Caitlyn is a country-turned-city teacher who has recently left her full-time teaching role and is exploring what life looks like in her 30's outside of the classroom setting. She is an avid reader, enjoys gardening, cooking and is a big fan of hot cups of tea hence, her Instagram account, teaandcountryteaching.

Caitlyn and I speak about:

• Her journey and experiences in teaching
• The transition from teaching in a small school to a bigger school
• Her pre-teaching experiences
• Inquiry learning
• Teaching in a team vs being the only one on your stage
• Her role as a team leader
• Her three tips for grads on how they can navigate their teaching life

Caitlin can be found on Instagram @teaandcountryteaching

Em can be found on Instagram @thegradguide_

Today I am chatting with Bre from Miss Mindset, she is a lover of all things life, business and energetics and helps people master their mindset so they can live a very fulfilling life.  

Em and Bre chat about:

• Why Bre left teaching
• What Bre would love to change about the education system
• Reclaiming our power as teachers
• Tips to improve your mindset
• What teachers CAN focus on
• What Bre wishes was taught in Secondary school
• Changing the conversation around expectations for students
• The word balance sets us up for failure
• Every profession has challenges
• Tips for new teachers

Find Bre on Instagram @missmindset_

OR at https://www.missmindset.net/

Find Em on Instagram @thegradguide_

OR at https://www.thegradguide.com.au

Dr. Lori Desautels, has been an Assistant Professor at Butler University since 2016 where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education. Her passion is engaging her students through the application of neuroscience as it applies to attachment, regulation, educator brain state, and teaching students and staff about their neuro-anatomy thus integrating Mind Brain Teaching, learning principles and strategies into her coursework at Butler. Today I speak with her about her her book Connections Over Compliance Rewiring our perceptions of discipline. If you haven't read the book, I highly recommend you do it's.a fabulous read. Enjoy the chat I had with Lori today, If you love it, don't forget to rate and review!

Lori and I speak about:

Why Lori wrote Connections Over Compliance- Rewiring our Perceptions of Discpline

Why does 'behaviour management' start with us?

Why we need to unpack our own generational discipline patterns

Tips for Teachers: How can we support challenging behaviours in the beginning of the school year when we don't have strong relationships yet?

Morning Meetings

Why we need to teach children about the brain

We can unintentionally escalate children- fight and flight

Why we need to unpack our our trauma, triggers and limiting beliefs

Trauma alters the brain

Moving away from traditional ways of looking at discipline- Power Over

Control is not the end goal when teaching children

Proactive solutions for supporting children- The Takeout Menu

How do we change our approach to children's behaviour in schools?

Find Lori https://revelationsineducation.com/?v=4096ee8eef7d

Instagram @lori.desautels

Find Em @thegradguide_

Welcome back to another episode of Let's Get Schooled. Today I'm speaking with Jacqueline from the Teachers Notebook on Instagram. She's such a beautiful soul. First we dive into who is Jacqueline, and discuss her background before teaching. She then shares some wonderful tips around CRT for new teachers. We speak about Positive Psychology, something that she has studied at Melbourne University, and then we unpack some wellbeing tips for new teachers.

• Who is Jacqueline
• CRT- Some tips for New Teachers
• What is Positive Psychology? 
• Wellbeing Tips for New Teachers- You're not expected to be an expert, you don't have to say yes to everything, create space for mistakes, allow for overwhelm, looking after your self-esteem, be okay with imbalance, boundaries for new teachers, keep your sparkle.
• Seek support

Find Jacqueline on Instagram: @the_teachers_notebook

Find Em on Instagram: @thegradguide_

The answer to the title is a BIG. FAT. NO! Ha!

Today I speak with the beautiful Lael Stone. I had to get her back again! She's an author of a new, wonderful book called Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children. She's the creator and director of a school, Woodline Primary. Lael works with the Resilience Project and she is the creator and co-host of the Aware Parenting Podcast. But wait, there's more....she's worked with teenagers teaching sex ed, and she was also a doula for many years. Oh my gosh, is there anything that she hasn't done?

So, if we know the Behaviourist Approach is no longer working for us and we know the impact it has on children, what do we do instead? Have a listen to find out!

Em and Lael discuss:

- What is Behaviourism and why are schools still relying on it?

- The good girl/good boy paradigm

- The negative affects of Behaviourism 

- Do you look at children through the lens of good and bad?

- How do we start making the shift?

- How do we manage children's big feelings?

- Why self-compassion is an essential ingredient

- Children and unmet needs

- Looking behind the behaviour- What does that mean?

- Why harsher consequences are not the answer and neither are rewards

- Supporting students to help them recognise what they need

- The smallest piece of connection matters

- Why it's hard going against the grain

You can find Lael at @laelstone on Instagram or head to her website https://laelstone.com.au/

Find Em @thegradguide_ on Instagram or on Facebook at The Grad Guide

Click the link below to join TGG Mentorship- Doors CLOSE Monday 30th Jan 7pm

https://www.thegradguide.com.au/mentorship

Nathaniel Swain is a teacher, instructional coach, researcher and writer, who is passionate about literacy, language and learning and effective and engaging teaching for all students. In 2019, he founded a community of teachers and other educators committed to The Science of Learning, called Think Forward Educators.

Today Em and Nathaniel chat about:

- How Nathaniel got into teaching

- The Science of Learning

- What is Think Forward Educators? Free Professional Development

- Have we been teaching reading and writing the wrong way round?

- Tips for new teachers (relatable for ALL teachers!)

- How should we teach genre?

