Teach Starter Podcast
Join us as we chat to inspirational, everyday teachers. It's real, it's uplifting, it's funny: it's for the love of teaching!
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ReBuzz: Treat Yourself
Teachers: how often do we use our hard-earned cash to buy school supplies, stationery and classroom necessities? It's school holidays now, and it's time to treat yourself. Listen to Jill and Bron chat about some simple and inexpensive ways to...
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30 Year Teaching Career - Live Podcast Recording
Cath Williams and Shandell Gammon are experienced teachers who, after 30 years in the profession, are still passionate, creative and motivated to educate young minds.In this inspiring episode, you'll hear:Changes seen in 30 years of teachi...
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Report Cards are DONE!
We could hear that collective, audible sigh of relief from teachers everywhere when report cards for this last period were DONE!You did it! Well done!Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, fea...
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Teach Starter's Planting One Million Trees!
Teach Starter co-founder and co-host of Monday's The Buzz podcast, Jill Snape, talks about Teach Starter's commitment to plant one million trees by 2033.We talk about the journey towards becoming a B-Corp, Teach Starter's sustainabili...
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Behaviour Management Best Practise
Author and behaviour management specialist Marie Amaro talks about creating an effective classroom behaviour management strategy.
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All the Ways to Play!
Play-based learning - how fun! This episode focuses on the different styles of play children use to learn in early childhood.
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Voice Warm Ups For Teachers
A 1-minute voice warm up for teachers to use daily by voice coach and Tik Tok superstar Sally Prosser.
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The Black Lives Matter Movement - Amplifying Voices
In this episode with Mr D, we talk about the Black Lives Matter movement which the world is embracing. Mr D tells us what is happening in the US, talks about the importance of "passing the mic" to people of colour, and chats about the importa...
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Reporting on Home Learning - Comment Bank to Help You!
New FREE report card comment bank resource! Jill and Bron take you through our comment bank and other resources to help you write reports on your students' progress on home and remote learning.
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Closing the Gap for Indigenous University Students
Ben Lewis is the director of the Dandjoo Darbalung Indigenous access program at St Catherine's College in WA. The program enables Indigenous people to access college and tertiary education at Perth's five leading universities.
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Parent Teacher Interviews with Mr D
If you turn up to a PT interview and Mr D is sitting across the table, expect some truth bombs! Mr D is a huge advocate for "calling it like it is", and his students benefit from this. Education is all about team work and school-home teacher-...
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Teaching Persuasive Writing in the Early Years
Persuasive writing in the early years is a complicated skill for young students to master. We discuss ideas and resources for teaching persuasive writing in your classroom.
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School Camps, Day Camps and Excursions (The Tea with Mr D)
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...
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Re-Engaging Your Students After Extended Absence from School
Strategies and resources to help re-engage the learners in your class upon their return to the classroom.
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Covid19 Through the Eyes of a Principal
Brett Shackleton, principal at Brisbane's Ferny Grove State School, talks about the sudden and impactful changes to schools brought upon by the Covid19 pandemic.
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Playground Duty (The Tea With Mr D)
In this episode, we take a look at the ups and downs of.... playground duty! Weather, unfamiliar students, bulk kids... it's all happening! Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature liv...
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National Simultaneous Storytime
Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas is the story chosen for this year's NSS! Hear all about our resources for lower and upper primary classrooms!
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Live Recording: Assistant Principal Chat
Join us for a chat with two assistant principals and learn all about their jobs and how they arrived in executive school roles.
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Iso Binging! What to Watch Next (With Mr D)
Are you running low on binge-worthy tv and streaming shows to watch? Here are Mr D and Bron's top tips? Already seen these ones? Tell us what you're watching by emailing [email protected] TV:We Can Be HeroesSummer Heights ...
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Reducing Anxiety in Kids Returning to School After Isolation
With kids returning to school in the next few weeks, there may be a few worries for teachers and parents to work together to address! Here are four ways you can help manage students' worries. 1. Back to School Again poem 2. Circle Discussion ...
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Voice Effectiveness for Teachers
Vocal Coach Sally Prosser is back to talk all about voice effectiveness for teachers!
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Loungewear - Isolation Fashion for Teachers
This week Mr D takes us through the dos and don'ts of home isolation fashion (quarantine if you're in the States). Basically, comfort is key so anything goes. Just be careful on your Zoom meetings!Join us in our new For the Love of Teachin...
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Back to School (Again!)
Change has been the theme of 2020, and with restrictions lifting, students are beginning to repopulate Australia's schools. Join Jill and Bron as they chat through some of the vibes teachers, parents and students are experiencing.Join us in our...
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Teaching Poetry
Poetry is a tricky text type to teach, due to various poem-type structures. In this episode, Teach Starter resource creator Steph, who has developed Teach Starter's comprehensive poetry units, talks us through how she plans and teaches poetry unit...
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Mr D's Home Learning Challenge for TEACHERS
In this episode, Mr D challenges you to take a lesson you were super familiar with teaching (you know those old chestnuts that just work time after time to engage the kids and get the learning happening!), and reinvent it for learning from home.Make...
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Showing Kindness in a Crisis - Maintaining Relationships and Connections
In this episode we explore three ways to show kindness. Teaching our students empathy and kindness for one another and for those in the wider community is super important at times like these.
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Foot Care for Teachers: Take Care of Those Tootsies!
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 fl...
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Mr D's TikTok Tips for Teachers
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 abo...
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Positive Reinforcement Ideas for Remote Learning
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've all been popped into during the Covid19 pandemic.Here are six ways to help your kids and build them up!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 teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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GP Chat - Covid-19 Health and Wellbeing for Teachers Part 2
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 Pr...