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Teach 4 the Heart — 562 episodes
News: Resources for Your School
388: 5 Things That Actually Matter This Summer
387: Why God Allows Hard Times: and How to Trust Him in Them
386: "My Coworker is Always Stressed"
385: What Would Jesus Do for Classroom Management?
384: "It Wasn't Me!" | What to Do When Students Deny Misbehavior
383: How To Choose the Best Teacher Planner
News: Pre-Order Pray & Plan 2026-27
382: What to Do When Your Coworker's Child is a Behavior Problem
381: How to Avoid Power Struggles While Maintaining Authority
380: What If Students Don't Care About Consequences?
379: What Does It Mean to Teach for the Heart?
378: "When Is a Call Home Actually Necessary?"
377: Is It Really Possible to Reduce Disruptions?
376: "Can I Have a Structured Class That Isn't Boring?"
News: Join the Stop the Chatter Workshop
375: Why Building Relationships Isn't Fixing Your Classroom Problems
374: "How Can I Get My Class to Respect Me Without Raising My Voice?"
News: Get the 10 Commandments of Classroom Management
373: The 10 Commandments of Classroom Management
372: "What Do I Say When Students Put Me on the Spot About My Faith?"
371: How Christian Schools Have Failed to Teach a Biblical View of Abortion (and What to Do About It)
370: "My Evaluations Are Making Me Feel Inadequate."
369: Why Teachers Are So Overwhelmed (and What to do About It)
368: "Help! I'm Too Tired to Teach!"
367: 6 Mistakes Teachers Make Coming Back From Break
366: 8 Truths to Encourage Your Heart During Conflict
365: How to Build a Thriving Classroom Economy System
364: How to Actually Integrate the Bible in Your Classroom
363: Classroom Management Strategies Every Specials Teacher Needs
362: How Servant Leadership Can Transform Your School's Culture
361: From Insecurity to Confidence: Helping Students Discover their True Identity in Christ
360: How to be Unoffendable in a Culture of Offense
359: Help! My Admin Doesn't Like My Classroom Management Plan
358: How Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)
357: Should I Teach Like I Parent?: Key Differences You Need to Understand
356: 5 Things I Wish I Knew as a New Teacher
355: Missing the Mark: How to Avoid Grading Mistakes That Demotivate Students
354: How to Respond With Love When You Want to be Defensive
353: Getting to the Root of Overwhelm
352: The Important Connection Between Classroom Management and Student Motivation
351: Why Kids Behave Better for the Teacher Across the Hall
350: Problem Habits That Drain Us (And How To Get the Rest You Need)
349: New Biblical Worldview Standards for Effective Biblical Integration
348: How to Identify & Fix Classroom Management Problems
347: When Self-Care Isn't Enough
346: Disrespectful Students: How to Respond with Grace and Authority
345: How to Be a Light for Christ in the Public School (without Breaking the Law!)
344: Why You Shouldn't Work as if Everything Depends on You
343: How to Handle Difficult Circumstances Through Lament
342: What To Do When Your Class Won't Stay In Their Seats
341: 7 Planning Habits to Save Time & Simplify Your Schedule
340: 8 Best Grading Tips to Save Time
339: Should We Avoid Negative People?
338: The Best Way to Handle Student Arguing
337: My Students Think I'm Mean. Now What?
336: For the Frustrated Teacher: Help for Knowing What to Tackle First
335: How to Stop Feeling Defeated & Teach with Hope Instead
334: Who Are You? How Identity Affects Our Response to Difficult Circumstances
333: How to Honor God as a Christian Teacher in a Public School
332: The #1 Mistake Teachers Make with Procedures
331: What to Do When You're Dreading Going Back to School
330: 30 Things Teachers Can STOP Doing to Save Time
329: 10 Mistakes that Can Derail Your Classroom Management
328: The Power of Clear Expectations: How to Clarify and Communicate Them
327: Helping Students Build Their Identity in Christ
326: How to Manage Constant Chatter in Your Classroom
325: Classroom Management Strategies that Work: An Intro to Whole Brain Teaching
324: Motivating Students to Care about Learning
323: Collaborative Learning: Best Practices to Make Group Work Successful
322: How to Rise Above a Toxic Work Environment
321: How to Take Learning Outdoors and Improve Mental Health
320: Why Bad Student Behavior Doesn't Mean You're A Bad Teacher
319: Just Try Something! Small Steps to Innovate in Your Classroom
318: Tips for Better Communication with Parents
317: Caught, Not Taught: Immersing Your Students in a Biblical Worldview
316: How to Be More Consistent with Classroom Behavior Issues
315: Am I Too Nice? How to be Kind Without Losing Control of the Classroom
314: 3 Christian Book Fairs that are Great Scholastic Alternatives
313: How to Positively Impact the Teacher Culture at Your School
312: 5 Elements of an Effective Classroom Management Plan
BONUS Behind the Scenes: Lessons Learned from Creating Pray & Plan
311: Meaningful End-of-Year Activities to Upgrade the Last Days of School
310: Diffusing Tense Situations in the Classroom with Pocket Phrases
309: Make Learning Memorable with Tech (and Without Overwhelm)
News: Pray & Plan 2024-25 is Here!!
