New to teaching? Having your first prac? Rob and Chris share their strategies, personal experiences and tips on navigating the beginning of your teaching career.

Topics covered

• Starting teaching at any age: straight from high school to university to being on staff, contrasted with coming into teaching as a mature age student
• Ways to practice teaching and leading groups before you have to teach a class
• Getting your classroom management down
• Building your professional support network: mentors, your faculty staff and the wider staffroom are a wealth of knowledge
• Asking for advice and feedback, and acting on it
• Building a rapport with staff and students
• Appearing professional, and the role of presentation and body language
• Challenges facing new teachers on their practicums and first teaching roles
• Discipline, restorative justice in action and reframing how to deal with problems in classroom management

Christopher Kalodikis and Robert Naumoski have over 20 years of teaching experience. Chris teaches Computing and is the founder of Maximum Education. Rob teaches Mathematics and is the founder of The Coaching College and owner of Ultimate Defence Academy.