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Diary of a Teacher is a podcast about the experiences of an early-career teacher, with an emphasis on sanity preservation and keeping stress in check. Recommended for teachers and private tu...
After finishing a fascintating book called Why We Sleep by Prof. Matt Walker, I found myself trying to help a student get started on her exa...
It has been a six-lesson day and there are still lots of jobs to do, but it's time for an afternoon of professional development. This time y...
Harvard physics Professor Eric Mazur developed Peer Instruction in the early 90s, after noticing that many of his students weren't deeply un...
Curious about what happens to your students when they leave the classroom and start uni life? This episode covers some of the factors that i...
In the last episode of season 4, I answer three listener questions and discuss the plan for season 5 of the podcast. Enjoy, and happy new ye...
I've got a system for writing report comments, but it takes forever and isn't particularly efficient. Naturally, my problem-solving brain st...
Next year, I'll be moving to a new school. The process is bittersweet - whilst there is excitement at the prospect of learning new things, i...
In this episode I talk about two things I do to reduce my marking workload. Automarked quizzes are a blessing but can be curse so proceed wi...
In this episode I talk about the importance of letting students chart their own course, with guidance of course. Write to me: hello@spongeed...
School holidays are here. Cue picnics in parks with people, sleeping in (c/o operation recovery from the term that was entirely on Zoom), an...
In this episode, I talk about some Zoom wins. Top of mind is the Zoom conference we held for Year 12 Science Extension students last week, w...
"I hope this email finds you well sane." In this episode, I'm talking about the joys of remote teaching. Again. If you're sick of this topic...
Lockdown continues. Zoom lessons continue. Things are busy, but manageable given that we know it's not forever. Write to me: hello@spongeedu...
Reflections on two weeks of remote teaching (and hopefully remote learning). Write to me: hello@spongeeducation.com . Visit the website: htt...
Title says it all. Lockdown, Zoom lessons, square eyes. Let's do this. Write to me: hello@spongeeducation.com . Visit the website: https://w...
Realisations and reflections on how to engage students who would prefer not to be at school. Write to me: hello@spongeeducation.com . Visit...
Helping students with ADHD isn't rocket science, they just learn differently. This week I reflect on my attempts and their merits. Write to...
Reflection on term 1 and the school holiday spent horizontal. Write to me: hello@spongeeducation.com . Visit the website: https://www.sponge...
It's pretty much what the title says. Write to me: hello@spongeeducation.com . Visit the website: https://www.spongeeducation.com .
In this episode I talk about supporting school counsellors. They are the hidden gems of our education system and they need our support. Writ...
Six weeks is a long time to spend doing nothing. This year, to avoid boredom, my school holiday survival plan for 2020/2021 has involved som...
What do you do when you have 'nothing to do'? In this episode I talk about active relaxation, which basically involves doing stuff that isn'...
Sarah from NZ (great name!) wants to know about what a university teaching degree doesn't cover. I have only done one degree in teaching, so...
Welcome back for another season. In this episode, I talk about how students enjoy spending time in nature (even though they'll tell you it's...
This week I discuss my biggest teaching failure. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the discomfort! Write to me: hello@spongeeducation.com . Visit t...
Throughout my first two years of teaching I have had an excellent mentor helping me to keep it together. As part of celebrating my pleasingl...
I'm erring on the side of studying part time being a smart move. So far, my part-time study has been really interesting and it keeps me in t...
I've enrolled in an Honours program at the University of Sydney, to find out the answer to a question I've pondered for a while: How much do...
We've all worked much harder than we were expecting to work this year. For some of us, it's really starting to take a toll. In this episode,...
Do you survey your students? If yes, how often? We've all been surveyed by the companies with which we interact. Surveys seem to slide into...
This week I watched a program on Netflix called 'The Social Dilemma' and learned plenty about its current role in our society, especially fo...
2020 is a terrible year to graduate high school. So much has been cancelled due to COVID-19. However, there are still ways to make finishing...
This week, I discuss some PD opportunities I've had recently and how they've made me a better teacher. (I think.) A few of my friends absolu...
And just like that, we're back to school for another term. Before I pick up too much speed, I'm reflecting on my final week of school holida...
In this episode, I talk about the time I've saved by documenting everything in my first year of teaching. It took a fair while to do, but ha...
In this episode, I give a general update on end of term, accreditation progress, life events etc. Recently at school we have been helping Ye...
As a university student, I had trouble staying mentally well, primarily due to the pressure I put on myself to succeed academically. (Answer...
In this episode, I talk about returning to school and teaching face-to-face again. School life definitely isn't back to normal (whatever tha...
Paperwork. I'm doing hours of the stuff. I wouldn't describe teacher accreditation as my favourite thing of all time, but it has its value,...
When we're stretched thin at work, it can be hard to find time to do what we need to do to stay sane. But it's so important to find that tim...
The whole working from home thing continues. Thankfully, so does the podcast. What's new? Not much. This week, I'm talking about isolation (...
We're at the end of our school holiday period (time flies). I have been reflecting on my experiences as a learner. After a rather poor track...
In this episode, I answer some questions from parents about how to navigate online learning. How are children supposed to "keep up" with the...
We made it to the end of term! What a long term it has been. This episode marks the first of many in diary-style format, as requested by lis...
In this episode, I talk about how technology makes learning possible for students during a pandemic. Overnight, modes of learning have chang...
In this episode, I talk about the changes I have made to my teaching practice since both students and teachers have been working from home d...
In this episode, I talk about the preparations I am making for my students to learn at home, given that we are on the verge of school closur...
In this episode, I talk about the broad brush issue with professional development for teachers, and how we might differentiate PD to improve...
In this episode, I talk about strategies that I use to keep stress in check, why they work, and how things have changed since implementing t...
In this episode, I talk about my top three lessons to date. The list is subject to change, but it's important to acknowledge the wins and re...