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Teaching Body Safety, Consent and Boundaries with Author Jayneen Sanders Oct 18, 2020

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Jayneen Sanders is a teacher, former school counsellor and author. She’s a strong public advocate for children’s safety, education and empowerment.

Through her time spent in primary schools both as a teacher and a parent, Jayneen was inspired to ask the question of her community: ‘What are we doing in schools to empower children and protect them from inappropriate touch?’

She says when she realised very little was actually being done, she decided to use her authoring and publishing skills to write resources to help parents, caregivers and teachers to broach the subject of self-protection and to encourage children to speak up.

In 2014, Jayneen and her partner founded Educate 2 Empower, a niché publisher specialising in children's books and resources that focus on BODY SAFETY EDUCATION, CONSENT, GENDER EQUALITY, RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS and SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Mr D on The Class of 2020 Oct 14, 2020

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Another year is rolling to a close. But it's a year like no other. In this episode, Mr D and I reflect on our past students over the years, and chat about the amazing young people who are finishing their schooling journey as well as managing the challenges of the global pandemic.

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Book Week 2020 - Curious Creatures, Wild Minds Oct 11, 2020

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Book Week 2020 (like many things in 2020) is looking different from previous years. The highly anticipated parade with special guests (parents) may not be possible. But, there are still many activities and learning opportunities for Book Week 2020!

Some schools have already celebrated, but many are eagerly awaiting the new dates for Book Week, the 17-23 October. And, if you are one of those that are searching for Book Week 2020 ideas, like always, we have created some super cute resources that go perfectly with the theme for book week…

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Student Mental Health and Wellbeing with Smiling Mind Oct 10, 2020

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Smiling Mind is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to provide accessible, lifelong tools to support healthy minds. Headed by CEO Dr Addie Wooten, the organisation is well versed in supporting the mental health of young Australians. Smiling Mind currently delivers critical mindfulness training to educators across the country through its award-winning School Program, where teachers are empowered to be champions for fostering positive mental health among their students.

In its latest initiative promoting positive mental health among young Australians, Smiling Mind has launched its Care Packs initiative - a new, free resource aimed at supporting Australian children as they deal with COVID-19 related challenges.

Dr Addie joins me to talk about how Smiling Mind is supporting primary-aged children with their mental health and wellbeing.

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Mr D's Unconventional Use of Non Contact Time Oct 08, 2020

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We're back! Kicking off term four, Mr D and I thought we'd chat about that golden 30 minutes to hour teachers are bestowed a couple of times per week: their Non-Contact Time.

How do you most effectively use your planning period or NCT?

Mr D was unsurprisingly a bit loose when it came to how he spent his planning time as a teacher.

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Beating the Back to School Blues (ReBuzz) Oct 04, 2020

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Are you reluctant to head back for term four, or are you raring to go? In this episode we talk through those back-after-the-holidays feels.

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Teaching Truths (FTLOT Selects) Oct 03, 2020

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We revisit one of most popular episodes with the amazing educator and author Danny Steele.

Danny has more than 26 years of experience in the public school system in Alabama in the United States. Spending his time as a teacher, coach, administrator and career mentor to other administrators, Danny has developed a strong sense of what it means to be an effective educator who can really connect with students.

His book, Essential Truths For Teachers, co-written with Todd Whitaker, takes teachers through some of the fundamental and necessary principles at the core of teaching, which they say have the biggest impact on student achievement.

Follow Danny on Twitter for your daily dose of teacher inspiration, or take a look at his books, Essential Truths for Teachers and Essential Truths for Principals.

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Mr D on Dating as a Teacher (Classic Mr D) Oct 01, 2020

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All the single, teachers; all the single teachers....

This episode is for you! Mr D delves into the realities of trying to maintain a personal life whilst being an overworked educator.

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Favourite Rude Reads for Kids (ReBuzz) Sep 27, 2020

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There are some books that just have that certain appeal to them, that kids love. Some children's authors and illustrators have a particular talent for creating rude and hilarious books that kids love, and adults cringe at.

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Sprinkle Magic Wherever You Teach (FTLOT Selects) Sep 26, 2020

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We revisit one of our most listened-to episodes when Dr Samantha Fecich joined me to talk about the eight ways she empowers student teachers to become what she calls “educators of excellence”.

Sam is a primary/elementary/additional needs teacher, a college professor and the author of Edumagic, a Guide for Preservice Teachers.

Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes!

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