What if your onboarding did more than just hand over a hefty folder of policies? Imagine welcoming a new team member with a personalised, supportive journey that builds their confidence and competence from day one. This guide explores how you can partner with AI to create a powerful, NQF-ready mentoring experience that moves beyond the tick-box approach. Discover how to use simple AI strategies to foster genuine connection, strengthen your team, and help new educators find their feet, faster.
By the end of this episode, you will have a clear, actionable framework for using AI to improve staff retention. You’ll learn specific strategies to understand your team’s morale, automate meaningful appreciation, reduce documentation burnout, and create personalised career pathways. This is a must-listen for any ECE leader who wants to stop the revolving door of recruitment and build a stable, thriving, and supportive early learning environment.
“If educators use AI, they’ll become lazy and lose their skills.”
Sound familiar? This fear is keeping thousands of early childhood professionals from accessing tools that could transform their practice and give them back precious time with children.
In this game-changing episode, Jodie dismantles the three biggest myths about AI in early education with over 30 years of sector experience backing every word. She reveals why the “calculator argument” against AI is flawed, how purpose-built tools act as professional mentors (not shortcuts), and the critical difference between generic AI that disappoints and specialized tools that empower.
That familiar feeling of mid-year fatigue is setting in as EOFY rolls around again. The passion that drove you in January is now buried under piles of documentation and the mental load of planning for every child’s unique journey. But what if you could change the narrative? What if this year, instead of just surviving, you could reset, recharge, and lead with renewed energy? We’re diving deep into the ‘Three Resets’ – a helpful, AI-assisted strategy to help you and your team work smarter, not harder…
This podcast episode helps educators replace token gestures with genuine, ongoing cultural inclusion. Jodie Clarke shares reflective AI prompts, planning tips and partnership strategies that respect cultural protocols while fitting the realities of everyday practice. From designing culturally connected spaces to documenting learning meaningfully, you’ll gain clear, confidence-building steps to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives throughout your programme.
In “5 Ways to Turn Notes into Meaningful Observations with AI,” Jodie kicks off her AI Empowered Planning Cycle mini-series with five practical methods for turning scribbled notes into comprehensive observations. Learn a simple 3-step AI prompt sequence that keeps your unique voice, connects play to EYLF outcomes, and produces family-friendly language – cutting 20 minutes or more from every observation while lifting documentation quality.