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This week we asked teachers, how well supported are you by the curriculum when it comes to teaching about sustainability, the environment, and climate change?

This is a topic we're going to be looking at some more in the lead-up to COP26. Have anything to say on this? Hit us up on Instagram or Facebook, or emails us at [email protected] 

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Danna Thomas is a former Baltimore City Public School teacher turned founder of a global initiative to support the mental health and wellness of educators.

She joins us today to share evidence-based research on teacher burnout and how intervention can keep burnout at bay. 

Danna's organization, Happy Teacher Revolution, is on a mission to increase teacher happiness, retention and professional sustainability by providing educators with the time and space to heal, deal and be real about the social-emotional demands they face on the job. 

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Some time ago, now, in July 2019, Jill and I recorded this episode about sustainability in the workplace, staffroom and classroom. It’s still one of our most downloaded episodes, so we know that teachers are interested in making positive, practical changes in order to help the environment and model sustainable practices for our students.

A lot has changed since mid-2019… You’ll hear Jill talk about our Million Trees project. We’re thrilled to say that we’ve now planted more than 67 000 trees with the help of every Teach Starter subscriber. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to visit WA to see they amazing plantation, as travel has been so severely impacted due to Covid 19.

Although a lot has changed, some things remain equally if not more critical than two years ago. Climate Change is an urgent issue requiring our collective efforts immediately. With  the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021, the spotlight is on Climate Change Action, and as teachers, we know, it’s our responsibility to equip our students, the citizens of the future. How do we do that? We open conversations and start with small, actionable changes which offer kids ownership and understandings of the world which they will inherit.

Over the coming weeks, the Teach Starter podcast will be bringing you up to date information Climate Change education, and where to start. This is our community, and wherever you are in the world, we’d love to hear from you. Our question to you, teachers, is well supported are you by the curriculum when it comes to teaching about sustainability, the environment, and in particular Climate Change?

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This is Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community!

This week we asked a question we know is on teachers' minds at the moment: What's the key to approaching report card writing?

Next week we're going to be talking about sustainability and climate change. We're asking: How well do you feel the curriculum supports your teaching in this area? 

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In this episode you’ll hear from Ally Lovejoy, a  Minnesota teacher who has always found joy in working with children with additional needs. Ally currently teaches children with mental health diagnoses such as Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive disorder, giving them a safe and accepting place in her classroom where they can learn and develop at their own pace.

“We don’t always see behavioural light bulb moments as often as we do academics. So that’s why I also like the academic light bulb moments too, because we can kind of get those on the daily. And then when we do get the behaviour light bulb moments, it’s like I feel like I’m really making a difference.” – Ally Lovejoy

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In this episode Jill and Bron talk you through how to easily convert our PDF resources into Google Slides ready for your Google Classroom?! We’ve had many teachers asking us how they can use our resources within Google Classroom. Here is your answer!

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Stephanie Alexander is a pioneering food writer, and was the first woman to own and manage a world class restaurant in Australia. She became a Member of the Order of Australia in 1994 and is regarded as one of Australia’s great food educators.

Although Stephanie has been doing amazing things in the food an hospitality field for decades, her groundbreaking work in creating the NFP Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation has helped Australian school kids form positive food habits for life.

Today I’m joined by the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation’s CEO, Josephene Duffy, to talk about the recipe for effective food education.

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Welcome to Teacher Voicemail, where we give teachers a voice every week to reach thousands of other teachers and strengthen our community!

This week we asked a question we know every single teacher has an answer to: what's the grossest thing you've touched in the classroom? Eww!

Next week we're going to be talking about report cards. Send us through your top tips to help teachers through this busy time!

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Casey Hall is a certified K-12 music teacher who originally thought he was destined to be a high school band director, but who has found so much happiness in the wonder of elementary school children. 

Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Casey lives and teaches in this culturally diverse and vibrant city. He teaches in the 4th largest district in Georgia, and talks about the disadvantages his students face due to institutionalized poverty and racial segregation in the community. 

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It's a new season, a new term, and time to think about what we're going to wear! We asked teachers for their best hints and tips on professional dressing, and this is what they said. 

Read more about 14 Tips For Creating a Teacher Wardrobe here!

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