Have you ever wondered why teacher retention rate is so low? In today's episode, The Graduate teacher is joined by Danielle Butcher to discuss one of the major contributors to teacher burnout. Listen in as they discuss the challenges that teachers face when needing to take time off work and how teachers can start to combat these challenges.

How does your school celebrate book week? Hear how The Graduate Teacher celebrated Book Week in this episode and just some of the ups and downs of being an educator.

Book Week is a magical time of year. Costumes. Books. Laughter. And a whole lot of fun! But is too much reponsibility put on families? Should the school be responsibile for the students costumes?

Welcome back to term 2! After two weeks of relaxing and fun filled holidays, the Graduate Teacher is ready to get her teach on. Listen as she talks through her approach to planning, the first week of term 2 and updates for this term.

Reading.... seams pretty straight forward. So why do so many teachers struggle with teaching it? It is such a complex skill and teaching it successfully has been the goal for educators around the world for many decades. In this episode, The Graduate Teacher reflects and explains how she approaches teaching reading in her classroom. Listen as she unpacks the layers and pedagogies, and reflects on the strengths and areas of improvement of her reading program.

The Students have returned to face-to-face learning and we can now begin our school year together; better late than never! In this episode, The Graduate Teacher talks about routines, structure, successes and areas for improvement. As well as discussing her approach to the first two weeks of school, she explains how she is supporting her students develop self-regulation skills.

Wondering what happens during those few first weeks of school? Well this year was definitely unlike most starts to the school year, or maybe it might become the new normal. Let's hope not. In this episode, the Graduate Teacher talks through how her plans for the start of the year changed drastically, the business of Week 0 and what she will do when the students finally return back to face-to-face learning.

The Christmas Holiday break is one of the most important times for teachers. It is the essential time for rest and rejuvenation but also the time for planning for the new year. In this episode, The Graduate Teacher reflects on her approach to planning for the new year including what professional development she undertook, process to and changes to her planning, and how her learnings from 2021 informed her decisions.

Relfecting on teaching is a natural and essential part of being an effective teacher. In this episode, The Graduate Teacher reflects on her first year of teaching - how she got the job, challenges, highlights and key learnings that form her decisions for teaching in 2022.