Language Edutainer

About Language Edutainer

The mission of this podcast is to provide encouragement, motivation, support and new perspectives to all young TEFL teachers, who are considering joining the sphere of language education and participate in the creation of an entertaining learning environment for children, pupils or students all around the world.

Publisher

Miroslav Krsnak

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Mar 2020

Latest episode

17 Jun 2020

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Jun 2020

   Francesca Shirley – Photovoltaic specialist – Light up the world through education

   Recorded on May 6th 2020 In this episode, we are talking about the sustainability of our environment and its protection and preservation though education. Getting in touch with us from Dorset in the UK is my guest Francesca Shirley. Chessie, as her family and friends call her, is a dynamic, energetic, funny, kind, positive and lovely young woman. She is a physicist specialized in Optics and Photonics, an environmentalist, compassionate not only for the people, but also for our planet as such. She gave up her PhD studies and decided she is going to enhance access to solar energy and get solar panels to the people who needed them the most. She joined the Solar light company called Namene and among others, she is building a school program called Solutions for Climate Revolution (https://anchor.fm/francesca-shirley) which also became the name of her podcast. Topics we discussed: 2:30 The Earth day April the 22nd 4:00 Kerosene lamps, black carbon and why to eradicate them ASAP 8:00 Chessie´s story behind falling in love with solar energy 11:30 Saving people and the planet by decarbonizing electricity and reversing global warming “The more we destroy our natural environment, the more we destroy our strength” 19:00 The negative features of Solar 25:00 Chessie´s road to becoming a photovoltaic specialist (If it is too technical on you, don´t worry and skip to the summary starting at 33:50) 36:30 Fails and Wins – difficulties and side-effects after the head injury 44:00 A little bit about the Wim Hoff Method 48:00 The injury and the consequence 51:00 Chessie´s Travels - the decision behind leaving PhD studies and discovering her new mission 1:00:00 Designing the school program Solutions for climate revolution program? brief 1:02:00 The current state of education 1:16:35 SM 100 Solar light – some basic info about the solar panel light 1:21:30 How to engage those, who are disengaged? 3 Steps of The Solution for climate revolution approach 1:37:15 How to engage massive action? Project drawdown *Correction of error stated by the host - The suname of the professor mentioned by the host is Stanek, Professor Peter Stanek and he uses the term Safety protocols (not certificates) 1:56:30 Chessie´s goals for the future 2:08:50 Advice for young teachers

2. 

   12 Jun 2020

   Ralph Benkhe - Career Consultant for Corporate - It´s all about the team

   Recorded on April the 22nd 2020 Ralph Behnke is a career consultant helping corporate businesses through digital transformation. He has lived and worked all around the world and he now lives in Ibiza with his wife and 3 kids. Ralph has built several businesses and he is passionate about helping people. He is an always optimistic and very curious person with a friendly approach towards people and cheerful attitude towards life. We discussed Topics: International guy ending up in Ibiza Helping improve lives of Curio artists in Zimbabwe Corona Lockdown in Ibiza The consultant helping businesses through digital transformation – Make ideas reality - Crosspollinating ideas from industries and other businesses The need to travel *Correction of error stated by the host - The man who planted trees is a book written by French author Jean Giono – (not Honore de Balzac)* Ralph´s retail business management studies – A good opportunity to spend a lot of time on the beach 😊 The start and rise of the consultant journey Multi-dimetional aspects of transformation of businesses – the holistic approach Deliberately developmental organizations = leadership development = development of the self = development of the team Shaftesbury High School for complex needs children https://shaftesbury.harrow.sch.uk/ (https://shaftesbury.harrow.sch.uk/)- Matt Silver –in the past 2 years, they managed to reverse the tables so that over 90% of graduates are able to find a job in the digital sector. Achievements and failures Homeschooling and learning to answer the “why” – by understanding the context if something, you understand the reason, so it makes sense. By understanding the purpose, you understand the “how” much better; Surds in mathematics – using whole numbers and avoiding fractions; STEM – approach to learning Systemic thinking and planetary solutions - agility Education in the 21 century and the teachers role - Khan academy – true knowledge tree for children, teachers and parent https://www.khanacademy.org/ (https://www.khanacademy.org/ ) The Earth day – sending love to our friend Francesca Shirley in her support to light up the world by distributing solar lights to people without electricity all over the world. More at Solution for climate revolution podcast (https://anchor.fm/francesca-shirley) Ralph´s podcast experience and his The Bleeding edge podcast (https://anchor.fm/ralph-behnke/episodes/The-training-industry-goes-100-virtual-delivery-efa065) Pros and Cons of the Covid19 crisis from Ralph’s perspective

