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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 our core mission of supporting the English education community in Quebec.

  1. ShiftED Podcast #83 In Conversation with Heather Riosa & Teah Sarrazin: Inside a Nature Immersion Preschool Program @WQSB

    5D AGO

    ShiftED Podcast #83 In Conversation with Heather Riosa & Teah Sarrazin: Inside a Nature Immersion Preschool Program @WQSB

    Two veteran kindergarten teachers from Quebec share how they built a nature immersion program from scratch — and what seven years in the woods taught them about language, math, safety, and joy. From wolf-call recalls to nature journals to families trading screen time for bug kits, this is the practical, grounded conversation outdoor educators have been waiting for.

    32 min
  2. ShiftED Podcast #82 In Conversation with Med Kharbach: AI, Literacy, and the Future of Learning

    FEB 4

    ShiftED Podcast #82 In Conversation with Med Kharbach: AI, Literacy, and the Future of Learning

    What if the real challenge isn’t new tools, but our literacy around them? Educator and researcher Med Kharbach reflects on how teaching has evolved from early digital classrooms to today’s shifting landscape. We explore practical AI literacy, smarter assessment design, and why thoughtful pedagogy—not detection or hype—remains the key to helping students show their thinking and learn with integrity.

    25 min
  3. ShiftED Podcast #81 In Conversation with Steve Leckman Back to Basics: Learning with Nature

    JAN 27

    ShiftED Podcast #81 In Conversation with Steve Leckman Back to Basics: Learning with Nature

    What happens when you trade screens for streams and let kids rediscover what’s just outside the door? We sit down with Steve Leckman, director and lead instructor at Coyote Programs, to explore how immersive outdoor education builds focus, resilience, and real connection—especially for students growing up in urban environments. Steve shares how a reluctant first canoe trip sparked a lifelong commitment to nature-based learning, and unpacks a practical, school-friendly approach that blends wilderness skills, ecology, leadership, and play. We talk fort-building instincts, sit spots, weekly outdoor routines, and how simple schoolyard experiences can reduce anxiety and deepen learning. From one-off workshops to ongoing programs, this conversation makes the case for outdoor learning not as an “extra,” but as essential groundwork for stewardship, wellbeing, and curiosity. Your schoolyard is a living lab—what will you try first?

    25 min
  4. ShiftEd Podcast #80 In Conversation with Catherine Korah: What Children Really Need to Grow

    JAN 20

    ShiftEd Podcast #80 In Conversation with Catherine Korah: What Children Really Need to Grow

    What if the fastest way to help kids learn is to stop rushing their growth? In this episode, we sit down with Catherine Korah from the Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management to unpack a deceptively simple idea: when children feel secure with adults and have space for real play, learning and maturity emerge naturally. We explore what true play actually looks like, why well-intentioned praise and goals can shut down creativity, and how protecting unstructured play primes the brain for later academic success. The conversation turns candid on screens, post-pandemic stress, and phone bans—why removing devices without replacing connection leaves a void, and what humane alternatives really work. Grounded, hopeful, and practical, this episode offers language, confidence, and next steps for educators and parents navigating behaviour with care, patience, and trust.

    29 min
  5. ShiftED Podcast #79 In Conversation with Graham Carr: Building a Sustainable Future for Québec's Post-Secondary Education

    JAN 14

    ShiftED Podcast #79 In Conversation with Graham Carr: Building a Sustainable Future for Québec's Post-Secondary Education

    Québec’s universities are at a tipping point. Funding changes, policy signals, AI, and global competition are reshaping what higher education can be. In this episode, Graham Carr of Concordia University unpacks the realities behind the headlines—and the bold choices that could define what comes next.

    29 min
  6. ShiftED Podcast #78 In Conversation with Chris Kennedy: What We Hold Sacred in Education: Leadership, Trust and Change

    JAN 5

    ShiftED Podcast #78 In Conversation with Chris Kennedy: What We Hold Sacred in Education: Leadership, Trust and Change

    What does a basketball court have to do with leading a school district? In this episode, Chris Kennedy, West Vancouver Superintendent, shares how coaching shaped a leadership style rooted in trust, wellbeing, and human-centered change—plus how curriculum, technology, and AI can support schools without losing what matters most.

    25 min
  7. ShiftED Podcast #77 • In Conversation with Anne-Marie Cech: Building stronger, healthier communities together

    12/16/2025

    ShiftED Podcast #77 • In Conversation with Anne-Marie Cech: Building stronger, healthier communities together

    The early years fly by, and they shape more than we often realize. In this episode, we talk about what actually makes a difference in the first five years of life—reading together every day, leaving room for real play, and creating simple, safe spaces for kids to grow. Anne-Marie from CHSSN joins us to connect the research on brain development and language to what families and schools are seeing on the ground in Québec. We also look at the barriers English-speaking families face when accessing services, and how CHSSN’s Bright Beginnings program helps connect the dots so support reaches children early—before anyone falls through the cracks.

    29 min
  8. ShiftED Podcast #76 Navigating the AI Shift in Education: A Conversation with Nelson CEO Steve Brown

    12/02/2025

    ShiftED Podcast #76 Navigating the AI Shift in Education: A Conversation with Nelson CEO Steve Brown

    What if a 110-year-old textbook company decided it wasn’t in the textbook business anymore? We sit down with Steve Brown, CEO of Nelson Education, to talk about how a legacy brand chose to blow itself up—on purpose. From a “great bowl of vanilla” to a bold new flavour, Steve walks us through Nelson’s reinvention and the birth of Edwin, a curriculum-aligned platform built to put everything teachers and students need in one trusted space. We dig into the skills that matter most in an uncertain world—literacy and numeracy as bedrock, but also equity, empathy, and the courage to debate. For Steve, when students learn to question well and lead with understanding, societies thrive. His north star isn’t just better classrooms—it’s a measurable lift in national GDP powered by engaged, creative graduates. On AI, he draws a firm line: tool, not product. Instead of leaning on public models that hallucinate, Nelson built its own large language model trained on rigorously vetted content. The payoff? Faster development, smarter assessment, and genuinely personalized learning—without trading away trust. Along the way, we talk naysayers, the five whys, and the “humble arrogance” it takes to make big bets and hold steady when things get rough. If you care about modern learning, teacher time, and scaling what works without losing soul, this one’s worth your hour. Subscribe, share it with a colleague who needs a spark, and tell us—what would you disrupt first?

    28 min
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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 our core mission of supporting the English education community in Quebec.

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  • Creator
    LEARN
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    88
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 LEARN
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