Shine On - an Early Childhood Education Podcast
Shine Bright EYM proudly presents Shine On, a podcast series for prospective and current Early Childhood Education Professionals. A podcast to engage, celebrate, and advocate for the Early Years sector through collaborative discussions with professionals in the industry. Drawing inspiration from our guiding philosophy document The Shine Bright Way, we’ll be bringing you a series of conversations, inspirations, and big ideas from all aspects of the Early Childhood Sector. From keeping the joy, professionalism, making every moment matter, to collaborative generative thinking, foregrounding First Nations perspectives, being open to complexity and meaningful documentation.
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Episodes
25 episodes
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Upskilling from Diploma to Bachelor with Adele Brown
In this episode, we chat with Adele Brown, an inspiring early childhood educator who has upskilled from her Diploma of Early Childhood Education to her Bachelor of Early Childhood Education. Adele shares what motivated her ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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29:07
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Book Club with Crystal and Sophie
Crystal is back in the recording studio with some books she's been itching to share! Join us for our third book club episode and get your pens ready - you'll want to take note of the books we're recommending today. Head over to our socials and ...
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19:41
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Educator Toolkit - fine motor activities and group games inspirations
Find yourself doing the same learning experiences over and over? Looking for some inspiration on different activities you can try? Welcome to the Educator Toolkit series from Shine On Podcast, where our Shine Bright educators share their practi...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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14:24
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Supported Playgroups and Communities for Children with Wendy Irving and Mim Brown
They say it takes a village to raise a child... but how do we build the village?Wendy Irving and Mim Brown join us in this episode to discuss the benefits of the Shine Bright Supported Playgroup model and other family-centered projects r...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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37:35
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Advice From Little Experts - what is something you would LOVE to do every day?
Welcome to this special episode of Shine On, where we explore Advice From Little Experts.We know that child’s voice is crucial to high quality early childhood education, so in this episode, we took some questions from educators and child...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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7:57
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Early childhood recommendations and what's next for the Shine On Podcast?
In this episode, Alex, Crystal and Sophie are recording together for the first time in over a year! We’ll catch you up on what’s next for the pod, what we’ve been up to and share some early childhood recommendations. We’ve got some exciting epi...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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24:40
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iPad for Meaningful Documentation with Rachel Minns from @tech_play_teach
Curious about simple and creative ways you can use an iPad for documentation in early childhood programs? Listen in as Rachel Minns from Tech Play Teach talks us through tips and tricks you can start using right now.Rachel is an ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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30:50
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Book Club with Alex and Sophie
Need a new book recommendation? Alex and Sophie have got you covered with five titles that are sure to be a hit with the children.Listen in to see why we love Come Over to My House by Sally Rippin and Eliza Hull, Owl Babies by Martin Wad...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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26:58
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Gender Equity in Early Childhood with Vicki Hall
Vicki Hall is in conversation with Sophie and Alex, discussing gender justice and the significance of this work in early childhood education. In a time where gender-based violence is on the rise in Australia, the significance of this work...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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33:45
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Little Scientists in Early Childhood Education with Ana-Luisa Franco
On this episode we hear from Ana-Luisa Franco from Little Scientists. Come and hear fantastic examples of STEM in early childhood, the inquiry cycle, and Little Scientists recent experience partnering with Play School!Ana-Luisa Franco is...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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45:06
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Foregrounding First Nations perspectives with Koralynn Dodds
Alex and Sophie chat with Koralynn Dodds, Early Years Manager of Berrimba Childcare Centre in Echuca. Koralynn is a Yorta Yorta, Wiradjuri and Maori woman who has been an early childhood educator for 7 years. She is the mother of 8 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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47:43
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Shine On Book Club - children's book recommendations
Welcome to the Shine On Book Club! Alex and Sophie share some book recommendations that could be great to use in your early childhood educational programs. (These books are recommendations only, please use your discretion when deci...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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24:31
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Dr Red Ruby Scarlet in conversation with Alex and Crystal
Dr Red Ruby Scarlet is an activist, early childhood teacher-researcher, consultant, artist and academic. She holds numerous degrees in early childhood education and performing arts. Red has been working in early childhood for over 30 years and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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50:20
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Trauma-informed practice with Tracey Farrell
Alex and Crystal are in conversation with mental health social worker Tracey Farrell. Tracey is known for her passion in supporting infants, children, young people and their families to achieve a felt sense of safety when accessing ther...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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59:41
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SRF, developmental psychology and more with Susan Glencross
Alex and Sophie are in conversation with Susan Glencross, an educational and developmental psychologist at Strathmore Kids, which is a private practice that she runs with her partner Lauren. Susan grew up in the rural area of Darwin...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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48:12
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Inclusive practice in early childhood education with Georgina Goddard
Sophie and Crystal are in conversation with Georgina Goddard. Georgie is a teacher, Nominated Supervisor and Educational Leader at Marong Kindergarten. Before becoming an early childhood teacher, Georgie worked within the dis...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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35:55
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The Learning Wall: a new early childhood education planning format with Milly Ruff and Sophie Hay
Sophie is on the other side of the microphone in this episode, as Crystal interviews Sophie and kindergarten teacher Milly Ruff about a style of planning and programming. This is an emergent planning style that Sophie developed and has since be...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:09
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Assessment and rating in early childhood education with Alex, Crystal and Sophie
Alex, Crystal and Sophie discuss a hot topic in early childhood education - assessment and rating! They share Shine Bright EYM's proven process for supporting early childhood services through assessment and rating, which has led to amazin...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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45:35
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Mental health and wellbeing in early childhood education with Be You consultant Nicole Lees
Alex and Sophie are in conversation with Nicole Lees. Nicole is a consultant for Be You with Early Childhood Australia. Nicole’s background includes educator and leadership roles, consultancy and research. She spent several years working ...
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57:43
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Every moment matters in early childhood education with Kathryn Foley
Kathryn Foley is kindergarten teacher at Nyah West Kindergarten, where she has taught for 35 years. In this episode, Alex and Sophie speak with Kathryn about making every moment matter in early childhood, being brave in trying new things, what ...
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45:53
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Leadership and professionalism in early childhood education with Belinda Quinn
In this episode Crystal and Alex speak to Shine Bright Maiden Gully Early Years Hub manager Belinda Quinn. This conversation covers Belinda's career journey, balancing the demands of leadership, the experience of establishing a brand new early ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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47:44
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Wellbeing and arts-based reflective practice with Amelia Johnson
In this episode, Crystal and Sophie are in conversation with Amelia Johnson. Amelia Johnson is a social worker, art therapist and PhD student. She is also a proud mother of 3 adult children, a daughter, sister, niece, aunty, friend...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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37:33
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Bush Kinder with Nicole Howie
Have you ever thought about establishing a bush kinder program? In this episode, Alex and Sophie are in conversation with Nicole Howie. We explore what bush kinder looks like at Shine Bright Huntly Kindergarten, the incredible benefits and lear...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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43:49
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The Shine Bright Way with Alex, Crystal and Sophie
In this episode, Alex, Crystal and Sophie explore their respective backgrounds in early childhood education, what this podcast series is all about, and explain The Shine Bright Way as an organisational philosophy. Are you an early ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:20