308: How to Love Your Students through Classroom Management
307: Handling AI in the Classroom: AI Ethics for Education
306: 8 Favorite Teacher Resources You Won't Want to Miss!
305: Words for the Weary: Encouraging Prayers to Keep Teachers Connected with Christ
304: Teacher Talk: Best Classroom Consequences Ideas
303: Adding Joy + Play to Any Classroom
News: NEW Free Training: Classroom Management Answers
302: Simple Ways to Relieve Decision Fatigue
301: Reaching Students Across the Generation Gap
Bad Advice 05: "If It's Too Hard, You Need to Get Out!"
Bad Advice 04: "To Love Means to Affirm"
Bad Advice 03: "Check Your Religion at the Door"
Bad Advice 02: "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff."
Bad Advice 01: "Believe In Yourself. You are Enough!"
Highlights 04: Saving Time w/ Grading, Lesson Planning & Paperwork
Highlights 03: Bravely Teaching by Faith in a Secular Age with Alistair Begg
Highlights 02: Preventing Teacher Burnout with Pratia Jordan
Highlights 01: Differentiation Made Easy with Laura Kebart
Answers 04: Faith and Relationships in the Classroom
Answers 03: Conquering Mental Challenges: Your Questions Addressed
Answers 02: Unlocking Balance: Time Management Q&A
Answers 01: Navigating Classroom Management: Answers to Your FAQs
BONUS: Hope for the Anxious Teacher: Getting to the Root of Anxiety
Shine 05: How to Reach Students' Hearts
Shine 04: Fostering Healthy Relationships in Your Classroom
Shine 03: Tackling the Distractors that Keep Us from Shining
Shine 02: The Foundation You Need to Shine
Shine 01: Fueling Your Mission as a Teacher
Fears 08: What if Death or Disaster Happens at my School?
Fears 07: Standing Strong Amidst the Fear of Cancel Culture
Fears 06: Can I Be a Teacher AND Have a Life?
Fears 05: Winning the Battle Against Student Apathy
Fears 04: Am I Even Making a Difference?
Fears 03: Navigating Parent-Teacher Communication
BONUS: Classroom Management & Motivation: Strategies to Start the Year Right
Fears 02: How to Stop Fearing Classroom Behavior Issues
Fears 01: Does Discontentment Mean I'm in the Wrong Place?
Finish Strong 05: 4 Steps to Your Ideal Summer Break
Finish Strong 04: A Simple Key to Future Success
BONUS: How Teach 4 the Heart Came to Be: 10 Year Anniversary Special
Finish Strong 03: How to Close Down Your Classroom Like a Pro
Finish Strong 02: Making a Final Impact on our Students
Finish Strong 01: How to Finish Strong, Even if You Don't Think You Can
Bonus: Gender Identity, Anxiety, and Depression: Reshaping Identity Issues with the Gospel
Bonus: How to Prep Simple Sub Plans - so You Can Actually Take Time Off
Classroom Management 04: True Teaching Tales: How a Classroom Management Plan Built Laura's Confidence
Classroom Management 03: 4 Steps to a Well-Managed Classroom
News: Free Online "Missions Trips" with Gospel Adventures
Classroom Management 02: 3 Common Mistakes in Classroom Management
Classroom Management 01: What Kind of Classroom Management Does God Call Us To?