3. 

   3 Jun 2020

   Hazel Englander -The Unlikely model - Bring more common sense into education

   Recorded on April the 18th 2020 In this episode, I have the privilege to exchange ideas and listen to interesting thoughts on various topics, many of them related to education one way or another. Join me and my guest, Hazel Englander, a classic Vogue model, who will share with us some of her stories and experiences from her modelling career, together with her insights on various topics of our interest. Some of them will include: the different aspects of social class, such as education, intelligence and class opportunities. We will debate about the concepts of Nurture vs Nature and along these topics we will also deal with personality, values and achievement and of course much more like: Before the modelling career, childhood – growing up in Liverpool Unlikely model with working class values Class values and education in England in the past vs now Nurture vs Nature concept – Dr. Edward de Bono, Glann Doron – How smart is your baby, Raising a baby – documentary comparing 3 of history's most influential child caring methods. Modelling career, motherhood and comparing the world of modelling 30 years ago and now Only 50% of success is the looks. Hazel´s relationship with a superstar Concept of Language acquisition vs language learning with children Hazel's model agency and the change to classic model agency The story of a 16 years old girl saved from abuse Modeling, getting burnout and how she got the "motorbike bug" Teacher´s emphaty, relationship with students and discipline in the classroom Being a strict mother and using the gold stars Bring back more common sense into education The Snowflake generation NLP and programming the brain Take your time, listen, and get inspired. Reinvent your-teacher-self with the Language Edutainer Podcast! Hazel´s podcast W.T.Fifty?! https://anchor.fm/hazel-englander/episodes/W-T-Fifty-ebnep2 (https://anchor.fm/hazel-englander/episodes/W-T-Fifty-ebnep2) Hazel´s model agency: https://www.nowmodels.co.uk/ (https://www.nowmodels.co.uk/)

4. 

   19 Apr 2020

   Kia Baker - Female Veteran - Take control of your life

   In this episode of the Language Edutainer podcast, Miroslav „Mirco“ Krsnak is talking to a unique woman whose military experience opened her eyes to her purpose in life. Her name is Zakia “Kia” Baker she is a female veteran, who has become the voice advocating for the veteran females all over the world. She is a mother of two, the creator and host of The Female Veterans Podcast, also the co-host of Hot Topics Live. This inspiring and compassionate woman is also the podcast and success coach at London Real Academy. Kia is going to share with us how she perceives the current situation with the lockdown, also how she is mentally and inwardly setting herself up on the positive mindset for what is to come after the Covid-19 transition period ends. She will speak about her navy experience and how she, as a “Hippie”, was able to cope with the rules she had to conform to as well as, about the difficulties adjusting to the civilian life or the harsh reality of female veterans in the USA. In the second half of our talk, we are going to get deeper into the positive transition Kia was able to bring about in the lives of others, as well as, in hers. Kia will share her insights into how anyone can take hold of control of their life and incorporate the change not only in their personal, but also professional and teaching career applying approaches such as accelerated achievement, coaching, the power of choice, self-love perseverance and much more. Take your time, listen, and get inspired. Reinvent your-teacher-self with the Language Edutainer Podcast! More about Kia at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiativity/ (https://www.instagram.com/kiativity/) Spotify: The Female Veteran Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/5MTQAELb0UJgWxmJfUMAEJ (https://open.spotify.com/show/5MTQAELb0UJgWxmJfUMAEJ) https://theveteranschannel.com/ (https://theveteranschannel.com/) Spotify: Hot Topics Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2e0Kc8OhouFCpWNqr1EMnz (https://open.spotify.com/show/2e0Kc8OhouFCpWNqr1EMnz)

5. 

