Teach 4 the Heart

Are transitions a bit chaotic in your classroom? Join us to discover 7 tips to reduce disruptions and make your transitions more smooth.

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Join us in a FREE 5-Day Classroom Management Tune-Up that will give you simple, no-prep strategies to cut down on the distractions and restore your students’ focus.

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Giving students choices can help them be more engaged and responsible for their own learning. But how exactly should this work? In this episode, we explore twenty student choice ideas - and tips for …

Join us as I share lessons and insights from my time back in the classroom this past month.

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Keeping an appropriate noise level during independent and group work can be a huge challenge. In this episode, we discuss seven tips to keep kids quiet and focused during these times. 

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Some teachers tend to embrace new ideas and strategies while others cling to old ones. But the truth is that we shouldn’t judge a strategy based on its age – and the most effective classrooms are a w…

Have you ever considered flipping your classroom – where instead of teaching during class and sending practice home for homework, you flip it and ask students to watch a lesson at home and then pract…

The Supreme Court recently ruled on the case Janus v. AFSCME, determining that teachers (and all public employees) can no longer be forced to join the union. David Schmus, director of Christian Educa…

We can all think back on some bad teachers we’ve sat under – teachers whose bad habits make us cringe with the memory.

But rather than criticize or point fingers, let’s examine some of these bad habi…

The first day of school will be here before we know it. Here’s ten things we as teachers should do before that first bell rings.

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Students face so many challenges today, and we as teachers often feel inadequate to truly help. Sometimes our efforts seem like a drop in the bucket compared to what they need. 

But as we discuss tod…

My first year of teaching I made a tiny mistake that had HUGE consequences – both for me and my students.

In this episode, we discuss the tiny back-to-school mistake that could ruin your whole year –…

When a good question in our Christian teachers' Facebook group started garnering comments about religious tolerance and how we are all worshipping the same God, I figured it was time we talked "face-…

Ever wish someone else could take over at least some of your responsibilities!? Well, maybe your students can!

Listen as Angela Watson (creator of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek) shares how to use mean…

Have you ever arrived at the end of the summer and felt that you’d wasted way too much of it? 

In this week’s episode, Elizabeth Chapman joins us to discuss how to create a summer of rest, memories a…

Did you spend the whole year feeling tired and exhausted? Wishing you had more energy?

Join us to discover 5 Biblical truths that will help you not only prevent burnout but also teach with energy & p…

We all want to be good teachers, but does that mean we have to work crazy hours to make that happen?

If being a good teacher requires “putting in the time,” how much time is that exactly? And is ther…

Just because stress, anxiety, and worry are super common amongst teachers doesn't mean they should be the norm in our lives.  God desires something radically different for His children. 

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As teachers are so busy, with so much on our plates, that it’s easy to get lost in the day-to-day craziness and lose sight of the big picture.

That’s why it’s so helpful to stop and reflect – to clar…

Ever thought about trying project based learning but didn’t know where to start – or whether it was worth the time & effort? 

Join us as Vicki Davis (aka the Cool Cat Teacher) shares why project base…