News: Announcing Teach 4 the Heart +
Discouragement 02: How to Be a Problem Solver
Discouragement 01: When You're Not Sure You Can Keep Teaching
Balance 05: Using Boundaries & Schedules to Create Better Work/Life Balance
News: NEW Reclaim Your Time 101 Program!
Balance 04: Should We Do our Best on Everything?
Balance 03: The Two Keys to Time Management
Balance 02: When Doing Less Is Best
Balance 01: The Gospel Gives Us Rest & Balance
Challenges 05: Does Trusting God Mean We Sit & Wait?
Challenges 04: Speaking Truth to Our Souls when Teaching is Tough
Challenges 03: Finding Worth in the Right Places
Challenges 02: Why Do We Face So Many Challenges & Trials?
Challenges 01: How Do We Actually Trust God in Challenges?
We're Revamping the Podcast!
QT: Pocket Phrases for the Classroom Management Win!
QT: When We Feel Pressure to Be Perfect
191: Motivating Students to Care about Learning
QT: Insights for Educators on Race, Identity, the Gospel & Hope
QT: Managing Disruptions with Talking Levels
190: Overcoming Anxiety as a Christian Teacher
QT: Two Dangers around Sacrifice & Rest
QT: Transgender Pronouns (What to Do)
189: Lesson Planning the Easy Way
QT: True Hope for a Great School Year
QT: Can a Teacher Be "Too Nice"?
188: If Back-to-School Has You Stressed
QT: The Key to Resilience This Year: Working for God, not Man
QT: My Biggest Classroom Management Mistake (that you don't want to make!)
187: How to Stop Being Buried by Busyness
QT: News: We're Taking a Break!
QT: How to Not Need Validation as a Teacher
QT: Are Consequences Biblical?
186: How to Create a Classroom Management Plan that Works
QT: Are We Thinking Critically about Media?
QT: How to Make New Habits Stick
185: 14 Planner Tips to Make the Most of Pray & Plan
QT: How to Create a Smooth-Running Classroom
QT: Do This When Discussing Challenging Social or Political Issues
184: How to Connect with and Empower Parents
QT: Balancing Work & Family Time
QT: Do I Have What it Takes to Be a Teacher?
183: 10 Mistakes that Can Derail Your Classroom Management
QT: Should We Stop Caring When Students Don't Care?
QT: Staying Encouraged (What REALLY Works)
182: The Queen Bee Role: An Answer to Teacher Burnout?
QT: Why We Shouldn't Try to Control our Students (and what to do instead)
QT: Student Motivation Starts with Credibility
181: When Tragedy Strikes Your School (or Home)
QT: When Your Tank is Empty....
QT: When There's Too Much to Do & Not Enough Time
QT: If You're Not Ready to Go Back
180: Save Time: Stop Doing These 30 Things
QT: What We've Got Planned
QT: When Requirements Take Too Much Time - What To Do
179: A Biblical Approach to Racial Unity - with Monique Duson
QT: When You're Weary & Stressed
QT: How Do I Balance Educating & Ministering to Students?
178: 5 Powerful (but Easy) Ways to Communicate with Parents
QT: How Do I Stop Being Too Hard on Myself?
News: The Teach 4 the Heart Mentorship Is Here!
QT: Why Teaching Is Extra Hard Right Now
177: Bravely Teaching by Faith with Alistair Begg
QT: A Biblical Approach to Racial Unity
QT: Getting Started with Centers & Stations
176: The Love Learning Together System
QT: How to Pursue Biblical Unity from a Biblical Perspective
QT: How to Lesson Plan with a Team (without causing frustration)
175: Differentiation Made Easy
QT: For Those Facing Tough Things
QT: How to Be More Consistent
QT: Magic Words to Defuse Tension in the Classroom
174: Dear Teacher, Stop Believing in Yourself
QT: What to Do When You're Stressed
QT: How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed & Frazzled in Just 20 Minutes
QT: Why We Need to Sweat the Small Stuff Right Now
173: 5 Practices to Teach with Joy this Year
QT: Tips for a Smooth 1st Day
QT: A Simple Way to Connect with God Throughout the Day
QT: What to Do when People Inevitably Frustrate Us this Year
172: Turning Around a Rough Teaching Experience (My Story)
QT: Starting the School Year Right with Clear Procedures
QT: How to Stay Calm in the Midst of Confusion
QT: Don't Forget This Before School Starts!
