The Teacher's Guide Podcast Zach Woodward

Alex Collins is currently in his second year teaching high school in Cairns. He teaches a variety of subjects including HPE, Maths, Geography, History & English. This episode we discuss:- Remembering why we teach: for the students- Creating engaging lessons- Building professional relationships with students- Teaching multiple subject areas in High School- Classroom Management- Tips for reporting/marking Here is a link to the Bill Rogers classroom management vid...

Matt Jensen has a background in teaching Drama, English & more recently – drone technology! He’s currently working as an education officer – digital technologies with Brisbane Catholic education. This episode we discuss:- Using explicit direct instruction teaching pedagogies- Teaching multiple subject areas in High School- Essential Skills for Classroom Management- Debriefing & mentoring- Adapting to the learning styles of students in each classroom Here is a l...

Why do you teach? Or for aspiring teachers, why do you want to teach?The 'Why We Teach' series interviews 8 passionate Australian teachers about why they love their job, and how they overcome some of the pressures of the teaching profession. Today's episode is a conversation with high school music teacher Megan Field. Megan shares her journey of joining a foundation school as a music teacher, to then teaching subjects such as English, Maths, Science, Drama and Religion. He...

Why do you teach? Or for aspiring teachers, why do you want to teach?The 'Why We Teach' series interviews 8 passionate Australian teachers about why they love their job, and how they overcome some of the pressures of the teaching profession. Today's episode is a conversation with Gold Coast based primary teacher Karen Caswell. Karen shares with us her most successful lessons & units of work, what she loves about teaching, some of the challenges she's faced, and what keeps h...

Why do you teach? Or for aspiring teachers, why do you want to teach?The 'Why We Teach' series interviews 8 passionate Australian teachers about why they love their job, and how they overcome some of the pressures of the teaching profession. Today's episode is a conversation with Brisbane based high school teacher & pastoral leader Steph Langley. Here are 5 of my takeaways from Steph's sharing: 1. Sometimes teachers need to drop the urgent to focus on the important;2. ...

Dr Stephen Brown shares with us how we as teachers can build our leadership skills at all stages of our teaching career . Some of the questions Dr Stephen encourages us to ask ourselves are:1. How curious was I today?2. How many real questions did I ask?3. Who & what is helping me to become a better leader and teacher?4. Who did I reach out to today?5. How did I show up as the best version of myself for my students today?6. Was I prepared & focussed?7. Before I start each day, what wa...