcast #71 In Conversation with Sabba Quidwai: Redesigning School For The Age Of AI - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community The ground is shifting under education, and pretending otherwise won’t help. In this conversation, we sit down with Dr. Sabba Quidwai to map a path forward—one that begins with people, not platforms. ...

🎙️ New #ShiftEDPodcast: Dr. Sabba Quidwai on Redesigning School for the Age of #AI. We talk agency over algorithms, starting with strengths, and keeping humans in the lead.

💬 What’s the one human capacity you’re betting on as AI becomes more capable?

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ShiftED Podcast #70 • In Conversation with Hannah Beach Reclaiming Childhood: Inside the Play Crisis and What Schools Can DO - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community The state of our schools demands urgent action. We are seeing a generation of students who are consistently showing up more anxious, more aggressive, or simply shut down. This isn’t a plea for more re...

🎧 In the latest #ShiftEDPodcast Hannah Beach shares practical ways schools can restore warm attachment, real play, and moments for kids to process big feelings. 🛝✨

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ShiftED Podcast #69 From MOOCs to Mindsets: Stephen Downes on Connection, Openness, and the Future of Scalable Learning - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Rethinking Education: Is Connection the New Content? The traditional classroom model, built on the transmission of content from expert to learner, is facing a profound challenge. What if the heart of ...

🧠✨ What if connection is the new content?
In our latest #ShiftEDPodcast episode, Stephen Downes unpacks how networks, openness & authentic learning are redefining education in an information-rich world.

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ShiftED Podcast #68 From iPads to AI: Mark Anderson on Shifting Mindsets in Education - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Ever wonder why some schools thrive with new tech while others drown in apps? We sit down with Mark Anderson—educator, author, and longtime edtech leader—to unpack what actually moves the needle: stud...

🎧 ShiftED Podcast #68 | From iPads to AI

Mark Anderson on why student voice, ethical AI, and culture-first frameworks matter more than gadgets. Practical tips for keeping learning at the center.

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ShiftED Podcast #67 • In Conversation with Dr. Gordon Neufeld: The Power of Playfulness - LEARN Podcasts Have we been approaching education all wrong? In this mind-shifting conversation with renowned developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld, we explore the invisible but essential foundation of all l...

“Children learn best when they like their teacher—and think their teacher likes them.” 💡 Dr. Gordon Neufeld on the power of playfulness in Episode 67 🎙️ Download & follow today!

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ShiftED Podcast #65 In Conversation with Joe Ortona: How Quebec's English Education System Is Under Pressure - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community The evolving story of English education rights in Quebec takes centre stage as Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association, shar...

🎙️ New Episode Alert! From policies to classroom realities — listen to Joe Ortona break down the pressures on Quebec’s English education system in our newest ShiftEd Podcast. 🎧

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🎧 Which ShiftED Podcast episodes are teachers loving most? Here are the top 3 picks—have you listened yet?
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LEARN Podcasts LEARN Podcasts is a show that highlights the work of innovative educators with their students as well as the services that LEARN offers to support learning in the English milieu. The show is a part of...

🎙️ LEARN’s new CEO Christine Truesdale shares the organization’s journey and her vision for helping students succeed while feeling rooted and confident.

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🎙️ The ShiftED Podcast explores fresh perspectives & strategies in education — from classroom practice to system-wide change.

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LEARN Podcasts LEARN Podcasts is a show that highlights the work of innovative educators with their students as well as the services that LEARN offers to support learning in the English milieu. The show is a part of...

🎙️Season after season, ShiftED brings you the voices of innovative educators, emerging tech, and fresh perspectives in education.

Who should we feature in 2025–26? Tag them or drop your suggestions below!👇

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ShiftED Podcast #61 In Conversation with Steve A. Bollar - Stand Tall To Think Differently And Lead Successfully - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community What can being 6’7″ tall teach us about effective leadership? As it turns out, quite a lot. Steve A. Bollar—known professionally as “Stand Tall Steve“—joins us to share how his physical height became ...

🎙️ShiftED Ep. 61: @standtallsteve.bsky.social shares how being 6'7" inspired a bold leadership philosophy. Learn why standing out, shifting perspective, and choosing commitment over compliance can transform school culture.👏

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ShiftED Podcast #60 In Conversation with Katherine Johnson Martinko: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Are our children spending too much time in the digital world and missing out on real-life experiences? What happens when we prioritize screens over face-to-face connections? These are the questions at...

New ShiftED #Podcast episode! 🎙️

We chat with Katherine Johnson Martinko about helping kids unplug, rethink screen time, and find better balance. Thoughtful, practical, and timely.

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ShiftED Podcast #59 In Conversation with Ken Kahn: In Conversation with Ken Kahn: Infusing Creativity & Curiosity into Al Chatbots - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Ken Kahn takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolution of artificial intelligence in education—from his early days at MIT’s AI Laboratory in the 1970s to today’s revolutionary chatbot capabi...

ShiftED Podcast Ep 59🎧 Ken Kahn on how AI chatbots can amplify creativity in the classroom—not replace it. From interactive stories to emoji-powered games, this one’s packed with ideas.

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ShiftED Podcast #58 In Conversation with Devon Warnock & Jennifer Mercer: Building Inclusive Schools - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community What if we stopped seeing some students as “difficult to teach” and started designing our classrooms for everyone from the beginning? That’s the transformative question at the heart of my conversation...

ShiftED Podcast Ep. 58 is live! 🎧 We talk with LBPSB consultants Devon Warnock & Jennifer Mercer about what inclusion looks like and how to design classrooms where every learner belongs.

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ShiftED Podcast #57 In Conversations with Kate Arthur: Redefining Literacy in the Age of AI - LEARN Podcasts Kate Arthur's journey from English literature graduate to AI education pioneer offers a refreshing perspective on our technological future. Her newly released book "Am I Literate?" poses a crucial que...

🎙️ On ShiftED Ep. 57, Kate Arthur asks: What does it mean to be literate in the age of AI? From data ownership to digital storytelling, this convo is a must-hear for anyone navigating tech + education.

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ShiftED Podcast #56 • In Conversation with Shannon Merenstein of The Creativity Project - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Shannon Merenstein takes us on a fascinating journey through the transformative power of creativity and play in childhood education. Drawing from her rich background as an artist, educator, founder of...

ShiftED Ep. 56 is out!🎧We talk with Shannon Merenstein about how creativity + play can transform learning—and why it’s time to rethink “traditional” classrooms.

Play is powerful. Let’s use it.

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ShiftED Podcast #55 In Conversation with Gabriel Rshaid : The Potential of AI to Revolutionize Learning - LEARN Blog - learning from each other and building a community Gabriel Rshaid takes us on a compelling journey through the evolving landscape of education in the age of artificial intelligence. As the director and co-founder of both the Learner Space and the Glob...

ShiftED Podcast Ep. 55 is live! 🎧 Gabriel Rshaid joins us to talk AI, learner-centered schools, and why confidence might be the most underrated skill of the future.

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