171: 3 Anchors to Ground Us When Scripture & Culture Clash
QT: Sexual Identity and Scripture - Understanding our True Identity
QT: How Should We View U.S. History
QT: Working Too Many Hours? Too Little? How to Find the Right Balance
170: 4 Time-Management Strategies that Will Reduce Stress Right Away
QT: Why We Need Mentors - And How to Get One (or Be One!)
QT: The ONE Thing You Need Most this Summer to be Ready for Next Year
QT: How to Engage in Cultural Issues as a Christian Teacher
169: Reflecting with Gratitude on This Crazy Year
QT: Growth Opportunities this Summer
QT: How to Choose Joy Over Stress in Our Work
QT: Take Your Class Outside!
168: How God is Leading Us at Teach 4 the Heart
QT: Help Students Find Their Own Relevance
QT: Ask This Question to Make Lessons More Relevant
QT: Why We Need to Guard Our Energy
167: 25 Creative Ways to Use Parent Volunteers
QT: Why We Need to Avoid Unintentional Breaks (and what to do instead)
QT: How to Know if You Should Quit Teaching
QT: 6 Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself Each Month
News: Earn PD Credit for Listening to the Podcast
166: 8 Planning Strategies to Maximize Balance, Effectiveness & Joy
QT: Time to Re-Tame Your To-Do List
QT: What Work/Life Balance Is & How to Maintain It
QT: Scholarships for Instructional Assistants from PIU
165: What to Do When You Feel Burnt Out
QT: What is the Gospel & Why Does it Matter?
QT: Create Better Balance with a Little Intentional Planning
QT: Confident & Resilience
164: How to Rest When You're Overworked
QT: When We're Stressed About Things We Can't Control....
QT: When You Feel Inadequate....
QT: How to Stop Students from Arguing with You
163: 9 Strategies to Reach a Difficult Class (and survive yourself!)
QT: How to Not Be a Pushover
QT: Can We Trust God Enough to Rest?
QT: Pray with Us for Students' Parents & Families
162: Finding Strength When You're #TeacherTired
QT: Poverty Encounter Free Virtual Field Trip
QT: How to Teach the Most Important Concepts When Time is Limited
QT: Trusting God with Our To-Do List
161: How to Be a Light in Your School
QT: When You See People Bashing Teachers
QT: Recommitting to Spiritual Self-Care
QT: How to Respond to Initiatives You Disagree With
160: When You Don't Feel Like You're Making a Difference
QT: A Christian Response to Politics, Covid, & Everything Else That's Happening
QT: An Easy Email Boundary that Eliminates Stress
QT: Organization Your To-Do List so It's Motivating (not overwhelming)
159: Tame Your Out-of-Control To-Do List
QT: Identify What Matters Most (at School & Home)
QT: How to Know When You've Done Enough
QT: If You're Not Ready to Go Back to School
158: Identify & Fix Classroom Issues in 4 Simple Steps
QT: Refresh Yourself Over Break!
QT: Super Easy Last-Minute Gift Idea for Your Students (or Fellow Teachers)
QT: How to Stay Connected with Virtual Students While Teaching In-Person
QT: Have Students Create Review Activities
QT: Some Smart & Surprising Way to Get Help This Year
157: Surviving Pandemic Teaching without Burning Out
QT: Pep Talk: Step Back & See How Far You've Come!
