For the past 35 years, Steve Barkley has served as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally, facilitating the changes necessary for them to reach students and successfully prepare them for the 21st century. A prolific published author, his weekly blog has evolved into a go-to resource for teachers and administrators all over the world. Visit BarkleyPD.com to learn more.
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A critique on modern society from the prospective of a wonderer. Where all worlds collide and nothing really makes sense but, the human in us still tries.
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Thoughts from Edinburgh on everything from LGBT+ rights, to politics, to our media, in bite-sized audio packages
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Not so much a travelogue as a lifelogue. For some reason, chaos and pandemonium have followed me around. Now is the time to share some of those stories.
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Gretel le Maitre is an ordinary, curious lady who is about to lose her Mother. For the first time in her life Gretel feels such overwhelming Sadness and Dread that she wants to Talk. She’d like to do this with Bede, the venerable one. She certainly can’t do it alone and Bede, after all, means prayer. There is a BUT! Gretel loves the world and history, architecture, literature and people. And so is determined to walk this path with light footsteps and with humour and warmth. 🌞 Please follow m ...
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A fresh and unique perspective on everyday experiences P-Luv has
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Ponders Over Popcorn is a podcast about movies! Every other week, Dora and Emily talk about a different movie they seen recently, and…ponder, if you will, over the movie’s themes and ideas. They discuss a wide variety of films (and make a wide variety of bad jokes) but always like to try and get at the heart of each movie. At the end of the episode, they explain what “kernel of truth” they took away from the movie they watched.
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Explore all forms of connection, intimacy, and romance, As a Romantic Ponders. Host Norman Chella explores the pursuit of connection by sharing experiences, thoughts, and more to answer the questions that bind us in love. We'll explore concepts, known phrases, terms, and more from adoration to flirting, intimacy, and what really keeps the sparks alive between two lovers. Let's flourish in love. Stay warm and lovely, Norm. This podcast is a part of the ThatsTheNorm Network.
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Informal but informative.... Dr Pooky Knightsmith explores questions related to mental health and special needs. Sometimes it's deep, sometimes it's funny, it will always make you think...
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Can I be me? Yes you can inspire others by speaking your truth and believing you are good enough to be who you are. Ever been called weird, strange or too mysterious. This podcast is for you it chronicles the peaks and valleys of trailblazers, tempered radicals and those unapologetically different. A dream can't be denied forever so let's here empowering stories of those too good to be silenced. Let's make our voices poetic, powerful, profound, creative and symbolic. One of kind is who we are.
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Les oiseaux, Churchill’s History and Chad’s last hours; our first garden pot of tea 🫖
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Creating Joyful Transformational Experiences
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For young children, curiosity and questions abound. Adults are often interested in learning connected to their lives, jobs, and hobbies. Somehow though in between those times the joy of learning may be lost as curiosity is replaced with isolation. Dr. Jennifer Gallagher, superintendent of Long Beach School District, NY, explores how to focus on nur…
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Sherborne Bells strike Twelve; Spring Birds Gladden the Heart; Churchill's Preface to his History; and Bede
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Hallelujah for Handel; London Dining in 1915 and Catholicism blooms in England
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Bell-ringing, AA Milne poetry and Book Four begun
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Good evening. The following salad of words show that AI has a long way to go. AI has put together a ‘blog’ to go with this episode and I paste it here for your wry amusement 🤨😄 Have you ever pondered the whimsical adventures that a simple request for butter could spark? In tonight’s episode, we are swept away by the charming sounds of the Sherbourn…
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Teachers Building Purposeful Connections
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The author of "Purposeful Educator Connections," Marcela Andrés, explores strategies to deepen relationships with students, stay connected to your educator purpose, and improve classroom culture. She provides 5 Key Principles that empower teachers to build trust, inspire learning, and transform classroom environments. Find Marcela's book, "Purposef…
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The streets of London; listening in to Choir Practice (and weeping); A message of love to dear America 🇺🇸 and we close Book Three with Bede
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Hello dear friends Thank you so very much for joining me for this evening’s episode, from Chelsea in London, England, where all is dark, windy and wet. But - there is (must always be) a but - the days are getting longer; the male blackbirds 🐦⬛ have started their beautifully tuneful courting; the snow-drops are peeping up; and God is, perhaps, in H…
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Epiphany Service at Chelsea Old Church, Finding Peace in beautiful old Buildings, and Bede
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Good evening. How are you and how has your week been? Tonight’s episode includes earwigging a beautiful service of Epiphany at Chelsea Old Church, where Saint Thomas More and his family worshipped and was bombed almost to destruction during the Second World War. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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A London Mooch About with Bede in my Back-Pocket
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Rural society in the 1840s; the Ubiquity of Social Division; and our dear Bede
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Listening: The Power of Understanding to Connect, Influence, and Solve
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Christine Miles, the author of, "What’s it Costing You to Not Listen," shares insights on how as coaches and school leaders we need to move beyond active listening. Listening to understand is critical in building relationships and trust with those we coach. Christine identifies how our listening and questions assist a coachee in telling their story…
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Seagulls swirl over Sherborne Abbey; their Freedom contrasting with the poor condemned of Newgate Gaol. Charles Dickens at his descriptive best.