   14 Apr 2020

   Alistair Davis - Master your communication by listening

   This episode of Language Edutainer podcast your host Mirco has with him another fascinating guest with whom we is digging deeper into how you can „sell yourself“ to your students and get all eyes on you just like a Hollywood star. We inquire into topics such as: How to learn to speak and use several English accents in your classroom? How to develop a fun, creative and powerful presence as a personal or virtual trainer? How to engage with your students or anyone, for that matter, face to face and how to become a better communicator? Answers not only to these questions are provided by one of the most articulated people In the field, Mr. Alister Davis. He would describe himself as the founder of a communications business called Jabba which specializes in transforming professionals into powerful presenters, persuaders and negotiators focusing on voice and now recently virtual presence. There is much more to this man from South Africa and be sure, that you are going to learn about him and his skills, more than he expected to tell us. Take your time, listen, and get inspired. Reinvent your-teacher-self with the Language Edutainer Podcast! More about Alistair Davis: Voice and Sales Trainings Jabba.io (https://jabba.io/) Need a voice over artist? https://alistairdavis.co.za/ (https://alistairdavis.co.za/) How to rock virtual engagements (https://anchor.fm/alistair-davis3/episodes/How-to-rock-virtual-engagements---why-I-am-doing-this-podcast-and-what-you-will-get-out-of-it-ebknm4) - Alistairs Podcast

6. 

   12 Apr 2020

   Scott MacDonald - Personal development - Become the better version of yourself

   In this episode your host Miroslav „Mirco“ Krsnak together with his guest Scott MacDonald are going to discuss how the youngest of 5 siblings gets to start his own hockey club in the age of only 24. Further on, they talk about similarities between coaches and teachers, personal development, entrepreneurship and some books, tips and tricks that might help you become the better version of yourself. Scott is a 29 year old business owner and amazing speaker. He lives in Toronto, Canada the mecca of the hockey world and owns one of the largest girl hockey organization in North America going under the name of Ontario hockey club. Scott is currently working on developing new business ventures based on his recent journey of studying personal development. Take your time, listen, and get inspired. Reinvent your-teacher-self with the Language Edutainer Podcast! More info about Scott MacDonald: Ontarion Hockey Club Homepage https://ohchockey.com/ (https://ohchockey.com/ ) Real Xperience Podcast (https://anchor.fm/scott-macdonald3/episodes/The-Day-That-Changes-Your-Life-ebl4go) - Scott MacDonald

7. 

   1 Apr 2020

   Language edutainer podcast - Trailer

   The mission of this podcast is to provide encouragement, motivation, support and new perspectives to all young TEFL teachers, who are considering joining the sphere of language education and participate in the creation of an entertaining learning environment for children, pupils or students all around the world. Are you 21 - 26 year old native English speaker, looking to find meaning in this life? There are not many more meaningful professions than caring about people by teaching them. And if you spice it up with a great deal of fun and entertainment, that is where the magic comes. Your host Miroslav "Mirco" Krsnak is about to make you throw your stereotypes about teaching out of the window and show you a teaching experience you wished to be a part of as a child. Let´s revolutionize the way we teach together!

8. 

   19 Mar 2020

   The premiere episode

   What is the story behind Language planet - a language school situated in Nitra, Slovakia and its founder the host Miroslav "Mirco" Krsnak? What is the mission of this podcast and who can benefit from listening to it? Take your time, listen and find out more in this premiere episode of The Language edutainer podcast. Let´s revolutionize the way we teach together!

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