QT: Keeping Everyone on the Same Page
156: 6 Ways to Make Direct Instruction More Engaging (in-person OR online)
QT: Pep Talk: God is With You & Using You
QT: Getting Student Feedback
QT: Reducing Screen Time in Virtual Learning
155: Grace Over Grind: Eliminate Teacher Stress by Working in God's Grace
QT: Do Your Best & Forget the Rest
QT: Using Family Clean Up to Keep Your Home in Order
QT: Dealing with Difficult People
154: Finding Encouragement & Connection in a Year of Social Distancing
QT: Easy Differentiation
QT: Letting Go of Judgment
QT: Grace Over Grind: How God's Grace Enables Us to Work without Stress
153: Teaching Reading & Writing Skills with the Workshop Model
QT: Encouragement from Scripture
QT: When You're Behind on Work; How to Get Focused Work Time
QT: Ideas to Celebrate Heritage Months
152: 7 Ways to Embrace Diversity in the Classroom (and why being colorblind isn't the answer)
QT: Sharing the Hope of Christ (even in public schools)
QT: If You Feel Alone
QT: Encouragement for Dealing with Difficult Students
138: The Right Way to Talk Politics & Social Issues (In & Out of the Classroom)
QT: When Leaders Make Decisions You Disagree With
QT: 4 Way to Engage Shy Learners in Virtual Learning
QT: An Awesome Tool to Make Communication Way Easier
151: How to Pursue Racial Unity (The Gospel v. Critical Race Theory)
QT: Online Classroom Management: Reducing Audio Disruptions in the Virtual Classroom
QT: A Simple Mindset Shift to Get You Excited About this Year
QT: 3 Realistic Ways to Delegate Responsibilities this Year
150: 10 Truths to Cling to in 2020
QT: Responsible for In-Person AND Virtual Learning? 2 Ideas to Help Streamline
QT: How to Win the Battle in Our Minds
QT: Keeping a Positive Perspective
149: Boundaries & Routines to Weather the 2020 School Year
QT: Easy Wardrobe Planning with these Outfit Guides
QT: Increasing Student Motivation with Goal-Setting
QT: Is Controlling our Classroom the Goal?
148: Create a Conducive Learning Environment as Schools Reopen
QT: Automating & Delegating Tasks with Classroom Jobs
QT: Racial Justice: Gospel v. Secular Perspectives
QT: An 11-Year Old's Perspective on Balance & the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club
147: 6 Time-Saving Principles to Achieve Work-Life Balance
QT: Worried? Frustrated? Stressed? Do this.
QT: Never Lose Papers Again with this Simple Organizational System
QT: This Mindset Shift Will Allow You to Finally Delegate Tasks!
146: Reimagining Better Schools Post-Covid
QT: If You Teach K-2, You Should Definitely Try ABCmouse.com. Here's Why.
Bonus: Anti-Racism: What I'm Learning & What How God Wants Us to Respond
QT: What to Do When Given a New Requirement that You Don't Like
QT: An Amazingly Simple Way to Quiet Your Mind to Sleep
145: Next Fall is a Big Question Mark. What Now?
QT: Take Time to Reflect on What You've Learned
QT: Creating End-of-the-Year Connection & Closure
QT: Thank You, Teachers!
144: End Your Distance-Learning Year with this Simple & Engaging Project!
QT: Missing Field Trips? Plan a Virtual One!
QT: Simplify Your Distance Learning by Focusing on What Matters Most
QT: What Does it Mean to Teach 4 the Heart?
143: 20+ Ideas for Teaching from Home with Kids
QT: Save Time & Reduce Stress by Planning Your Week on Friday
QT: Teaching by God's Grace
QT: Emotional Roller Coaster? This Has Helped Me
142: How to Trust God Through Trials (A Testimony to God's Goodness)
QT: God Has You Where You Are for a Reason
QT: Connection Matters (now more than ever!)
QT: Following Christ's Example of Service
141: Relinquishing Control in the Midst of Chaos
QT: When a Situation Feels Impossible…
139: Transitioning to Distance Learning? Start Here!
Special: If You're Feeling Overwhelmed…
Special: Coping with Missing Our Students & Teaching
Special: Coping with Uncertainty
COVID Special: How Do I Know I'm Doing Enough for My Students?
QT: Working Without Stress by Resting in God
Special Episode: Responding to COVID-19
News: Teaching Jobs Board
QT: How to Make Lessons Engaging (even when they aren't fun)
QT: Why Your Classroom Management Isn't Working
137: When Teachers Experience Trauma (and How to Heal)
QT: How to Balance Firmness & Kindness in the Classroom
QT: Let's Reframe Interruptions as Opportunities
QT: What Makes a Day Successful?
