The International Schools Podcast

Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of G Suite Enterprise for Education? PLease just fill out this form bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial   We are now an ISTE partner and running the amazing ISTE Certified Educator’ program completely online:   Get more info about our ISTE online courses here: www.aelearning.com Here is a flyer outlining our online ISTE certification course: bit.ly/ISTEOnline   We are planning an EPIC annual conference in October 2021. Sign up here to get updates and early access to tickets theconnected.school   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did then please, please leave us a review it really means a lot to us! Get in touch with me to talk about anything at all via dan AT appsevents.com

Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of G Suite Enterprise for Education? PLease just fill out this form bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial   We are now an ISTE partner and running the amazing ISTE Certified Educator’ program completely online:   Get more info about our ISTE online courses here: www.aelearning.com Here is a flyer outlining our online ISTE certification course: bit.ly/ISTEOnline   We are planning an EPIC annual conference in October 2021. Sign up here to get updates and early access to tickets theconnected.school   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did then please, please leave us a review it really means a lot to us! Get in touch with me to talk about anything at all via dan AT appsevents.com

Kim is a hugely successful EdTech consultant who manages to work on multiple projects around the effective use of technology in schools, diversity and inclusion, and many more. We get into many topics, including: Kim’s story as an International Educator What it’s like living in Bangkok Becoming an EdTech consultant - Kim’s story The story behind COETAIL The story behind Eduro Learning The story behind Learning2 Kim’s advice on becoming a consultant   Sorry for the audio quality on this one, I had some problems recording and we cleaned it up as best we could.   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   We are now an ISTE partner and running the amazing ISTE Certified Educator’ program completely online:   Get more info about our ISTE online courses here: www.aelearning.com   Here is a flyer outlining our online ISTE certification course: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CdJnFYSYoBckAqREYTvPB78H-pCiAGtv/view   We are planning an EPIC annual conference in October 2021. Sign up here to get updates and early access to tickets theconnected.school   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did then please, please leave us a review it really means a lot to us! Get in touch with me to talk about anything at all via dan AT appsevents.com   Kim Coffino online: https://kimcofino.com/   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE Web: www.appsevents.com

This podcast is an excerpt from our recent ‘Virtual Summit’ on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/appsevents. It is a super interesting round table discussion between 4 of our trainers who have gone through the ‘ISTE Certified Educator’ certification process and they take a deep dive deep into explaining what the ISTE standards are and how they can help you as an educator and your school.   If you want to learn more here are our top 5 reasons to become ISTE Certified with AELearningLab:   (1) It's the gold standard certification for using technology in schools and ISTE standards are widely adopted by the Worlds leading schools. The focus is on the pedagogy so it doesn't matter if you are a fan of @AppleEDU , @MicrosoftEDU or @GoogleForEdu   (2) It's the gold standard certification for using technology in schools and ISTE standards are widely adopted by the Worlds leading schools. The focus is on the pedagogy so it doesn't matter if you are a fan of @AppleEDU , @MicrosoftEDU or @GoogleForEdu   (3) It's going to really benefit your school. As an ISTE Certified Educator you will use the ISTE standards help your school to succeed.... Also you will take the new instructional techniques you will learn as part of the course straight back to your school   (4) You can study the program 100% online with @aelearninglab with 4 initial evening webinars spread over 4 weeks then 4-5 months of directed study in the 'portfolio phase'. We will be back to running the in person course as soon as the World starts to return to normal of course   (5) We genuinely have some of the best Education Technology trainers in the World! All are current or former tech experts at leading International Schools, all of whose main focus is on helping Educators advance themselves   Get more info about our ISTE online courses here: www.aelearning.com   Here is a flyer outlining our online ISTE certification course: bit.ly/ISTEOnline   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did then please, please leave us a review it really means a lot to us! Get in touch with me to talk about anything at all via dan AT appsevents.com   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE Web: www.appsevents.com   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube

Laura has worn a lot of hats: Firstly as a teacher in Religious studies and Philosophy, while also studying for an Ed.D and working as a freelance consultant and speaker. Laura is currently transitioning out of full time teaching to work as a consultant and we discuss this and many other things in a wide-ranging discussion, including talking about: Laura’s career so far Doing research while teaching Laura’s research Digital observation Being a coach at the Google Innovator Academy What it’s like to study for an Ed.D. The differences from a PhD, workload and more Moving full time to be an education consultant - how to start as a consultant and a speaker at conferences Digital equity    I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did then please, please leave us a review it really means a lot to us! Get in touch with me to talk about anything at all via dan AT appsevents.com   Laura White on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-white-a9b0832b/?originalSubdomain=uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinkteachtech Web: https://www.thinkteachtech.co.uk/   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE Web: www.appsevents.com   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info please just your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school.   Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Casey worked at a US public school for only one year as a music teacher before she took the brave step of leading to found her own music school back in 2001. She then took the even more amazing step to establish her own middle school! The school has been a huge success and Casey has also gone on to found an online school. It’s an amazing story of an ‘Educator Entrepreneur’.   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us!   Casey von Neumann on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eclecticcasey/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaseyMcCann Web: http://www.caseymccann.com/ Casey’s school: http://thelittlemiddleschool.com/teaching-team   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE Web: www.appsevents.com   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info please just your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school. Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Dan is a District Coordinator for 21st Century Learning at Qatar Foundation. Dan has taught in the UK, the UAE and Qatar and worked as a professional musician. We talk about his career path and transitioning from being a music teacher to a tech leader. We go into detail about what it’s like to live in Qatar which is an increasingly popular location for International School teachers.   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us!   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Dan Pardy on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danpardy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanPardy Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info, please send your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school.   Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Ken is a former middle school teacher from Los Angeles who is also an education technology expert and sought after keynote speaker and presenter. He is also an expert on the topics of equity, diversity, and inclusion in schools and he comes on the podcast today to talk about the work he does with schools to help them uncover unconscious biases, increase the diversity of their staff and work on cross-cultural outreach projects.   To enquire about bringing Ken to your International School please fill out this form, we’ll get right back to you. https://bit.ly/KSenquire   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us!   Ken Shelton on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenashelton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/k_shelton Wed: kennethshelton.net   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info please send your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school.   Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Featuring: Doug Bradburn   Doug has had a really interesting route to International School leadership. He joined the Navy and also worked as a high school football coach in the US. Doug moved to Taiwan to take on a teaching position and eventually moved up to become a Principal. Doug gives a lot of lessons about the mindset and attitude that helped him achieve this. We also talk about the reality and stresses of such a position, which is really useful information for anyone thinking that this is a route they want to follow.   We also discuss living in Taiwan: The differences between Taipei and Taichung and generally what it’s like for families, sports & social life. We get into learning Chinese and the challenges involved.   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us!   Some links: Morrison Academy Taichung: https://taichung.mca.org.tw/ Doug on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradburn41   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info, please enter your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school. Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Join our Facebook group for ‘Educator Entrepreneurs’: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EducatorEntrepreneurs/   Today was another fantastic chat in our ‘Educator Entrepreneurs’ series. Ryan Rasar started his career as an architect before going back to school for his teaching license. He moved to teach in an online school before moving to admin to become an IT manager for the school. In his spare time, he founded stemqwest.com, a website selling STEM lessons. We talk about a lot of things including: What it's like working for an online school How Ryan had a huge growth in business in the recent Covid19 crisis How Ryan has now grown his business to the point where he could leave his job but how he likes his work and colleagues so keeps working there Ryan's advice for budding educator entrepreneurs   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us!   Some links: STEMQwest: https://www.stemqwest.com/ Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rrasar/   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info please just your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school. Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Daniela is a Tech Director for an international school in Lima, Peru who has also worked in Ecuador, China and Qatar. We talk about her background and what it was like to live in each of her locations.   We also talk about career progression and Daniela gives lots of great advice for aspiring school tech leaders.   Daniel is currently studying for a Ph.D. and she talks about how to approach this and balance it with work and family commitments.   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us!   Daniela on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielasilvachong/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/iLearnDSilva   Dan on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info, please just your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school.   Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Join our Facebook group for ‘Educator Entrepreneurs’: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EducatorEntrepreneurs/   I met Miika in Helsinki a few years ago. He’s an interesting guy: Teacher, game developer, and also sings in a Hardcore Punk band! I was interested to learn more about the highly-rated Finnish education system and what it’s like to be a teacher there. We then talk about why Mikka decided to go down the entrepreneurial route with his company https://lorugames.com/ . We talk about developing educational games and entrepreneurship in general, including why teachers have a huge advantage when it comes to making products and services for schools.   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us a podcast review or YouTube comment it really means a lot to us!   Some links: Loru games: https://lorugames.com/ Miika in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miika-anundi-2687885/   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info, please just your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   This podcast is also sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school.   Get all the info at aelearninglab.com

