What do the Great Teacher Exodus, the media, and school culture have in common? Much more than you might first think… Adam Voigt from Real Schools shares: the real reasons teachers are quitting in droves (Hint: COVID isn’t actually the…
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This is part three in a three part mini-series exploring my unconventional takeaways from the RELIT2022 cup-filling day!
Shelley Moore challenged perspectives about inclusion in the classroom (and in society). She shined a light on our selfish excuses, our alienating policies, and our one-size-fits-all approach.
I provide real, actually achievable steps you can enact in your classroom today to work toward true inclusion for all of your students – because the barriers are in the environment, not in the small human in front of you.
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This episode is a little different – I call out the notion that you are ‘just’ a teacher.
Screw that up, throw it in the bin. Yeet it, if you will. Far out the window.
There is nothing ‘just’ about being a teacher…
The messages in todays episode from the community should convince you otherwise!
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This is the first of our Anonymous Teacher Files, where teachers have asked for me to be their voice on a sensitive topic.
In this episode, a teacher has reached out to discuss discrimination related to a hearing impairment. I delved into the statistics of teachers with disabilities, and offer advice for how to deal with discrimination that may be occurring in your workplace as a teacher.
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I’m sure you’ve heard a WHOLE HEAP of stuff about trans people lately. It’s been all over politics and the media, with some of the information doing the rounds being outright lies. This week I am joined by Dr Cate…
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Ever wanted to run a PROPER escape room with your students? Miss Kelda has done just that, and shared both her story on the podcast and the full escape room outline here!
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A TRUE Escape Room – kids locked inside a converted green room, the only way out by solving challenges directly related to the curriculum for that term…
Kelda has created her room in such a way that it can easily be adapted for each primary year level at her school. Listen to find out exactly how she did it, and how you can too! It’s a lot easier than you might think…
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Guest Post! 9 tips to help you get off the ground this report writing season! No more w(h)ine 🍷 -ing. Get stuck in!
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