136: How to Handle Constructive Criticism
QT: When Parents Are Frustrated
QT: When Parents Ask Something Unreasonable
QT: Time to Reteach Procedures
#135: How to Promote Worldview Thinking in the Classroom
QT: Mourning the Fall
QT: Save Time & Effort Planning Class Parties & Events
QT: Create Loving Boundaries with "I" Statements
#134: How to Lift Your Spirits When You're Frustrated or Discouraged
QT: Build Rapport with One Sentence
QT: Make Meetings Worthwhile with an Issue List
QT: We Cannot Find Our Identity in Teaching
#133: Self-Esteem & Positivity v. the Gospel
QT: How to Make Self-Care and Time Off More Meaningful
QT: Why You Have to Make Rest a Priority
A Backwards New Years' Resolution: Choose One Thing to STOP Doing
#132: Simplify Your Teacher Life
How to Guard Your Off Hours (while still getting done what you need to)
A Meaningful Last-Minute Gift Idea (for anyone)
A Small Change to Stop Giving Work Permission to Interrupt You
A Quick, Easy Way to Declutter Your Email Inbox
#131: 60+ Classroom Reward Ideas
What to Do When You Don't Finish Everything You Wanted To
You'll Immediately Feel Less Stressed When You Do This
QT: A Psalm of Thanksgiving
#130: Building Classroom Community with Positivity Project
QT: How to Save Time with Keyboard Shortcuts
QT: Master Your To-Do List with This Small Adjustment
QT: The Simplest Way to Ensure All Students Learn
#129: Facing Conflict as a Teacher: Gospel Truths to Speak to Your Heart
QT: Maybe "Lazy" Students Are Actually Frustrated
QT: Make Small Group Discussion More Impactful with This Simple Process
QT: A Go-To Response When You're Not Sure What to Do
#128: 7 Tips for Constructive IEP Meetings
QT: 3 Private Ways to Give Warnings & Curb Disruptions
QT: Don't Lower Your Expectations
QT: Pairing Rewards with Intrinsic Motivation
#127: How to Respond to a Difficult Administrator (or Coworker)
QT: Integrating a Biblical Worldview Across All Subjects
QT: Practices to Overcome Anxiety
QT: What Truth Do You Want Your Students to Remember?
#126: Navigating Gender Identity with Truth & Love (Part 2)
QT: Remember What's Happening on a Spiritual Level
#125: Navigating Gender Identity with Truth & Love (Part 1)
QT: How to Stop Stressing about the Future
QT: How Much Should I Grade?
QT: The Most Fundamental Way to Keep Students Engaged
#124: 5 Easy Ways to Incorporate Writing in Any Subject
QT: Why We Need to View the Bible Differently
QT: Creating a Love for Reading
QT Save Time on Data Collection with JotForm
#123: Hope for the Overwhelmed Teacher
QT: Two Ways to Regroup When You're Having a Bad Day
QT: An Easy But Powerful Way to Build Rapport with Parents
QT: Tips to Focus Prayer and Rein In Anxiety
#122: Crossing the Street on Race & Restorative Discipline with Marilyn Rhames
QT: Creating Opportunities for Meaningful Conversations with Students
QT: Motivate Students (using time you're currently wasting)
QT: Our New Favorite Kids Books Series (perfect for read alouds!)
#121: Trauma Sensitive Teaching
QT: Let Go of the Guilt & Enjoy Time with God
QT: A Fantastic Bible Resource for Kids (& Adults!)
QT: A Grading Tip to Save Time & Frustration
#120: 4 Secrets to a Stronger Classroom Community
QT: You Can't Forget This the First Week of School
QT: If the Parent Asks…
QT: My Experience with Weight Watchers (so far)
#119: 5 Easy Classroom Organization Ideas
QT: The Best Bible Memory Tool
QT: When We Suffer for Doing Good
QT: Building Relationships for Future Gospel Impact
#118: How Elizabeth Went from Barely Surviving to Thriving as a Balanced Teacher
QT: Kahoot – a Great Tool for Fun Reviews
QT: Screen Time Checklist
QT: An Easy Organizational Tip that Will Save You Time
#117: A Fresh Start: Encouragement for Teachers Who Feel Like Giving Up
#116: 10 Things NOT to Do the Last Weeks of School
#115: How to Show Real Love to Our Students (even when they're not acting lovable)
#114: Why You Should View Teaching as a Ministry
#113: How Should Christians Respond to Turmoil & Evil?
