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Teach 4 the Heart — 562 episodes

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News: Resources for Your School

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388: 5 Things That Actually Matter This Summer

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387: Why God Allows Hard Times: and How to Trust Him in Them

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386: "My Coworker is Always Stressed"

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385: What Would Jesus Do for Classroom Management?

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384: "It Wasn't Me!" | What to Do When Students Deny Misbehavior

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383: How To Choose the Best Teacher Planner

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News: Pre-Order Pray & Plan 2026-27

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382: What to Do When Your Coworker's Child is a Behavior Problem

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381: How to Avoid Power Struggles While Maintaining Authority

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380: What If Students Don't Care About Consequences?

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379: What Does It Mean to Teach for the Heart?

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378: "When Is a Call Home Actually Necessary?"

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377: Is It Really Possible to Reduce Disruptions?

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376: "Can I Have a Structured Class That Isn't Boring?"

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News: Join the Stop the Chatter Workshop

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375: Why Building Relationships Isn't Fixing Your Classroom Problems

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374: "How Can I Get My Class to Respect Me Without Raising My Voice?"

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News: Get the 10 Commandments of Classroom Management

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373: The 10 Commandments of Classroom Management

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372: "What Do I Say When Students Put Me on the Spot About My Faith?"

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371: How Christian Schools Have Failed to Teach a Biblical View of Abortion (and What to Do About It)

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370: "My Evaluations Are Making Me Feel Inadequate."

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369: Why Teachers Are So Overwhelmed (and What to do About It)

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368: "Help! I'm Too Tired to Teach!"

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367: 6 Mistakes Teachers Make Coming Back From Break

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366: 8 Truths to Encourage Your Heart During Conflict

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365: How to Build a Thriving Classroom Economy System

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364: How to Actually Integrate the Bible in Your Classroom

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363: Classroom Management Strategies Every Specials Teacher Needs

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362: How Servant Leadership Can Transform Your School's Culture

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361: From Insecurity to Confidence: Helping Students Discover their True Identity in Christ

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360: How to be Unoffendable in a Culture of Offense

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359: Help! My Admin Doesn't Like My Classroom Management Plan

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358: How Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)

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357: Should I Teach Like I Parent?: Key Differences You Need to Understand

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356: 5 Things I Wish I Knew as a New Teacher

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355: Missing the Mark: How to Avoid Grading Mistakes That Demotivate Students

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354: How to Respond With Love When You Want to be Defensive

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353: Getting to the Root of Overwhelm

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352: The Important Connection Between Classroom Management and Student Motivation

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351: Why Kids Behave Better for the Teacher Across the Hall

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350: Problem Habits That Drain Us (And How To Get the Rest You Need)

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349: New Biblical Worldview Standards for Effective Biblical Integration

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348: How to Identify & Fix Classroom Management Problems

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347: When Self-Care Isn't Enough

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346: Disrespectful Students: How to Respond with Grace and Authority

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345: How to Be a Light for Christ in the Public School (without Breaking the Law!)

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344: Why You Shouldn't Work as if Everything Depends on You

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343: How to Handle Difficult Circumstances Through Lament

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342: What To Do When Your Class Won't Stay In Their Seats

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341: 7 Planning Habits to Save Time & Simplify Your Schedule

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340: 8 Best Grading Tips to Save Time

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339: Should We Avoid Negative People?

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338: The Best Way to Handle Student Arguing

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337: My Students Think I'm Mean. Now What?

