Welcome to this episode where we dig deeper into the remote learning experience with Lisa Mandeltort, and teacher of Chemistry, Science and Digital Technologies plus Head of Science at Nossal High School in Berwick, Australia and Wendy Goff the Professional Experience Liaison Officer at Swinburne University of Technology. In this episode we have a three way conversation about Lisa’s experience as a teacher of science in the remote learning space with senior secondary students while also supporting a pre-service teacher's as a mentor.

Podcast notes can be accessed here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/9/15/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-12-secondary-schools-working-with-families-amp-kitchen-experiments-during-remote-learning

Kelsey Chandler and Kathryn Pudney are final year Masters of Education (Primary) students from Swinburne University of Technology about the enter into their final ready to teach professional experience placement. In this episode they join me to share their tips, tricks and insights into how they navigated their previous remote and flexible placement. Their sharing offers great insights especially for those who have not experienced this way of working as yet. 

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In this episode Nadine Crane returns and we are focusing on the mentor teacher and our relationship with them as pre-service teachers. This is a great topic to explore as it can be one of the most critical relationships but also most stressful relationship during our studies. In this episode we talk about how to develop a relationship – some key dos and don’ts are discussed, while we also offer some insights into how you can develop a relationship that flourishes. We do touch on what happens’ when it does go wrong as we reflect on some of the commonly reported situations where a mentor teacher and pre-service teacher relationship goes slightly pear shaped. And thought this episode we pose great questions for you to consider no matter what stage you are at in your development as a teacher.

Episode notes can be accessed here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/9/3/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-10-developing-a-meaningful-relationship-with-your-mentor-teacher

Welcome to this episode where we talk play. My guest Jodie Cooper joins me as we have a few giggles, and investigate smiles, laughs and conscious choices to engage in positivity. Play in our personal life for teachers is critical, we often think about it in regard to curriculum, but in this podcast episode we want to extend our ideas of play and we ask the questions: why is play important for us in our personal life? What might it look like in practice? And why is it important for our wellbeing and self-care?  

Podcast notes can be a accessed here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/8/28/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-9-play-as-an-interruption-to-stress

Welcome to this episode where Associate Professor Marni Binder joins me. Marni is an educator and arts-based practitioner based in Toronto, Canada at Ryerson University. We get juicy in this episode and you’ll hear just how passionate we are about the arts and the place it has in education. Enjoy as we encourage you to explore the place of arts, creativity and imagination for you both personally and professionally. 

Podcast notes can be accessed here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/8/26/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-8-arts-creativity-and-imagination

In this episode I talk with Tina Hascher, a Professor of Education Science at the University of Bern in Switzerland. We talk about her latest research in wellbeing and why is it important for future teachers and teachers to care about wellbeing. Throughout the episode we raise the importance of caring about wellbeing coming from both sides - teachers and students.

Podcast notes can be accessed here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/8/20/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-7-developing-a-community-of-support-to-approach-wellbeing

Nadine Crane joins me in this episode of Teachers Supporting Teachers. Nadine is an educator and teacher educator at The University of Melbourne with a background in inquiry learning. She’s currently undertaking her PhD to investigate further the notion of “curriculuming”, specifically looking at how teachers and students co-curate curriculum. In this episode we discuss what inquiry learning is, why we need to know about it and what this looks like in practice. We myth bust and provide critical links to what you need to know to foster learning this way.

Podcast notes can be accessed here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/8/10/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-6-inquiry-learning-and-fostering-curiosity

In this episode I speak with Dr Michelle Tichy who is a USA based educator, researcher and educational psychologist. Our discussion focuses on unpacking what emotional intelligence is, why it is relevant to us personally and professionally, and what is looks like in practice. 

Podcast notes can be accessed here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/8/4/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-5-emotional-intelligence

Assessment and reporting are a key aspect to the role of a teacher. Writing school reports is a is an integral part of this but it is something that is often, well to be honest, discussed in a way that frames the task as negative, something extra that has to be done and is often completed at the last minute and on weekends. This rhetoric diminishes the importance of report writing and the purpose which is to celebrate and contribute to the growth of each learner. In this episode we welcome back Leesa Downes, a teacher and early childhood expert who talks about assessment and reporting from a learning community perspective. She focuses on the why and how of utilising a strengths-based approach to report writing.

Podcast notes can be accessed here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/7/28/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-4-report-writing-and-strengths

Welcome to Series 2 Episode 2 where I talk with Alli Williamson co-founder of the Education Lab at Michelle McQuaid Pty Ltd and founder of Optima Performance Coaching located in the state of Tasmania, Australia. Alli and I talk about a recent research project where data uncovered some very interesting insights into teacher wellbeing in regard to feeling safe to share work stress. In this episode we unpack this data and talk about it in relation to finding space and the right people to be open with while expressing a level of vulnerability that can support the individual but all of us.  

Episode notes can be found here: http://www.exploreandcreateco.com/teachers-supporting-teachers-podcast/2020/7/13/teachers-supporting-teachers-series-2-episode-2-safe-spaces-vulnerability-and-connections