#112: Win Student Buy-In & Get Everyone on the Same Team
#111: 30 Powerful Classroom Management Strategies You Can Implement Right Away
#110: Turn Boring Worksheets into Engaging Activities (7 Easy Ways)
#109: Teaching through Pregnancy & Morning Sickness
#108: What to Do When Teaching is Tough
#107: 20 Questions to Better Understand Your Students
#106: 6 Resolutions to Reclaim Your Time & Finally Find Balance as a Teacher
#105: The Secret to a Balanced Life as a Teacher
#104: How to Guide Students to Solve Their Own Problems
#103: Reduce Chaos During Classroom Transitions
5-Day Classroom Management TuneUp
#102: 20 Student Choice Ideas that Share Control Rather than Abdicating It
#101: 8 Takeaways from My Time Back in the Classroom
#100: How to Keep the Noise Level Down During Independent Work
#99: Are New Teaching Strategies Better or Old Ones?
#98: 10 Reasons You Should Flip Your Classroom
#97: Teachers' New Rights Regarding Union Membership
#96: 7 Bad Habits of Ineffective Teachers
#95: 10 Things to Do Before School Starts
#94: How to Impact Students for Eternity even When We Can't Share Jesus Directly
#93: The Tiny Mistake that Could Ruin Your Whole Year
#92: On the only way to God, tolerance, and what that means for us as Christian teachers
#91: How to Delegate Responsibility with Meaningful Classroom Jobs
#90: 5 Tips for a Summer of Rest, Memories, and *some* productivity (from one teacher mom to another)
#89: The Bible Answer to Avoid Teacher Burnout: How to teach with energy & passion all year long
#88: Can You Be a Good Teacher Without Working Crazy Hours?
#87: The Simple (but uncommon) Solution to Your Teacher Stress & Anxiety
#86: The Clarifying Power of Self-Assessment (and a tool to make it fun & easy)
#85: How to Use Project Based Learning to Engage Your Students
#84: Let's Pray: 30 Prayers We Should Pray as Christian Teachers
Take Heart & Teach
#83: How to Know God's Plan in Decision-Making
#82: 6 Ways to Build Rapport with Struggling Students
#81: Four Magic Words that Will Cut the Arguments in Half
#80: 5 Easy Accommodations for Special Ed or Struggling Learners
#79: Is it Too Late to Improve My Classroom Management?
#78: 4 Questions to Know When to Give Grace in the Classroom
#77: Have You Let Teaching Become an Idol?
#76: How to Take Care of Yourself in the Midst of Teaching Chaos
#75: 7 Things that Will Rob You of Your Joy as a Teacher
#74: What It's Like to Teach Online
Teach 4 the Heart: Where We've Been, Where We're Going
#73: Simple Solutions to Track Missing Work
#72: 13 Smart Ways to Eliminate No-Name Papers
#71: How Elizabeth is Finally Stopping the Crazy Overwhelm of Teaching – and how you can, too
Goodbye, Teacher Tired
#70: 8 ways to help your students prepare for cumulative exams
#69: A Smart Way to Grade Homework & Classwork
Teach Uplifted Devotions
#68: 8 ways to prevent cheating in your classroom
#67 Should Spelling Count? - A Creative Solution
#66 An Easy Time-Saving Hack Every Teacher Should Use
Classroom Management 101
#65 An Important Question for Successful Classroom Management
#64 How to Be More Consistent in Your Classroom Management
#63 Handling Controversial Issues as Christian Teachers
Teach Uplifted
#62 Help Your Students Choose a Growth Mindset
#61 How to Resolve Conflict in Your School (S6E2 Tips)
#60 How to Start Class Without the Chaos (S6E1 Tips)
#59: 10 Ways to Show Christ to Our Students (S5E11 Growth)
#58: 5 Tips to Overcome Back-to-School Anxiety (S5E10 Growth)
#57: How to Support New Teachers at Your School (S5E9 Growth)
#56: What NOT to Do the First Day of School (S5E8 Growth)
#55: 5 Common Back-to-School Mistakes You'll Regret All Year (S5E7 Growth)
#54: 4 Tips to Prevent Classroom Management Disaster (S5E6 Growth)
#53: Setting Up Your Classroom: 9 Practical Things You May Not Have Thought Of (S5E5 Growth)
#52: How to Escape the Crazy & Fight for Balance (S5E4 Growth)
