Welcome to Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community! We've been covering some pretty heavy ground the last couple of weeks, so this week we came up for air and asked teachers: Tell us which state you teach in... without telling us which state you teach in! Next week's question is back to the serious stuff: What's the grossest thing you've touched in the classroom? Eww! Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’...
Sep 30, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 351
Angela Watson is a teacher and is also the host of the Truth for Teachers podcast ! She's here on Teach Starter today talking about teacher wellbeing, the risk of burnout, and how to overcome challenges which all teachers will face in their careers. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to: Subscribe to Teach Starter on your preferred podcast app , so you’ll never miss an episode! Subscribe to Teach Starter on Youtube , for helpful videos for your classroom. Follow Teach Starter on Instagram for da...
Sep 28, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 350
The Quality Time program seeks to "simplify and modernise administrative processes and practices, to ensure that teacher and school leader time is spent on the work that matters most and best supports quality teaching and learning." Read the Quality Time Action Plan document here. Access the feedback form here (the consultation period has been extended by two weeks due to the high volume of feedback being submitted). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 26, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 349
Welcome to Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community! This week we asked teachers: What does the word 'burnout' mean to you? Thank you to all of the teachers who joined in this discussion. It's certainly a confronting and difficult thing to talk about and acknowledge. Burnout affects so many teachers. Please do take care of yourselves and if you need support, call Lifeline . Next week we're asking you to: Tell u...
Sep 23, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 348
"When you're a happy person, you're a happy teacher. Your happiness is what will be contagious in your classroom!" The incredible Cassie Stephens is back with us, and this time she's sharing all about her creative passions! Listen as Cassie encourages teachers to find and pursue some creative activities which will bring them joy! Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to: Subscribe to Teach Starter on your preferred podcast app , so you’ll never miss an episode! Subscribe to Teach Starter on Youtube...
Sep 21, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 347
Let's talk handwriting! Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 19, 2021•10 min•Season 3Ep. 346
Welcome to Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community! This week we asked teachers: How many hours do you work on the weekends? Listen to hear what they said! Confirmation (if we ever needed it) that teachers are amazing. Next week we're asking: What does the word 'burnout' mean to you? Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At ...
Sep 16, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 345
How we can cultivate safe classroom culture for LGBTQ students and families? Erin Castillo teaches Special Ed and is a peer counsellor in the California Bay Area. She’s a mental health advocate, and today she's back to talk about How we can help LGBTQ students feel safe, accepted and loved in our classrooms. How important LGBTQ representation in literature and media is for all students. How to be an ally and support LGBTQ students and families. Her Mental Health Check In Chart. Thanks for listen...
Sep 16, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 344
Pride month has come and gone for another year, and whilst it was a wonderful time highlighting and celebrating our LGBTQ community, it’s still absolutely crucial for us, as teachers, to ensure that all of our students feel safe, respected, and loved year-round. For more information on supporting LGBTQ students , here are some fantastic websites with great information and further resources: Victoria Government Safe Schools Guide Rainbow Network Kids Helpine Reach Out – Online Support, Emergency ...
Sep 12, 2021•10 min•Season 3Ep. 343
Welcome to Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community! This week we asked teachers: If you could change one thing about education what would it be? Listen to hear what they said and here’s the link to the curriculum consultation I mentioned. Next week we're asking: How much of your weekend do you spend working? Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new...
Sep 10, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 342
Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely Espinal is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal f...
Sep 07, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 341
I was recently joined by Tam, from MissLearningBee , on an Instagram live, to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of remote teaching and we’ve popped that together for you to listen to today on the show. Hope you enjoy! Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours ...
Sep 05, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 340
There's always one... one student in any concert who goes completely rogue and steals the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 02, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 339
Erin Castillo teaches Special Ed and is a peer counsellor in the California Bay Area. She’s a mental health advocate, and today we are lucky enough to have Erin to here talk about: Student Mental Health and the importance of checking in with each of our students regularly. The catalyst in her classroom which made her stop and think about the importance of not only prioritising students' academic learning, but also their mental health. Her Mental Health Check In Chart. Thanks for listening! Don’t...
Aug 31, 2021•9 min•Season 3Ep. 338
With many of us navigating remote learning, Jill and Bron are chatting today about some fun theme days for your students to do while learning from home. For more info, check out Holly's awesome blog, 21 Theme Day Ideas for Remote Learning. Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save t...
Aug 29, 2021•13 min•Season 3Ep. 337
Welcome to Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community! This week we asked teachers: How do you inject your personality into your teaching? Listen to hear what they said! Next week we're asking: How do you bring your personality into the classroom? Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this g...
