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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Are You in a Funk? Jump Online and Let Inspiration In!
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...
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Mood Trackers - Good for Students, Great for Teachers and Parents!
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 ...
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GP Chat - Covid-19 Health and Wellbeing for Teachers Part 1
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...
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Crazy Capers at Home with Mr D
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 ...
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65 Fun Things to Do With Kids at Home
Jill and Bron chat about Teach Starter's amazing 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 i...
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The New Normal: Teaching in Trying Times
"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 har...
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It's Zoom Time with Mr D
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 Faceb...
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2020's Best Hygiene Hacks for Kids
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 ...
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The World Caught a Germ - Teaching our Littlest Learners About Covid-19
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 ...
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Mr D's Take on Supply Teachers
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!)...
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Stress and Anxiety in Kids - Julia Cook
We find ourselves in very uncertain and unsettling times. Author Julia Cook says teaching kids social and emotional skills through literature is effective in helping them manage stress and anxiety.
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Specialist Teacher Tips - Mr D Spills the Tea
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 teach...
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BONUS - Teachers, We're Here for You
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...
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The Pregnant Teacher Episode
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 i...
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Project Based Learning
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 In...
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Coronavirus and First Year Teaching - Mr D Spills the Tea
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...
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Early Years Special Needs Education
Minnesota Early Years teacher Ally Lovejoy finds her happiness working with children with additional needs. Ally, as special education teacher, makes her classroom a safe and accepting place where students flourish.
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Mr D on How He's Living His Best Sustainable Life
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 ...
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How to Make a Teacher Survival Kit
How are you doing, teachers? Hanging in there? The beginning of the school year can be especially draining, so you might need a Teacher Survival Kit!
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The Daily 5 for Teaching Literacy
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, @theyoung...
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Mr D and the Trainwreck Art Class
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 situ...
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March is Little Learners Month!
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 educationa...
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Show and Tell Shock and Awe
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. Nicole also talks about the benefits of teaching speaking and listening skills in early years classroom.Coming up on For the Love of Teaching is early years teacher Ally, who this year has a grade 2 class, and she's going to share all about her experiences teaching literacy with The Daily 5. Later in the month I'll chat with another teacher, Ally, who teachers early years special education in Texas.We've produced a stack of new Little Learners resources for K-3 classrooms and are excited to share them with you.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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These Things About Mr D's Childhood May Shock You
... Or they may not. In this episode, we find out all about Mr D's childhood. What birth order place did he hold in his family? What was his own early education like? At what point did he start wearing blankets as runway-ready outfits, complete wi...
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Brain Breaks for Your Class!
Research shows that kids need to move and take brain breaks to improve their concentration and brain activity. In this episode I run through some simple yet effective brain break ideas to try with your class!Join us in our new For the Love of Teac...
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Love Teaching? Love Your Voice.
Okay teachers: hands up if you've ever lost your voice! Time for some pro tips from voice coach Sally Prosser.
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Mr D and the Potty-Mouthed Student
Whoa! It's one thing to drop an obscenity in front of your teacher, but it's a whole other game when you then try to lie about it! Teaching definitely keeps you on your toes. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, wher...
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Teaching Gifted and Talented Students
Knowing how to extend and support gifted and talented students is key for classroom teachers. Listen as specialist, Sarah Weston, gives her top tips for educating high ability students.
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Mr D's Stint as a Bingo Caller
Teachers are often called upon to do lots of things that aren't on the job description. In particular, young, eager, bright-eyed and bushy tailed early career teachers! Mr D fell into a trap of accepting too many extra curricular activities, but h...
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Clean Up Australia Day for Schools
Clean Up Australia Day is an excellent opportunity to teach our students about environmental issues such as litter and pollution. From single-use plastic, to waterway pollution, right through to the dangers that humans' discarded rubbish pose to o...