#51: 10 Ways to Grow as Teacher this Summer (S5E3 Growth)
#50: Teach Without Anxiety (S5E2 Growth)
#49: The Teacher Success Roadmap (S5E1 Growth)
#48: An Easy Way to Grade Writing Quickly (S4E17 Challenges)
#47: How to Finish the School Year Strong (S4E16 Challenges)
#46: 7 Review Games that Won't Waste Your Time (S4E15 Teacher Challenges)
#45: How to Flip Your Classroom - Your Questions Answered (S4E14 Teacher Challenges)
#44: When Your Students Are Confused (S4E13 Teacher Challenges)
#43: How to Know if You Should Quit Teaching (S4E12 Teacher Challenges)
#42: When You Suspect a Student but Can't Be Sure (S4E11 Teacher Challenges)
#41: 10 Classroom Management Changes to Make Right Now (S4E10 Teacher Challenges)
#40: How to Dress Professionally on a Teacher's Income (S4E9 Teacher Challenges)
#39: 9 Ways to Help Failing Students (S4E8 Teacher Challenges)
#38: What to Do When You Feel All Alone as a Teacher (S4E7 Teacher Challenges)
#37: 8 Reasons You're Feeling Discouraged and How to Overcome Them (S4E6 Teacher Challenges)
#36: What to Do When You're Losing Your Voice (S4E5 Teacher Challenges)
#35: How to Legally Share Your Faith in the Public School (S4E4 Teacher Challenges)
#34: Why Religion DOES Belong in the Public School: 2 Objections Exposed (S4E3 Teacher Challenges)
#33: Managing Homework without Going Crazy (S4E2 Teacher Challenges)
#32: What to Do When Parents Complain about You (S4E1 Teacher Challenges)
#31: End the 24/7 Teacher Stress Cycle (Balance)
#30: The Allure of the Fruit of the Spirit | S3 E10 (Impact)
#29: 5 Keys to Trusting God and Relieving Worry & Stress | S3 E9 (Impact)
#28: Seeking Truth by Thinking Biblically | S3 E8 (Impact)
#27: 15 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship with God | S3 E7 (Impact)
#26: How to Encourage & Edify Your Students & Colleagues |S3 E6 (Impact)
#25: The Power of Being Humble and Real |S3 E5 (Impact)
#24: Teach for the Heart (not just outward behavior) | S3 E4 (Impact)
#23: 12 Ways to Show God's Love to Our Students |S3 E3 (Impact)
#22: Strive for Excellence (not Perfectionism) | S3 E2 (Impact)
#21: The True Mission of Impactful Christian Teachers - S3 E1 (Impact)
#20 (Balance & Productivity): Real Teachers Share their Time-Saving Tips & Experience with the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek
#19 (Balance & Productivity): 6 Secrets of Teacher Who Are Reducing Their Workload with the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club
#18 (Balance & Productivity): 8 Reasons You Can't Keep Up this Pace (and what to do about it)
#17 (Balance & Productivity): 5 Ways Budgeting Your Time Will Make You Truly Rich
#16 (Balance & Productivity): 25 Ways to Save Time & Take Home Less Work
#15 (Balance & Productivity): 9 ways to reduce distractions & disruptions during planning periods
#14 (Balance & Productivity): 6 keys for teachers to save time, be more productive, & finally find balance
#13 (Balance & Productivity): 8 Lies Teachers Tell Themselves About Work/Life Balance
#12 (Classroom Management): 10 Classroom Procedures that Will Save Your Sanity
#11 (Classroom Management): An Introduction to Whole Brain Teaching
#10 (Classroom Management): 10 Ways to Prevent Discipline Problems
#9 (Classroom Management): What to Do with the Student Who's Driving You Crazy
#8 (Classroom Management): Handling Students' Complaints & Not-so-Sincere Questions
#7 (Classroom Management): How to Counsel a Student
#6 (Classroom Management): 7 Easy Ways to Destroy Your Rapport with Your Students
#5 (Classroom Management): Should You Be Nice or Strict?
#4 (Classroom Management): How to Teach Procedures that Your Students Will Actually Follow
#3 (Classroom Management): How to Create a Classroom Shake-Up
#2 (Classroom Management): A Step-by-Step Plan to Regain Control of Your Classroom
#1 (Classroom Management): A Quick & Easy Method to Calm a Disruptive Class