The Aussie Teacher Coach

24/08/2026

The Aussie Teacher Coach store

28/03/2026

01/10/2025

Are you an Early Childhood or Primary School Educator? 🫵
We're running a survey to better understand how educators in Australia use audio and video for routines, entertainment, and education. Your feedback will help us enhance ABC Kids screen and audio experiences for educators and children. 🍎
The survey has 5 sections, with most questions being multiple choice and a few requiring short answers.
Survey: https://bit.ly/46V9QfM
You have until October 5 to have your say!

06/08/2025

AERO’s Insights into Implementation 2025 discussion paper is out now!

Read the paper and discover what we have learned with our Learning Project partners about implementing evidence-based teaching and making it stick: https://www.edresearch.edu.au/research/discussion-papers/insights-implementation-2025

05/08/2025

Tim Shanahan, Ph.D., returns to discuss his new book, Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives: How Students’ Reading Achievement Has Been Held Back and What We Can Do About It, where he outlines what existing research says about leveled reading—and why it’s not effective.

05/08/2025

New Podcast Episode Out Now!

I had the absolute joy of sitting down with the wonderful for a powerful conversation about appreciation, leadership, and the real human work behind education.

Why this topic?
There’s a big difference between being recognised for what we do…
and being appreciated for how we do it.

Sure, it’s nice to be thanked for planning the excursion or smashing the lesson plan.
But what really lands deep?
- When someone notices the empathy you bring to a hard moment
- The calm you offer in the middle of chaos
- The way you consistently show up — not for praise, but because you care

In this episode, we talk about what it really means to be valued in a school setting — not just assessed or evaluated, but seen.

Because educators aren’t “human doings.”
We’re human beings — and we need to be celebrated for who we are, not just what we achieve.

If you're ready for a fresh, honest conversation about school culture, leadership, and wellbeing — this one's for you.

🎧 Listen now and let us know what landed:

This is also available on Apple Podcasts - https://vist.ly/329eb

And, Spotify - https://vist.ly/329ee

27/08/2024

With Can Do Kids Academy – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

11/07/2024

🧠 Kids’ thinking = the best

📖 brownbagteacher.com/number-talks-how-and-why/