Directly after the president announced the nationwide school closure a week before announcing the national lockdown, I was invited as a guest on Radio Islam Internation to talk about how we can remain positive and continue learning whilst being under lockdown.

Heinrich Gabler isn’t just a teacher. He is the epitome of what a Super Teacher is. From orphan to teacher to Mr. South Africa. He shares his journey to becoming Mr. South Africa and how being a teacher prepared him for all the challenges he faced.

His passion for teaching is inspiring and shows that every teacher can play a pivotal role in the lives of children.

Joel Kaplan is the founder of Thought Africa, a company that encourages 21st Century Thinking Skills, through fun interactive environments and activities. They provide modern 21st Century Spaces to explore the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Living Practices. In this episode, we talk about maker-spaces and approaching teaching in innovative ways.

Jean Vermeulen is an entrepreneur and teacher. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that teachers face when trying to earn extra money whilst teaching full time.

Herman Matthee is a curriculum manager for the Curro group of schools. In this episode, he shares some tips on how to create a stimulating classroom environment for all learners. He also explains what Project-Based Learning (PBL) is and gives us some examples of how we can use PBL to integrate content from different subject areas and increase engagement.

Teachers often wonder what is it that principals look for when they recruit teachers. In this interview, Cedric Poleman, principal of Wynberg boys' junior school, shares his list of character traits that teachers should have.

Desiree van der Merwe started a teacher appreciation week at her school and shares with us how so went about obtaining sponsors for the initiative. She shares her ideas on how schools and the greater community can contribute to teacher appreciation initiatives.

Florance Vermeulen is a Super Teacher that uses dance to engage, inspire and motivate the children he teaches. A video of him dancing with his class during a creative arts lesson went viral on Facebook and I had the opportunity to sit down with him and get to know what drives his passion for teaching.

We interview Peter Morgan, who is the founder of SchoolAdvisor. He shares valuable tips on how teachers and principals can work with suppliers to procure products and services to best serve your school. 

During this episode Lindsay shares her thoughts on how teachers should relabel themselves. We often use derogatory language to refer to ourselves and this limits us. We aren’t JUST teachers, we are so much more. 

Guest: Lindsay Wesner