In this final episode of the summer series, Ruby and Ellen talk us through some cool tips and unpack what self-care is and how not to be too hard on yourself.
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Welcome back to Jodie Cooper a coach and wellbeing educator who joins us this episode with a focus on motivation and willpower. Throughout the episode we unpack the science and connect with some explicit strategies you can put in place right now as you navigate heavily workloads, high expectations, and personal and professional growth.
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Kelsey Chandler and Kathryn Pudney are final year Masters of Education (Primary) students from Swinburne University of Technology about the enter into their final ready to teach professional experience placement. In this episode they join me to share their tips, tricks and insights into how they navigated their previous remote and flexible placement. Their sharing offers great insights especially for those who have not experienced this way of working as yet.
In this episode Nadine Crane returns and we are focusing on the mentor teacher and our relationship with them as pre-service teachers. This is a great topic to explore as it can be one of the most critical relationships but also most stressful relationship during our studies. In this episode we talk about how to develop a relationship – some key dos and don’ts are discussed, while we also offer some insights into how you can develop a relationship that flourishes. We do touch on what happens’ when it does go wrong as we reflect on some of the commonly reported situations where a mentor teacher and pre-service teacher relationship goes slightly pear shaped. And thought this episode we pose great questions for you to consider no matter what stage you are at in your development as a teacher.
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In this episode I talk with Tina Hascher, a Professor of Education Science at the University of Bern in Switzerland. We talk about her latest research in wellbeing and why is it important for future teachers and teachers to care about wellbeing. Throughout the episode we raise the importance of caring about wellbeing coming from both sides - teachers and students.
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Say hello to Wendy Goff, an academic who has been supporting pre-service teachers and mentor teachers undertake professional experience in the remote and flexible mode during COVID-19. Wendy shares her insights into the experience and offers a wealth of tips about wellbeing, the place of relationships, and just how resilient and ambitious the profession has been during this dynamic time.
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Say hello to Athanasia Henderson and Emma Carmody. In this episode we hear about different approaches to flexible and remote learning from two pre-service teachers in their final year studying to be primary teachers at Swinburne after their first week on placement. So many wonderful insights shared.
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