Leading Inspired Learning

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Raluca hosts Ginette Blake, Registered Dietitian from Middlesex-London Health Unit, and Kelly Ferguson, Registered Dietitian at Southwestern Public Health, to discuss talking with children about food. Together, they highlight the importance of food neutrality and delight in their shared love and appreciation for food. Listen,...

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Raluca and Liv co-host Pierre Harrison, Ontario certified teacher, to talk about all things play. Pierre invites us to reexamine play and our role as educators in children’s play experiences. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!

In this minisode, join Raluca, Strive Professional Learning Lead, as she outlines the upcoming professional learning events for June 2024. Check out all of our current events: striveswo.ca/our-events/

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Kayla and Liv co-host to talk about foundational learning. Together, Kayla and Liv challenge negative framing of this learning while explaining Strive’s intentions in revisiting foundational ECEC skills and concepts. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Kayla and Bre co-host to dive into data. As the Strive team continues to grow and rethink the ways we approach our work, Kayla and Bre discuss how the team plans to use data to build a story of professional learning. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!

In this minisode, join Raluca, Strive Professional Learning Lead, as she outlines the upcoming professional learning events for May 2024. Check out all of our current events: striveswo.ca/our-events/

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Bre is joined by Lobna Ajaini, MPED Candidate, HBECL, RECE, to dive into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Using kindness as a lens, Lobna discusses the importance of embedding DEI work into all we do in the early years. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, the Strive Resource Centre Specialists, Liz Gannon, RECE, and Sara D’Alessandro, RECE, co-host to share some very exciting upcoming changes to the ECE Professional Resource Centre. Together, they discuss their plans to align their work with their pedagogical focus and delight in some of their favourite new resources. Listen,...

In this minisode, join Raluca, Strive Professional Learning Lead, as she outlines the upcoming professional learning events for April 2024. Check out all of our current events: striveswo.ca/our-events/

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Raluca is joined by Atticus Faulkner, RECE, to dive further into supporting and addressing needs in early years programs. Atticus recently joined our community as the educator story at Winter Rethink 2024, where he discussed how he and his program team implemented All Kids Belong resources to support their children. In additi...

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Kayla Bartlett, BA, RECE, and Haille Ifabumuyi, HBECL, MA, RECE, co-host to revisit and disseminate their work around mentorship as Community Animators. Though this work was conducted regionally, Kayla and Haille found many similar ideas and needs around mentorship. Together, they discuss how they plan to translate their work...

In this minisode, join Raluca, Strive Professional Learning Lead, as she outlines the upcoming professional learning events for March 2024. Check out all of our current events: striveswo.ca/our-events/

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Kayla is joined by Drew Dudley, internationally acclaimed leadership speaker and best-selling author, to rethink leadership. Drew believes that all of us are leaders and that it is the everyday interpersonal actions that create and inspire change. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Liz is joined by Mela Swayze, PhD, to take a deeper dive into equity. Mela discusses their RISE Framework for Early Learning, which was developed to advance equity in the early years, and breaks down the four pillars of the framework. Mela also discusses their work in supporting educators and care professionals in the early y...

In this minisode, join Raluca, Strive Professional Learning Lead, as she outlines the upcoming professional learning events for February 2024. Check out all of our current events: striveswo.ca/our-events/

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally is joined by Raluca Wood, MPEd, HBECL, RECE, the interim Professional Learning Lead at Strive. Raluca shares parts of her professional journey, her passion for ECEC, and her motivations for bringing inspired professional learning in her new role. We also say goodbye to Ally as this is her final episode as host before goi...

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally is joined by some members of the Licensed Child Care Network (LCCN) Marketing Committee, Nicole Blanchette, RECE, Kathy Harris, RECE, Julie Keens, RECE, Jennifer Smith, and Joe Winser. In this episode, they discuss LCCN’s new marketing campaign, Little Moments, Big Impact. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!

In this minisode, join Kayla, Strive Professional Learning Lead, as she outlines the upcoming professional learning events for January 2024. Check out all of our current events: striveswo.ca/our-events/

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally is joined by a team of Orchard Park Early Learning Centre toddler educators, Lindsay Lamb, RECE, and Tracy Small, RECE, and their centre director, Lauren Goossens, RECE. Inspired by Ally’s Extreme Makeover: Classroom Edition professional learning session, this team undertook a big change in their space. In this episode,...

In this special 2023 year end minisode, join (most of) the Strive Team as they reflect on their favourite professional learning opportunities and podcast episodes.

In this special 2023 year end minisode, listen to early childhood education and care professionals talk about what excites them about their work. Recorded on October 17, this special minisode was created to celebrate ECE and Child Care Worker Appreciation Day.

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally is joined by Todd Dickey, RECE, to unpack some assumptions about the early years sector. While reflecting on his own professional journey, Todd breaks down some of the stereotypes of men working in the field and shares his passion for advocacy. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, The Strive Professional Learning Assistants, Amy Petrarca, RECE and Olivia Musico, RECE, co-host each other, diving into their Capstone Research Projects from their Early Childhood Leadership Degrees. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!

In this minisode, join Kayla, Strive Professional Learning Lead, as she outlines the upcoming professional learning events for December 2023. Check out all of our current events: striveswo.ca/our-events/

Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally is joined by Kathleen Lee, RECE, Kim Baltare, RECE, and Zichen Li, RECE, the incredible Community Connector Coding Team, to discuss how we measure the work the Community Connectors do. Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!