Since her primary school days playing "school" and allocating homework out to her friends, Clare always had herself pegged for a career in education. In this podcast, we chat about her career story and touch on the importance of having passion in your work. We also discuss the potential of AI in the classroom and how having a supportive workplace can take some of the anxiety away surrounding return to work after a period of parental leave.

Some of the resources discussed:
"Freaking Out About ChatGPT - Part 1" - John Warner
"Not a great student, but ChatGPT bot passes US law school exam" - SBS News
Teachers Talk Texts - Clare's podcast
Teachers Talk Texts Instagram page

In this Bonus Part 2 episode with Libby, we talk about the things she has learned over the last 2 years in teaching, and shoot off some quick fire strategies for engaging in difficult conversations with students, parents and colleagues. Finally, Libby provides 5 tips that helped her make the most of her first 2 years of teaching and hopefully they can empower you as much as they have me, too.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. I'm Jenna Shepherd, an early career teacher figuring it all out. The Teaching Village is a platform for new teachers to learn tips and tricks from educations experts, have conversations about everyday teaching, develop strategies that help us navigate our new environment, and learn more about those in our own teaching community.

LISTEN TO PART 1 - PERSPECTIVES: Elizabeth Graham (Part 1)

Some of the resources discussed:
Tools for Teachers by Oliver Lovell
Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action by Oliver Lovell
The Running the Room Companion by Tom Bennett
Stop Talking Start Influencing by Jarad Cooney Horvath
Elizabeth Graham Celebrant
2023 Leadership Exchange
- Term 1 - Wednesday 22nd March
- Term 2 - Wednesday 31st March
- Term 3 - Wednesday 30th August
- Term 4 - Wednesday 15th November

As early career teachers, Elizabeth (Libby) Graham and I chat about her journey into teaching from the finance sector, and some of the biggest challenges she's faced on entering her new profession, including how COVID affected both placements and her first year of teaching. We explore navigating the headspace of having a sick day, and behaviour management. In the Bonus Part 2 episode, we talk about the things Libby has learned over the last 2 years in teaching, and shoot off some quick fire strategies for engaging in difficult conversations with students, parents and colleagues. Finally, Libby provides 5 tips that helped her make the most of her first 2 years of teaching and hopefully they can empower you as much as they have me, too.

Some of the resources discussed:
Tools for Teachers by Oliver Lovell - https://www.ollielovell.com/books/
Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action by Oliver Lovell - https://www.ollielovell.com/books/
The Running the Room Companion by Tom Bennett - https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-running-the-room-companion-tom-bennett/book/9781913622404.html
Stop Talking Start Influencing by Jarad Cooney Horvath - https://www.booktopia.com.au/stop-talking-start-influencing-jared-cooney-horvath/book/9781925335903.html
Elizabeth Graham Celebrant - https://instagram.com/elizabethgcelebrant?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Janine and I chat about her career journey over the last 35 years. She has developed career and leadership programs for people at all stages of their career through her company Coaching Focus. We explore some practical tips and tricks that early career teachers can employ to build their capacity in the workplace, and the importance of having a mentor and coach as a guide through the oftentimes, confusing waters of the first few years of teaching.

Some of the resources discussed:
Coaching Focus - www.coachingfocus.com.au - for all of Janine's courses and networking events
Simon Sinek's 'Leaders Eat Last' - https://simonsinek.com/books/
Luvvie Ayadi Jones' TED Talk 'Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable' - https://www.ted.com/talks/luvvie_ajayi_jones_get_comfortable_with_being_uncomfortable?language=en

2023 Leadership Exchange - https://coachingfocus.com.au/product/the-leadership-exchange-single-ticket/
- Term 1 - Wednesday 22nd March
- Term 2 - Wednesday 31st March
- Term 3 - Wednesday 30th August
- Term 4 - Wednesday 15th November