Featuring: Mel Varga   Macao is a fascinating place: A former Portuguese colony and a ’Special Administrative Region’ of China, located close to Hong Hong. Mel Varga is the Technology Integration Coordinator at the International School of Macao and a long term resident.   Mel talks about living and working in Macao and there is some really good information for anyone considering living there. Next we discuss the return to school ‘post-COVID’ as Macao is one of the first places to have students return to school. This is useful information for educators in Europe as they look towards the return to school.   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us!   Some links: International School of Macao https://www.tis.edu.mo/ Mel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/varga_mel   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics.   This podcast is sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools.   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school.   Get all the info at aelearninglab.com   This podcast is also brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info please just send your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.

Featuring: Jodie Cook   Many teachers are interested in writing books for children and our latest guest on the podcast has done just that. Jodie is a successful entrepreneur who has not only built a digital marketing agency employing 16 people but also is a successful Children's book publisher. She walks us step by step through how she went about writing and marketing her successful range of Children's books.   Some links: https://medium.com/@cookiewhirls/how-to-sell-thousands-of-childrens-storybooks-without-a-publisher-898ff9544ef9 https://clevertykes.com/how-do-i-promote-my-childrens-book/   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Welcome to The International Schools Podcast,  I’m your host Dan Taylor and on the podcast we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools with New episodes live every two weeks. We focus on people currently working in International Schools and talk about life in their current country and dive into some specific topics   This podcast is sponsored by ‘AppsEvents’. We’re a Google Education Partner and made up of former educators, all experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. All training is customized for each school to make sure it has a lasting impact. We are also the experts on online Google training and deliver our certification bootcamps completely online to schools   We have teams in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US so we can help you wherever you are.   We are also an ISTE partner and delivering the ISTE Certified Educator worldwide through our subsidiary AE Learning.   ISTE Certification is a pedagogy focused, vendor-neutral professional certification aimed at educators wishing to transform their edtech practice.   We run 2-day certification bootcamps which are amazing fun, great networking, and will give a huge boost to both your career and your school   Get all the info at aelearninglab.com   This podcast is also brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks and Windows laptops we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer. If you’d like more info, please just give us your email at gg.gg/acereducation and we’ll get back to you.   We go to Acer HQ in Taiwan every year to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, cost-effective, and durable devices out there.   I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us!

Featuring: James Sayer, Tim Evans, Nicole Neutzling, Jason Regin and Dan Taylor   In our third episode discussing International School closures in Asia, we recap the journeys of our guests and talk about how the school closures came about and how they have dealt with it.   We also discuss: IB issues Plans for reopening and how to handle it Making plans and processes to be ready for future shutdowns - what have our panel learned and what would they do differently   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   This podcast is sponsored by www.appsevents.com. We’re a Google Education Partner and active since the launch of ‘Google Apps for Education’ in 2006. We’re a team of former educators, and experts in helping schools integrate Google into their schools and classrooms. We customise all our training for each school to make sure we have a lasting impact.   Thousands of educators worldwide have earned their Google Educator Certification with our Certification Boot Camps, which take place worldwide and get you and your staff certified quickly.   We also host ‘Google Summits’ which are fun 2-day conference-style events with concurrent sessions & keynotes delivered by experienced Google Trainers, delivering training on a broad range of topics using G Suite in the classroom and school setting.   Check it out over at appsevents.com and we can also bring one to your school which is a great way to build a Google community amongst your staff to support each other, plus increase the profile of your school.   BREAKING NEWS: We are now an official ISTE partner and delivering the amazing ISTE Certified Educator bootcamp worldwide. Why not host one at your school? More info here: https://appsevents.com/iste   This podcast is also brought to you by Acer for Education. People ask us what Chromebooks we recommend for schools and after trying them all we always recommend Acer.   We’ve been to Acer HQ in Taiwan to be part of product discussions and they are genuinely the best thought out, and most importantly durable devices out there for schools to use.   They are always innovating, including the first tablet running Chrome and the first convertible touch screen Chromebook. The latest version is the Spin 11 with Stylus and 2 cameras and we highly recommend it!   They also, of course, have a full range of windows laptops and for eSports fans, their Predator gaming range is second to none.   If you are interested to learn more please just fill in this form and we’ll get right back to you http://gg.gg/acereducation    I hope you enjoyed the podcast and if you did please leave us an iTunes review it really means a lot to us! Get in touch with me via dantaylor.me