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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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
As Australian kids head back into classrooms, another wave of change sweeps over our schools. Here are some strategies to help engage the learners in your class upon their return to the classroom. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook...
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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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National Simultaneous Storytime
Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas is the story chosen for this year's NSS! Hear all about our free resources for lower and upper primary classrooms!Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, fea...
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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
Are you needing help to support your students and reducing anxiety in kids at the moment? Here are some ideas for reintroducing your students into the classroom.
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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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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...
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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 that 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 favorite ...
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65 Fun Things to Do With Kids at Home
FREE resource, 65 Fun 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!
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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
Germs are out there! For kids, simple hygiene hacks like effective hand-washing and appropriate coughing/sneezing practices 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 the world, 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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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 relive 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...