Welcome to this episode where we talk about the what, how and why of bullet journaling. My guests for this episode are Michelle Tichy & Stephen "Namu" Orsborn.
Read MoreWelcome to this episode where Dr Michelle Tichy joins me once again from Rollins College in USA. This episode we are talking transitions on a personal, local, global and professional level.
Read MoreIn this episode Narelle and Michelle are inspired by a Twitter thread about teacher hacks - tips, tricks and ideas we wished we had been taught about.
Read MoreMichelle and Narelle talk about staying connected and supporting our students through challenging times and the pandemic. We explore what it means to be holding space for yourself and others.
Read MoreIn this first episode of Series 4 Michelle Tichy and I talk about the hot topic of 2020 and 2021 - video on or off! We also unpack some self-care strategies we have been engaging with including practices to help with sleep and the place of mantras.
Read MoreWelcome to this first Summer Series episode. We have a new logo and a new mini format to celebrate. In episode 1 we talk about finishing studies in a pandemic and we discuss the place of gratitude and appreciation, while also exploring the concept of ‘going with the flow’. Enjoy this episode.
Read MoreWelcome back to Jodie Cooper a coach and wellbeing educator who joins us this episode with a focus on motivation and willpower. Throughout the episode we unpack the science and connect with some explicit strategies you can put in place right now as you navigate heavily workloads, high expectations, and personal and professional growth.
Read MoreWelcome to this episode were we hear from 6 pre-service teachers about their experience of working together over 5 days for an online simulation professional experience. Say hello to Ashley Toth, Kayla Fioritti, Lauren Hevey, Manami Menich, Natasha Rahilly, and Nina Mossop who are primary and secondary education students at Swinburne University of Technology. In this episode we discuss the impact from planning curriculum together, working as a collaboration, and teaching in the online space. As a celebration of this time together, and as a contribution back to the sector, a series of tips have been generated on the themes of engagement, supporting inclusion, wellbeing, supporting culture and indigenous perspectives, collaboration, and possibilities. Enjoy these unique insights as these PSTs adapt and embrace the continual changes as a result of Covid.
Read MoreWelcome to this episode where we hear from Claire, Breanna and Chrystal who are secondary pre-service teachers who are getting ready to graduate. They join me to reveal their insights of undertaking a professional experience placement in the secondary context during a Covid remote and flexible learning directive. Head’s up, this episode is honest, raw and insightful with moments touching on disappointment, isolation and a sadness that has been 2020 for some of us.
Read MoreWelcome to this episode where we talk play. My guest Jodie Cooper joins me as we have a few giggles, and investigate smiles, laughs and conscious choices to engage in positivity . Play in our personal life for teachers is critical, we often think about it in regard to curriculum, but in this podcast episode we want to extend our ideas of play and we ask the questions: why is play important for us in our personal life? What might it look like in practice? And why is it important for our wellbeing and self-care?
Read MoreWelcome to this episode where Associate Professor Marni Binder joins me. Marni is an educator and arts-based practitioner based in Toronto, Canada at Ryerson University. We get juicy in this episode and you’ll hear just how passionate we are about the arts and the place it has in education. Enjoy as we encourage you to explore the place of arts, creativity and imagination for you both personally and professionally.
Read MoreIn this episode I talk with Tina Hascher, a Professor of Education Science at the University of Bern in Switzerland. We talk about her latest research in wellbeing and why is it important for future teachers and teachers to care about wellbeing. Throughout the episode we raise the importance of caring about wellbeing coming from both sides - teachers and students.
Read MoreNadine Crane joins me in this episode of Teachers Supporting Teachers. Nadine is an educator and teacher educator at The University of Melbourne with a background in inquiry learning. She’s currently undertaking her PhD to investigate further the notion of “curriculuming”, specifically looking at how teachers and students co-curate curriculum. In this episode we discuss what inquiry learning is, why we need to know about it and what this looks like in practice. We myth bust and provide critical links to what you need to know to foster learning this way.
Read MoreAssessment and reporting are a key aspect to the role of a teacher. Writing school reports is a is an integral part of this but it is something that is often, well to be honest, discussed in a way that frames the task as negative, something extra that has to be done and is often completed at the last minute and on weekends. This rhetoric diminishes the importance of report writing and the purpose which is to celebrate and contribute to the growth of each learner. In this episode we welcome back Leesa Downes, a teacher and early childhood expert who talks about assessment and reporting from a learning community perspective. She focuses on the why and how of utilising a strengths-based approach to report writing.
Read MoreIn this episode I talk with Lisa Baker, an early childhood educator, coach and all time inspiring colleague who has a wealth of knowledge and experience in education and positive psychology. We focus on wellbeing literacy and unpack what this is, why it is important and what it can look like in the classroom. Lisa shares loads of top tips and strategies to help us explore this topic and connect with what is possible.
Read MoreWelcome to series 2, episode 1 of Teachers Supporting Teachers. In this episode Professor Caroline Mansfield joins me. I am so excited to introduce you to Caroline as she introduces us to her journey of being an educator. I was first introduced to Caroline a few years ago and have been a huge fan of her work and approach to teacher resilience ever since. In this episode we talk about the BRITE modules which stands for Building Resilience in Teacher Education. This project focuses on embedding resilience skills and strategies in teacher education programs and developing contextually responsive curriculum and resources.
Read MoreSay hello to Wendy Goff, an academic who has been supporting pre-service teachers and mentor teachers undertake professional experience in the remote and flexible mode during COVID-19. Wendy shares her insights into the experience and offers a wealth of tips about wellbeing, the place of relationships, and just how resilient and ambitious the profession has been during this dynamic time.
Read MoreWe welcome back Thana and Emma to Teachers Supporting Teachers Podcast from Episode 8 who we now speak to at the end of week three of a four week block of professional experience during COVID-19 flexible and remote learning. We discuss insights into the reality of this time for the profession of education who have been required to be dynamic and flexible.
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