TeachUs: Recent Episodes
TeachUs
TeachUs is hosted by Heidi and Julie; friends and colleagues at Macquarie Educational Tours - a travel agent for school excursions and school travel. The TeachUs podcast is a place to share your story and build a community of teachers that inspire, grow and support each other. You'll also be hearing from some of the venue program facilitators we work alongside to bring you amazing excursions.
Heidi & Julie catch up with an old friend, Steve Lockley - Principal of Samuel Terry Public School in Western Sydney.
Steve has used Macquarie Educational Tours for his excursions for over 20 years and shares about his career pathway, how he is leading a school amidst COVID-19 and some funny stories along the way!
Enjoy!
We speak with Levi from Questacon in Canberra and hear what makes Questacon so special, the best science shows on offer and even the top coffee spots in Canberra!
Questacon Shop: https://shop.questacon.edu.au/
Questacon Online Resources: https://www.questacon.edu.au/discover/questaconathome
We speak with Fiorella, a program facilitator at Sydney's The Rocks Walking Tours - a popular venue for school groups.
We speak with Brad Tucker - an astrophysicist & cosmologist at Mount Stromlo Observatory, Canberra.
Brad is incredibly intelligent and entertaining, and shares the latest programs on offer for school groups visiting Mount Stromlo Observatory!
Classroom Resources: https://rsaa.anu.edu.au/public/movies-public-lectures
Mount Stromlo Observatory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MtStromlo/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARBu2N3QRC8tzfIct644GiMu515V-r8Gl02wq-J5spcsqEpfJGUxNc8cGLX_pO6qakqCz4RNHuqZFfS-
We speak with Dan, an Australian teacher who recently moved to Singapore, teaching at an international school. Dan tells us of his work life & the lockdown he is facing with COVID-19. He also has some great words of wisdom for anyone thinking of teaching internationally!
Georgia teaches at a school in the Perth Hills, Western Australia. Each year, we organise their Eastern States Excursion - a massive 10 day excursion to the East Coast of Australia!
The first episode! We intro the TeachUs podcast and our vision for it, plus hear about how we met, our work life and our secret talents (well, not anymore)... Subscribe for future episodes!