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A Visit, by Charles Dickens, to Newgate Gaol; and Bede tells of the Goodness of the Northumbrian Clergy
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A Gentle Zooming in on Thomas Hardy’s Under The Greenwood Tree
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Hello dear friends; I’m publishing two episodes today. This first takes you deeper into understanding Hardy’s wonderful Under The Greenwood Tree. I have read this petite, delightful novel at times in my life when its words of charm and cheer have fed hope and warmth back into my veins. It is a self-indulgence of mine to dwell so much upon it. 😬 Sup…
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Hope is the Thing with Feathers; a Walk in the Meadow; and Easter is settled
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An introduction to Thomas Hardy from 1940 and more Easter arguments
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Sunday is Music Day 😀; Saxon Costume; The Arguments about Easter rumble on
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Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to today’s episode. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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Housewives’ tips from the Abbey bench; Saxon clothing; and Bede frets again about Easter
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Home Sweet Home with special guest Mr Katt as we read about the American Civil War before our friend Bede
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While Coaching Others, We Learn
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"Managers who coach their employees report that they grow personally by becoming more vulnerable, self-aware, and empathetic. They learn to trust their employees, solicit feedback to improve their management, and in doing so improve job satisfaction and joy in their work." Dr. Nina Morel, Executive Director of Coaching and Leadership Development at…
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Podcasting from a Battersea Care Home, Chelsea History, a Choir Practice and a Saxon Princess offered to God
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An explanation for Episode 100 and a Bede tells of a boy’s survival
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Good evening, for the first time there will be two episodes today: this very short episode is a voice note that dear Erica, Tony Slattery’s best friend, sent to me to be published. She speaks of her love and friendship for Tony. A second, usual podcast will be published soon. Kind regards. And remembering Tony Slattery: a prince of men. Support the…
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Noisy bird-fellows by the Thames; Friendship; Tea and Gentle Bede
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Hallo dear friends and thank you for joining me. To celebrate 100 episodes in a few days’ time I would like to send a card to my four prized subscribers and one of you will receive the little battered copy of Under The Greenwood Tree that has been much used and loved by me over the years. If anyone else subscribes between now and episode 100 you wi…
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Strategic Steps to Accelerate Student Learning
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"The field of education has more research than ever before, yet teachers do not have the time to filter through that research to determine which strategies have the greatest impact,” - Sherry St. Claire. That thought initiated St. Claire’s work featured in Intentional Instructional Moves: Strategic Steps to Accelerate Student Learning. She sifted t…
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A Full Moon in Vibrant London; in the company of our Venerable friend
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Sunday remembrances of Flodden Field and the power of Iona
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Hello let’s look at January’s sparkling 🌔 and wonder about life 🤗
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Friday poems and readings: a gentle end to the week.
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Welcome to Thursday night’s gentle pondering and readings
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Should I Make a Suggestion?
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Deciding if or when to make a suggestion to a teacher during coaching conferences is a question that as coaches we continually ponder. I consider it a question to be answered during the coaching conference. The key is TIMING. Is the teacher ready (interested in) considering a suggestion. How can a coach read timing and increase the likelihood of th…
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Love, not embarrassment, for one’s roots; Dick Dewy and Fancy Day get ready for their pretty marriage; and more wisdom from Ireland
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Hello, thank you for joining me. Do let me know who you are and if you would like me to say hello. From time to time I want to reward my subscribers so to celebrate the 100th episode I will be sending the battered old copy of Under the Greenwood Tree to one of my three subscribers to thank them. On a daily basis I turn down requests from advertiser…
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A Joyful Tuesday of literature, children, birds and Bede
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An Owl, Family Pressures and The Candle of the North 🕯️
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Dear kind folk, thank you so much for joining me. Do tell me who you are and I will say hello on the podcast. 🙋♀️🤓 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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The Three Kings Carol live from Sherborne Abbey and Aidan Protects Bamburgh from the Flames 🔥
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The Still Small Voice of Wisdom; the Shape of Trees and Aidan’s Miracles
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Good evening. How is your new year going? Are you well? At peace? Finding joy from small things? I would be honoured if you would join me on this path of gentle ponderings in the company of Doggo, Mr Katt, Bede, Pepys and a hundred and one marvellous guests. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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Frosty Friday the third; time to right-size and humble Aidan
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A Winter’s Visit to a Secret Church, Self-Pity and Oswiu
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AI for Student-Centered Learning: Customizing Learning Pathways For Every Student
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Josh Ecker and Erin Cummings, from the Ed Tech and Learning Design Team at Chester County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania, explore AI’s current and future potential for the personalization of students pathways to success. They explore ways that school leaders and instructional coaches support teachers’ AI learning through PD, modeling, and policy…
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A quiet start to 2025 with Pepys and Bede
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A Happy New Year from Baedeker and Bede
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Good evening and a very happy new year to you. Tonight I take you on a fortnight’s tour of London and talk more of Oswald’s miracles, including Chapter Ten of Book Three; missed out erroneously (thank you M, dear listener 😊🌷). Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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A night in Oxford and a visit to the Ashmolean Museum
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Good evening dear friends and please join me as I take you to the beautiful city of Oxford 🐂. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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Syrian monasticism, Somerset Ham Stone and Miracles after the death of Oswald
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Early Holy Land Monasticism; Charles II is visited by Russians and Oswald is killed in Battle
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Hello friends and I thank you for joining me. Let’s find out more about early monasticism and hear about Charles II’s visit from Russian ambassadors, before we turn to our Venerable Friend for our daily literary progress. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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Twixt Yule and Year End 🕯️😊
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Good evening and thank you for joining me to ponder this gap betwixt Christmas and New Year and to relate Bede’s chronicling of two eminent brides of Christ ⭐️ Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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Double Bede for Boxing Day
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Good evening and thank you for joining me as we continue our reading of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History. ⭐️ Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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Music, Carols and Early Irish Christians ⭐️
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Good evening friends and I wish you all a very peaceful Christmas Eve 🤗⭐️🎄 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝Gretel le Maître
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Canadian wolves and bears; and St Columba is given Iona
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Under the Greenwood Tree and the history of Oswald
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