- The importance of writing experimentation and writer's choice and voice

- Components of a writing program- structuring sentences and paragraphs, handwriting and spelling

Some of Nathaniel's recommendations: The Writing Revolution and PhOrMeS- Spelling Program

You can find out more information about Nathaniel and Think Forward Educators at https://www.nathanielswain.com/

You can find Em on Instagram @thegradguide_ and Facebook at The Grad Guide

The Grad Guide Mentorship for teachers in their first three years https://thegradguide.com.au/mentorship

Doors close on 31st of January!

I had the privilege of speaking to the lovely Jocelyn Seamer today, about all things Science of Reading and Structured Literacy! It's so important for teachers to be up to date with evidence based research. Jocelyn is determined to make sure that all teachers are supported to implement evidence informed practice in structured literacy.

Jocelyn and Em chat about:

• Who is Jocelyn Seamer?
• Jocelyn's passion for literacy and equity
• The difference between structured literacy and balanced literacy
• The Cueing System- The difference between guessing and problem solving when trying to read
• How to structure your literacy block in lower and upper primary
• The shift from Guided Reading to…
• Jocelyn's take on small group work and targeted teaching
• Text based units- The importance of units centred around rich texts
• The importance of 'we do' 
• How to have tough conversations
• Control the controllables
• How to teach sight words

For more information on The Grad Guide Mentorship go to www.thegradguide.com.au 

Find Em on Instagram @thegradguide_

Find Jocelyn on Instagram @jocelynseamer

For more information on The Resource Room go to https://www.jocelynseamereducation.com/the-resource-room

The Resource Room comes with all the resources teachers need for their whole literacy block, 8 live mastermind sessions a year and 2 Teach Along courses delivered live, recorded and can be watched anytime. 

Jocelyn has given The Grad Guide Mentorship New Members a special deal, 2 months of the Resource Room for free when you sign up for an annual subscription. This is available for the first 50 people who join TGG Mentorship!! RUN, don't walk!

https://www.thegradguide.com.au/mentorship

JOIN NOW! Open for teachers in their first 3 years of teaching. Doors close 31st Jan 2023 

Happy 2023 beautiful teachers!! 

Today Em chats with Tam from Mrs Learning Bee. Tam is a former Kindergarten teacher and Assistant Principal based in Sydney, Australia. She has been teaching for 12 years, mostly in K-2 classrooms. Tam loves to support teachers by creating engaging, research-based learning activities that support K-2 students in developing strong foundational skills and a love of learning, as well as resilient minds and kind hearts. Alongside her partner, Tam has created an online platform for teachers called The Hive. Check it out by clicking on the Instagram link below.

Em and Tam chat about:

• Get to know Tam
• What it's like teaching Kindergarten- Fave things and not so fave things
• Reflecting on our teaching practice
• University did not prepare us for real life teaching!
• Literacy Rotations- Are they effective?
• Adapting programs to suit our learners
• How worksheets fit into your teaching program
• Planning hacks for new teachers!
• The Hive- Tam's Online platform for teachers!
• Tam's tips for new teachers.

I apologise for the poor quality of audio in patches. I know you will get a lot out of this episode!

Follow Em on Instagram- @thegradguide_

www.thegradguide.com.au Put your name on the waitlist for The Grad Guide Mentorship- Opening January 16th

Follow Tam on Instagram @mrslearningbee @learningwiththehive

Join the waitlist for The Hive- https://hive.mrslearningbee.com/

Today Em is speaking with Stephanie Robinson. She is a holistic occupational therapist who specialises in supporting neurodivergent children using an affirming, gentle and trauma informed approach. Steph has such a beautiful, calm nature and she is doing wonderful things in her private practice.

Today Em and Steph chat about:

- What is Occupational Therapy?

- How can teachers support neurodivergent children in the classroom?

-Using visuals in the classroom

- Sensory profiles

- Sensory tools to assist regulation

-The Zones of Regulation

-Recognising body clues and labeling emotions

-Behaviourism

- Acknowledging autonomy and individuality whilst honouring boundaries

- Explaining decisions to your students

Find Em @thegradguide_ 

www.thegradguide.com.au

Find Steph @sgroccupationaltherapy

www.sgroccupationaltherapy.com

Em speaks with her beautiful mentor, Lael Stone. If Lael was to sum up in one sentence what she does, it would be 'I speak for the heart of the child'.

Lael is an Aware Parenting instructor and for many years she worked as a Doula, Calmbirth® Practitioner and Postnatal Trauma Counsellor. For 5 years, she taught Sex Education to high school students and worked with teenagers on all aspects of sexuality and wellbeing. She is also the creator and director of a school, Woodline Primary AND she just realised a book with her friend Marion Rose, titled 'Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children. What a woman of many talents!

Em and Lael discuss:

• Connection and compassion filters through everything we do
• Woodline Primary- Lael built a school 
• How Woodline is different from a mainstream setting 
• Why your philosophy and energy matters as a teacher
• Challenges teachers face in mainstream education 
• The importance of being emotionally literate as a teacher and how our upbringing and conditioning impacts the way we show up
• How to begin building your EQ
• What are we making things mean? To facilitate growth, we need to continually reflect and be curious 
• Emotional awareness starts with us
• Student autonomy- choice and voice 
• Lael's top 3 tips for fostering emotional literacy in the classroom

Head to www.thegradguide.com.au to find more information on The Grad Guide Mentorship for new teachers, launching January 16th 2023

More information about Lael can be found at her website https://laelstone.com.au/

Follow Em on Instagram @thegradguide_

Follow Lael on Instagram @laelstone @woodlineprimary @theawareparentingpodcast @aboutbirthonline