Welcome to Teachers Supporting Teachers 2023 Bonus Episode ... this is a wow end of the year share conversation, that you will so understand as you listen. This episode was recorded in June 2023 with future teachers of Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tun Abdul Raza (IPGKTAR) in Kuching, Malaysia Borneo. We had just finished a workshop on making for wellbeing and wellbeing for making where we also focused on hope for our self-care and wellbeing. This episode is recorded on one microphone, so there are a few little moments of quiet, but you will have goose bumps as you listen to this con ..read more

Welcome to Teachers Supporting Teachers Podcast, a podcast that supports future teachers, and those who are in the classroom.   This is series 8, and episode 6, our last in a collection that has been a collaboration with the Office of Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador. I've been working closely with Becky Laurence who is the program coordinator for Future You and her colleagues, and in this episode Becky and I are joined by Hilary the Future You Program Manager. Equity in the classroom, innovation, voice, and opportunity with career education, STEM education, and Future You features in ..read more

Welcome to this episode in series 8 where we are talking all things career education, STEM, and women in partnership with Australian Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador and the program coordinator for Future You Becky Lawrence. In this episode we spice up evaluation. It's critical for development of programs and continuous improvement, and of course is a close friend with reflective practice. Becky shares the findings from our market research about the first lot of resources developed, and how those findings will be used to inform changes to the program. What to know more about Future You ..read more

Welcome to Teachers Supporting Teachers Podcast, a podcast that supports future teachers, and those who are in the classroom.  And this is series 8. As with all series I like to do something a little different and capture some different ideas, work with different people, and inspire you as you become teachers and work as teachers. So this series I am collaborating with the Office of Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador, and I am working closely with Becky Laurence who is the program coordinator for Future You and her colleagues.  I’m so excited as we are digging deep into this initia ..read more

Welcome to Teachers Supporting Teachers Podcast, a podcast that supports future teachers, and those who are in the classroom.  And this is series 8. As with all series I like to do something a little different and capture some different ideas, work with different people, and inspire you as you become teachers and work as teachers. So this series I am collaborating with the Office of Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador, and I am working closely with Becky Laurence who is the Program Coordinator for Future You and her colleagues. And this episode talks about multi-modal tools and resources ..read more

Welcome to episode 4 of series 7 as we continue to share our experiences of a study tour and global education practicum supported by the New Colombo Plan. This episode is part 2 of 3 recorded in a large room with us all gathered around a microphone to capture the moment. We are joined by 7 Malaysian pre-service teachers from the teacher institute Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tun Abdul Razak (IPGKTAR) in Kuching, Malaysia Borneo to talk all things being and becoming teachers.  In this episode co-produced by Rachel and Taylah, we talk about wellbeing and self-care across the contexts of ..read more

Welcome to episode 6 hosted by Taylah Hautot  a final year pre-service teacher studying to be a secondary teacher in English Literature and Psychology.  In this episode  we will be talking about what it has been like to be the first generation of post covid teachers. Taylah is joined by her fellow pre-service teachers Lisa, Lewis, Stephen and Rachel for this honest and insightful conversation. Lots to think about in terms of the role of the teacher and society’s expectation of a teacher and how this is changing, digital literacy, and the future of initial teacher education.  ..read more

Welcome to episode 2 of series 7. In this episode we are recording on the go, in a car on the way home from day one of professional experience (placement or practicum) in a school.    We’ve partnered with Tunku Putra HELP International School in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Borneo for two weeks. Steve will be working with kinder, Lisa and Rachel will be working across national and international primary classrooms, and Taylah and Lewis will be working with secondary national and international classrooms.    In this episode we capture the rawness of end of day one reflections ..read more

In Series 6 of Teachers Supporting Teachers Podcast we go local, global and international in hearing stories from pre-service teachers about becoming a teacher during a pandemic. In this episode Siobhan O'Brien talks with Helen who shares her experiences with the challenges she encountered and how she overcame these. She also talks about the many positive highlights including the way her school mentor, students, university academics and her peers were integral to her wellbeing through forming connections throughout the lockdown. Series 6 team: Executive Producer: Narelle Lemon (Swinburne Un ..read more

In Series 6 of Teachers Supporting Teachers Podcast we go local, global and international in hearing stories from pre-service teachers about becoming a teacher during a pandemic. In this episode we are fortunate to be talking to one of our final year primary education students, Aliesha, who shares with us some of the ways that she ‘navigated study and placement during the pandemic, with a focus on personal wellbeing’. Throughout this episode Katrina van Vuuren and Aliesha reflect on  experiences of studying during a pandemic, with a focus on connections, support networks and additional r ..read more