Aug 27, 2021•3 min•Season 3Ep. 336
Educator and author Danny Steele has 28 years of experience in the public school system in Alabama. Spending his time as a teacher, coach, administrator and career mentor to other administrators, Danny has developed a strong sense of what it means to be an effective educator who can really connect with students. His book, Essential Truths For Teachers, co-written with Todd Whitaker , takes teachers through some of the fundamental and necessary principles at the core of teaching, which they say h...
Aug 24, 2021•32 min•Season 13Ep. 335
Full STEAM Ahead is the 2021 theme for Stamp Collecting Month. Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 22, 2021•9 min•Season 3Ep. 334
Who was that one amazing teacher who impacted your life so much that they inspired YOU to become a teacher? Welcome to Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community! This week we asked teachers: Who was your favourite teacher, and why? Listen to hear what they said! Next week we're asking: How do you bring your personality into the classroom? Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the...
Aug 19, 2021•8 min•Season 3Ep. 333
When we talk about digital literacies, often the first thing that comes to mind is educating kids about privacy, security, and cyberbullying. Today's children may be large-scale consumers of online media, but they are also creators, publishers, distributors, and critics. The digital landscape is an environment rich with possibilities. Still, it also creates an immediate, practical need: Students have to know how to interact with creative work in ethical and legal ways. Copyright is becoming an e...
Aug 18, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 332
Book Week is rolling around once more and this year we're created new resources to support your teaching, whether you're in the classroom or teaching remotely. Happy Book Week, teachers and students! Read Holly's Book Week blog here! Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teacher...
Aug 15, 2021•8 min•Season 3Ep. 331
Welcome to Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community! This week we asked teachers: How are you celebrating Book Week this year? Listen to hear what they said! Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that sa...
Aug 12, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 330
Today we will be talking about the persisting narrative around “learning loss” – The idea that students have suffered a collective educational deficit due to the global pandemic. We’re joined by Ron Berger, chief academic officer at EL Education , to look at how, as educators, we can challenge this negative dialogue and reframe how we view students – seeing them as capable, resilient learners whom we believe in. Read Ron's article "Our Kids Are Not Broken" in The Atlantic . Thanks for listening!...
Aug 11, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 329
It's a really weird time, right, guys? Queensland teachers return to face-to face learning this week, while Victorian teachers enter another lockdown and remote learning period. Here are some ideas for how to reset yourself and help to feel a little bit normal, it very unusual times. Stay safe and well. Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! ...
Aug 08, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 328
Being a beginning teacher is challenging, and transitioning from a largely theory-based, academic understanding of education into a real-life, operational classroom with students with diverse needs, can be tricky. Throw in a pandemic, some remote learning, and physical isolation from your teaching friends and colleagues, and the challenge grows. But it’s not bad news. Beginning teachers right now are developing resilience and flexibility which will hold them in good stead throughout their career...
Aug 05, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 327
Having had three school years, now, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, what are the key learnings for teachers? Where are those elusive silver linings for learners? Cassie Stephens is a spirited and passionate art teacher who adapted her teaching style and method when the pandemic hit. Her changes lead to successful student outcomes which the experienced teacher would have never anticipated. Listen as Cassie talks through some of the amazing 'gifts' the pandemic gave us and our students. Cassie ...
Aug 03, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 326
Have you ever taught a composite or multi-age class? One Brisbane school has gone completely composite in its upper years classrooms, and the change has been super successful! Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz! See omnyst...
Aug 01, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 325
Welcome to the Teach Starter podcast , where teaching inspiration begins! At Teach Starter , we help teachers and their students have more of those amazing aha moments in the classroom. Every week, we'll be bringing you updates and news about the teaching profession! We think teaching is the best job in the world… and we’re here to help you thrive, teachers! Let’s do this. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to: Subscribe to Teach Starter on your favorite podcast app , so you’ll never miss an epi...
Jul 31, 2021•3 min•Season 3Ep. 324
Hello and happy Friday teachers! What a week that was! We’ve had schools in Victoria and South Australia come out of lockdown, while teachers in New South Wales learned that they will be teaching remotely for some time still. So many of us have been through this before and it never gets easy, but teaching is a big and inclusive and supportive community and we are here for each other. In this week’s teacher voicemail, we asked for some messages of support, and Lisa from Redpoppy's Class has share...
Jul 29, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 323
A recent chance-conversation Jill had with a secondary teacher got us thinking: how can we support and help our education colleagues and bridge the gap between primary and secondary sectors? Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms b...
Jul 25, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 322
