Teachers often say they got into this awesome profession for the kids. The students, the relationships and bonds we form, the moments of connection, are all the silver linings of our careers - a reward for the late nights, the busy days, the commitment we invest in education. Here are three simple ways to reconnect with your students, and to help them reconnect with one another and with people in the community during Covid-19 isolation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 03, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 169
Hey there, twinkle toes! Are your feet telling you they're not happy? Podiatrist Sara from Frankie 4 Footwear joins me today to talk all things foot health! Teaching is a profession which is known to be physically demanding, right down to the floor. Sara tells us about the common mistakes teachers make when it comes to their feet, and offers some great, professional tips for preventing future foot conditions and alleviating current pain. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group...
May 02, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 168
Are you all over TikTok? Or are you yet to dip a toe in? Mr D, a seasoned TikTok user, shares helpful hints and tips, as well as the audio from his very first viral video. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Star...
Apr 30, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 167
Positive reinforcement is a big part of classroom management in today's... classrooms. So how do you deliver positive reinforcement to your students in the absence of the actual classroom? Jill and Bron are here with some ideas to help! In an uncertain and somewhat unsettling time for kids, retaining some of the familiar routines from their classroom can help alleviate stress. Teachers are busily (and awesomely!) transferring years of their practise in the classroom to the virtual classrooms we'...
Apr 26, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 166
Dr Sam Manger from The GP Show joins me today with loads of practical advice for teachers working throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Sam is a GP on the Sunshine Coast with special interests in lifestyle medicine and mental health. He is also the President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. In this episode: How can movement improve teachers' physical and mental health. The benefits of regular sleep on teachers' health. The one thing you should stop today to help improve your wel...
Apr 25, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 165
Teachers, how are you holding up? Are you totally smashing remote learning? Go, you! Are you struggling to adjust a little bit? That's totally okay. We're here to let you know that it's okay if you haven't found your stride yet, and there's plenty of creative inspiration coming out of isolation. So hop online, get some ideas to use yourself, or show your students some other amazing teachers' work. Let's remember to life one another up. in us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, wh...
Apr 23, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 164
Kids can have trouble regulating their emotions at the best of times. So throw a global pandemic into the mix, and we've noticed that our own kids are feeling a bit out of sorts. From talking to teachers and parents, we've heard that lots of children are experiencing emotional upset, which they can't quite describe. Some adults are feeling this way too. We've developed a brand new, gorgeous resource called Mood Trackers, which help children to identify when their mood is changing, record their f...
Apr 19, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 163
Dr Sam Manger from The GP Show joins me today with loads of practical advice for teachers working throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Sam is a GP on the Sunshine Coast with special interests in lifestyle medicine and mental health. He is also the President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. In this episode: What is Lifestyle Medicine? What are the risk factors for moderate to severe Covid-19 infection? What measures should teachers take to physically protect themselves against C...
Apr 18, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 162
Anyone going a little bonkers in iso? This is a time which is challenging us all, no matter who we are or where we live. It's also a time where amazing creativity is being unleashed and set upon the internet! Join Mr D talking about his favourite finds online. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to kno...
Apr 16, 2020•12 min•Season 2Ep. 161
Jill and Bron chat about Teach Starter's amazing new FREE resource, 65 Things to Do With Kids at Home. Every activity is fun, with learning opportunities and experiences embedded. Send a copy home to your students' families today! Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is re...
Apr 12, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 160
"The new normal" is the term many teachers and parents are using to describe this sudden change of circumstances to the children in our lives. This new normal is a way of viewing what can be seen as inconvenient, stressful, tumultuous and harmful to our health, as something we can adjust to. Ally is a Grade 2 teacher who has been open in sharing her journey adjusting to teaching remotely, due to Covid19 restrictions. In this episode she shares what the new normal looks like for herself and her s...
Apr 11, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 159
Zoom meetings, lessons and catch ups have become a huge thing in the past few weeks. Funny things happen on Zoom. Listen in to Mr D talking about the challenges and laughs in this totally weird time. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. For the Love of Teachin...
Apr 09, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 158
Brace yourself; winter is coming. And so are the germs! For kids, simple hygiene hacks like effective hand-washing and appropriate coughing/sneezing practises can have a great effect on how they stay well. In this episode, Jill and Bron share all of their favourite tips for teaching kids about germs! Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't fo...
Apr 05, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 157
In mid-March, as the emerging Covid-19 crisis impacted Australians, preschool teacher Hannah Goldspink observed fewer and fewer students turning up. Although the Federal government was instructing children to still go to school, parents were concerned and deciding to withdraw their young pupils. Hannah felt the uncertainty of those little students still attending. Those, whose parents were deemed “essential workers”, who essentially had nowhere else to go during the days. She wanted them to know...
Apr 05, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 156
Supply teachers, you're the unsung heroes of the teaching profession! Just quietly, we think you're amazing. Flexible, caring, able, professional. Mr D and Bron have both spent time supply teaching (or sub teaching, or even sub-ply teaching!), so we know your challenges. But what happens when a supply teacher occasionally drops the ball? Well, Mr D has had this happen (more than once). They say it takes two to tango, and the relationship between a class teacher and a supply teacher can be delica...
