This is my conversation with Cath Williams.

She is an experienced teacher, kindness advocate and fellow podcaster. Check out her show Get ConnectED

 

We talk all about the beauty of connection through social media, taking risks in the classroom and seeking out support when needed.

 

Cath mentions a number of great accounts to follow including:

@drjodycarrington

@mrsmacskinders

@roman.nowak

@corifraser ( principal)

@ourcreativeclassroom (wellbeing group)

 

We also reference a number of my previous conversations including:

Mr J's Learning Space

Nathan Van der Monde: From secondary to primary

We talk about the following tech platforms for learning: Seesaw and Flipgrid

 

Also from the intro - 

A shout out to all of those supportive teacher colleagues out there. We are so grateful for you.

Podcast with Ben Taylor: Argument Analysis: let's get clear - getting some great feedback on this one.

I am a guest on the Teachers Talk Texts podcast with Clare Mackie talking all things Women of Troy by Euripides. Go check it out for this and many other insightful conversations.

This is my conversation wtih the fabulous Deb McNaughton.

Her journey from primary educator to mother to full time artist is quite the story.

She is fearless, savvy and determined. Her skills as a teacher and learner continue to catapult her to new heights as an independent artist and entrepeneur.

Deb is also incredibly kind and generous. Always sharing her platform to support other small businesses and budding artists.

Listen to hear how she was 'discovered' by Jamie Durie ;)

 

Links:

Deb McNaughton ARTIST website

Lenny's instagram page: Cre8tive Lenny

This is a very honest discussion with Renae Mountford: covergirl (Wine with Teacher magazine) and passionate educator.

We discuss:

Her journey through education as student and teacher

Being the victim of childhood bullying

The role of a teacher and how that idea has shifted with experience

Advice for pre service teachers?

The advantages and challenges in teaching primary aged students

The importance of Indigenous culture in our curriculum

The best and worst parts of the teachergram and much more

I have a myriad of amazing teachergram accounts to credit as Renae mentions these wonderful educators that have made a true impact on her as a teacher. Are you ready?

Here we go:

Elle from @teachingandteaspills

Ceri from @ourcreativeclassroom

Sarah from @thatfunnyteacher

Rhiannon from @theoutbackteacher

Serena from @thewrightclassroom

Nathan from @nathanvandermonde

Tara from @theworldofseshat

Shan from @teachandchangelives

Hayley - with her Calm down kits @calmspaceclassrooms

Emotional regulations resources from @wholeheartedschoolcounseling

@mrsedgarsclass

Indigenous Account recommendations:

Jordyn from @learning_to_ngangaanha

Tramain from @themurriteacher

@missgibbsau

@thekooriteacher

@teachingwithtanna

@thomasamayor

@wingaru_education

@kooricurriculum

Indigenous stamps from @theteachingtools collaborated with the Indigenous designer @hollysanders

@teacherlatte collaborated with @lakkariart with her Indigenous stamps!

@sentorbriggs

@8983aj

Podcasts

Bring Back the Warrior

The Deadly Podcasts

Unapologetically Blak

Nncacultureawareness

Always Was, Always Was Our Stories

Tiddas 4 Tiddas

One of Renae's Aboriginal mentors at Uni - @stevie_mish Indigenous awareness and excursion program she attended when studying Indigenous elective subjects at Uni - organised by Dwayne @nnacultureawareness Book recommendations:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Confidence is Uncomfortable by Sonia Diab.

Ben from The English Lab and I do a deep dive on the Unit 3 Argument Analysis SAC for VCE English.

We talk about:

The objective of this task.

Structure – from an assessor’s perspective

What is included in a high scoring response compared to the mid and low range responses

How can students improve their analyses

How to incorporate metalanguage without signposting techniques

How to make the analysis specific 

What constitutes an 'argument'

and much more

We also address a number of teacher questions sent in in preparation for this episode.

 

I do reference the Teachers Talk Texts podcast and highly recommend students listen to this in conjunction with this episode.

 

Ben has also appeared on previous episodes:

VCE STUDENTS your English teachers said, pay attention!

English Teachers sure can talk

I do reference the Teachers Talk Texts podcast and highly recommend students listen to this in conjunction with this episode.

 

The English Lab Argument Analysis playlist (youtube)

The English Lab website

VCE English support group on instagram

This is my conversation with Shan from @teachandchangelives on Instagram.

We discuss 

her current role as an educator for autistic students

her past roles in mainstream primary classes 

her time working with children of trauma

our fear and reservations around being 'out there' on social media as well as 

the reality of career burnout

hopes for education and much more

As the sister of Tadgh, the innovative teacher behing Assessly - see episode: Assessly, Impressed Me - we also do a shout out to this software.

This is my chat with Maddie - @vcalteacher

We discuss her time as a 'disruptive' student and what was really going on for her.

Her focus on harm minimisation and how important it is for students to have a 'safe adult' in their lives.

She also passionately promotes the importance of filling in the gaps of our history as Australians and giving a platform to Indigenous people, businesses and stories as part of our curriculum, especially in Victoria.

 

Maddie runs a 'what they don't teach us at university' series on her instagram that I highly recommend you look into. I have even featured to discuss how teaching has changed.

Indigenous educational group mentioned: Red Dust Oz

This conversation is with Chris Sherwin.

 

He appears to have nine lives, living many different experiences and having a variety of roles.

 

Working in these different fields has afforded him a genuine insight into university where he mentored PHD students and wrote reports that informed environmental legislation. He also taught adults for a number of years and is now instrumental in the movement of automated processes in industry.

 

At the crux of his choices has been his love of learning and his excitement around new perspectives and processes.

 

We in VIC have just been notified of a 5 day lockdown, which I acknowledge. I also have a little guest in my intro that you may enjoy hearing from.

This is my conversation with Rachel Key.

 

She began her teaching career in 2020, amidst the pandemic.

 

We discuss her time as a student, her experience as a trainee teacher as well as her first year as a graduate.

 

Rachel is stepping up to make a difference around body image for her students and I certainly hope will consider developing a program for others to teach one day. Her insight into this issue and her handle on the way society feeds different body types to consumers is important content.

This is my conversation with Spencer Sharp, a STEM educator from the USA.

 

We talk about

developing curriculum to increase problems solving and design.

the importance of reflecting on our practice and our perspective on what good learning looks like.

shifting the focus on one type of assessment and ensuring students have choice and accountability of their own learning.

Here are some links we mention in the show -

Rube Goldberg machine

Flipgrid

Sharp the builder website

Sharp the builder TPT store

My conversation with Mathilde Lambert.

She graduated Year 12 in 2020, but went non scored.

 

She has a passion for acting, singing and songwriting, with her first single out now on spotify.

 

We talk about the importance of acknowledging indigenous culture in our curriculum and her coming to terms with her authentic self.

 

At the time of this interview she had only recently been diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum and we talk about her perspective and why she held off on having the 'label'.

 

She is a passionate advocate for increasing Indigenous awareness amongst Australians and embedding it further into the curriculum.

 

This conversation also influenced a LIVE a did with Maddie @vcalteacher. She has an IGTV series about 'what they don't teach us' at University as trainee teachers. I encourage you to check it out.