Two Friends Who Teach
Two Friends Who Teach
Playlist by Two Friends Who TeachAre you in your first years of teaching? Keen to level up your lesson planning? Debating the most practical footwear for class? From metacognition to managing behavior, differentiation to drinking fro…16 clip(s) in playlist
End of term wrap: Mugs, yard duty and the #1 teaching snack awards
In this bumper episode for the end of Term 2, Bez and Chloe take a tour de force of school life. What are the unspoken rules for photocopying or picking a mug in the staffroom? What's the best and worst to expect on yard duty? How do you manage tricky colleagues and say no? We wrap up with the inau…
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Teachers are learners too: Exploring professional learning
The range of in-school, out-of-school, in-person, and online professional learning options for teachers can be overwhelming. How do you find and select quality PL? Bez and Chloe share their thoughts on this, along with what to expect, what to bring, and of course, what to wear. They offer golden nu…
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Everything summative, all at once
Summative assessment doesn't have to mean all tests and reams of teacher marking. Bez and Chloe explore different summative assessment types and linking these into school reporting and assessment cycles. Plus, marking guides, tackling student plagiarism and likely the best hack ever for assessing m…
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Teacher safety and addressing misogyny in schools
The rise of misogynistic behavior directed at female teachers by male students prompts a more serious discussion on teacher safety and wellbeing in this week’s episode. Chloe and Bez share their experiences as young female teachers and suggest strategies for how to prepare for, manage and escalate …
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Making sense of differentiation
It’s one of the most common buzz words in education, so this week Bez and Chloe deep dive into differentiation: horizontal, vertical, content, process and product. When to differentiate, for who, how, and individual learning plans. They also discuss strategies for teaching students with disability …
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Teaching out-of-field survival guide
At some point, every teacher will find themselves teaching a subject they're not qualified in. Even if it's just one-off to cover a colleague, teaching out-of-field can be daunting. Bez and Chloe share their experiences and strategies for what to do when you don't know the subject you're teaching, …
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Parent-teacher interviews: The good, the bad, and everything in between
In the busy daily life of a teacher, parent-teacher interviews definitely rank up there for the mental and physical stamina they demand. Bez and Chloe share their take on how to get ready and make it through the often back-to-back, tightly timed interviews with students' parents or carers. They rol…
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The joys of homework
Join Bez and Chloe in Season 2 of Two Friends Who Teach, where they explore the vital role homework can play (and not play) in student learning and independent study preparation. They dive into strategies for dealing with students who don't complete their homework, and also delve into the inevitabl…
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Term break… or is it?
The end of the first term is just about here, and in this episode Bez and Chloe share their strategies for making the most of the break. How to balance lesson prep and marking with rest and recovery, things to do to feel human again, and hacks to avoid getting rundown. There’s also the do’s and don…
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Heading to school camp
This week Bez and Chloe step out of the classroom and head to school camp. They unpack what to pack and what to expect at school camp, and share tips for managing student behavior, including the all important task of getting students quiet at night. They talk through pre and post camp planning, man…
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