Apr 02, 2020•8 min•Season 2Ep. 155
Kids the world over are going through a lot. At Teach Starter, our mindfulness activities have always been super popular with teachers. We've now developed a home learning pack full of our best mindfulness activities and it's completely free. In this episode, Jill and Bron share all of their favourite tips for teaching kids about the benefits of mindfulness! Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching...
Mar 29, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 154
We find ourselves in very uncertain and unsettling times. For most of us, life continues – albeit an altered reality – but with the underlying sense that everything we know has been changed. Our children aren’t immune to sub-surface bubbling of societal anxiety brought about by the unprecedented pandemic. Stress and anxiety are becoming commonly experienced by our kids. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and they’re navigating it at a very young age. For teachers and parents, we’re looking for ...
Mar 28, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 153
In schools, you know we love our specialist teachers. They know their stuff. They take our kids off our hands so we can actually do some marking. They return them in one piece, happy and relaxed. Mr D has some important messages for specialist teachers and he shares them here. You'll have to listen to hear Mr D's other brilliant tips. Yas, honey! Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you s...
Mar 26, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 152
It's a totally unprecedented and strange time for many of us. We are thinking of you, teachers, and recognise and appreciate the amazing work you do for your students and communities. We'll be bringing you practical support by talking through our weekly Learning From Home Timetables every Monday morning on The Buzz. Keep going, you've got this. Check out our new Online Learning Hub where you can create your own online learning resources for your students to complete remotely. Upload a video, add...
Mar 26, 2020•12 min•Season 2Ep. 151
In this episode, Jill and I re-live our experiences as pregnant professionals! If you haven't been a pregnant teacher, prepare for some hilarious truth-bombs. If you are (or have been) a pregnant teacher, you'll definitely relate! Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is re...
Mar 22, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 150
It’s a process that goes by many names. Project-Based Learning, Personal Interest Projects, Inquiry-Based Projects, Active Exploration Projects… Genius Hour is our name for it at Teach Starter! Today I’m here talking with Sam from Make Sparks Fly on Instagram all about PBL! So what is PBL? Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in personally meaningful projects, connecting the classroom to the real world. Join us in our new For the Love of Teachi...
Mar 21, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 149
If ever there was a random podcast episode about teaching, this is it. We're not ones to stick to a script, but this episode gets real. Mr D shares some top tips for Coronavirus rationing and for your first year of teaching. Rules for life: 1. Two squares per poo. 2. Be besties with your "secry". You'll have to listen to hear Mr D's other brilliant tips. Yas, honey! Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk ...
Mar 19, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 148
Harmony Week is on the 15-21st of March and is held every year in Australia. It’s a day that as a school community you can celebrate diversity! A day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home, from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. Students can learn and understand how all Australians from diverse backgrounds equally belong to this nation and enrich it. Last year we wrote about Harmony Day and included some really cut...
Mar 15, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 147
Teach Starter's Little Learners Month continues! In this episode you'll hear from Ally Lovejoy, a second year Minnesota teacher who has always found joy in working with children with additional needs. Ally currently teaches children with mental health diagnoses such as Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive disorder, giving them a safe and accepting place in her classroom where they can learn and develop at their own pace. We've produced a stack o...
Mar 14, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 146
On Mr D's recent trip to visit the Teach Starter team in Australia, he picked up a few sustainability tricks to take home to Seattle! Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We make quality, downloadable tea...
Mar 12, 2020•3 min•Season 2Ep. 145
How are you doing, teachers? Hanging in there? The beginning of the school year can be especially draining, so it's crucial to show ourselves and our colleagues kindness. Our brand new blog, Teacher Survival Kit, shows you all the ways you can pop together a little kit of goodies to keep behind your desk - in case of emergencies. In this episode, Jill and Bron share all of their favourite teacher things, which would be perfect to include in a teacher survival kit! Join us in our new For the Love...
Mar 08, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 144
Have you heard of The Daily Five? Ally is a passionate teacher who has used this awesome program to engage and delight her beautiful students. She’s a huge fan of the Daily Five and she documents her students’ learnings on her Instagram page, @theyoungeducator, in her highlighted stories, so check them out. Ally says The Daily 5 has been a game-changer for her and her students. We've produced a stack of new Little Learners resources for K-3 classrooms and are excited to share them with you. Join...
Mar 07, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 143
Have you ever had a lesson that just got totally derailed? One where you looked on in shock, wishing you could do something to stop the disaster? Well, Mr D has. Several times, actually! Always cool, calm and collected, Mr D knows how to diffuse a situation (and live to tell the hilarious tale!) On this episode, Mr D shares of a time when he allowed his young students to explore their creativity through visual arts. The art class itself went well; it was the group sharing to conclude the lesson ...
Mar 05, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 142
At Teach Starter, we've declared March Little Learners' Month. You asked for more early years teaching resources, and we've come through with the goods. For the entire month of March, we're publishing heaps of early years educational resources! In this episode, find out how the whole team at Teach Starter worked collaboratively and loved popping these resources together, and hear about Jill and Bron's favourite brand now resources. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, wher...
Mar 01, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 141
Early Years teachers, this one's for you! We're kicking off Little Learners Month at Teach Starter, which means we're dedicating March to all the amazing teachers inspiring young and eager minds. This week's guest on For the Love of Teaching is foundation teacher Nicole, who you'll find on Instagram as Teaching This Way! Listen in to this cute and hilarious episode where Nicole shows some of the funniest things her students have disclosed during show and tell in her classroom over the years. Nic...
Feb 29, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 140