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336: For the Frustrated Teacher: Help for Knowing What to Tackle First

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335: How to Stop Feeling Defeated & Teach with Hope Instead

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334: Who Are You? How Identity Affects Our Response to Difficult Circumstances

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333: How to Honor God as a Christian Teacher in a Public School

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332: The #1 Mistake Teachers Make with Procedures

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331: What to Do When You're Dreading Going Back to School

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330: 30 Things Teachers Can STOP Doing to Save Time

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329: 10 Mistakes that Can Derail Your Classroom Management

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328: The Power of Clear Expectations: How to Clarify and Communicate Them

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327: Helping Students Build Their Identity in Christ

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326: How to Manage Constant Chatter in Your Classroom

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325: Classroom Management Strategies that Work: An Intro to Whole Brain Teaching

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324: Motivating Students to Care about Learning

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323: Collaborative Learning: Best Practices to Make Group Work Successful

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322: How to Rise Above a Toxic Work Environment

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321: How to Take Learning Outdoors and Improve Mental Health

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320: Why Bad Student Behavior Doesn't Mean You're A Bad Teacher

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319: Just Try Something! Small Steps to Innovate in Your Classroom

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318: Tips for Better Communication with Parents

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317: Caught, Not Taught: Immersing Your Students in a Biblical Worldview

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316: How to Be More Consistent with Classroom Behavior Issues

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315: Am I Too Nice? How to be Kind Without Losing Control of the Classroom

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314: 3 Christian Book Fairs that are Great Scholastic Alternatives

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313: How to Positively Impact the Teacher Culture at Your School

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312: 5 Elements of an Effective Classroom Management Plan

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BONUS Behind the Scenes: Lessons Learned from Creating Pray & Plan

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311: Meaningful End-of-Year Activities to Upgrade the Last Days of School

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310: Diffusing Tense Situations in the Classroom with Pocket Phrases

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309: Make Learning Memorable with Tech (and Without Overwhelm)

86

News: Pray & Plan 2024-25 is Here!!

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308: How to Love Your Students through Classroom Management

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307: Handling AI in the Classroom: AI Ethics for Education

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306: 8 Favorite Teacher Resources You Won't Want to Miss!

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305: Words for the Weary: Encouraging Prayers to Keep Teachers Connected with Christ

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304: Teacher Talk: Best Classroom Consequences Ideas

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303: Adding Joy + Play to Any Classroom

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News: NEW Free Training: Classroom Management Answers

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302: Simple Ways to Relieve Decision Fatigue

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301: Reaching Students Across the Generation Gap

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Bad Advice 05: "If It's Too Hard, You Need to Get Out!"

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Bad Advice 04: "To Love Means to Affirm"

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Bad Advice 03: "Check Your Religion at the Door"

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Bad Advice 02: "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff."

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Bad Advice 01: "Believe In Yourself. You are Enough!"

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Highlights 04: Saving Time w/ Grading, Lesson Planning & Paperwork

102

Highlights 03: Bravely Teaching by Faith in a Secular Age with Alistair Begg

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Highlights 02: Preventing Teacher Burnout with Pratia Jordan

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Highlights 01: Differentiation Made Easy with Laura Kebart

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Answers 04: Faith and Relationships in the Classroom

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Answers 03: Conquering Mental Challenges: Your Questions Addressed

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Answers 02: Unlocking Balance: Time Management Q&A

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Answers 01: Navigating Classroom Management: Answers to Your FAQs

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BONUS: Hope for the Anxious Teacher: Getting to the Root of Anxiety

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Shine 05: How to Reach Students' Hearts

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Shine 04: Fostering Healthy Relationships in Your Classroom

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Shine 03: Tackling the Distractors that Keep Us from Shining

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Shine 02: The Foundation You Need to Shine

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Shine 01: Fueling Your Mission as a Teacher

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Fears 08: What if Death or Disaster Happens at my School?

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Fears 07: Standing Strong Amidst the Fear of Cancel Culture

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Fears 06: Can I Be a Teacher AND Have a Life?

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Fears 05: Winning the Battle Against Student Apathy

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Fears 04: Am I Even Making a Difference?

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Fears 03: Navigating Parent-Teacher Communication

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BONUS: Classroom Management & Motivation: Strategies to Start the Year Right

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Fears 02: How to Stop Fearing Classroom Behavior Issues

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Fears 01: Does Discontentment Mean I'm in the Wrong Place?

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Finish Strong 05: 4 Steps to Your Ideal Summer Break

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Finish Strong 04: A Simple Key to Future Success

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BONUS: How Teach 4 the Heart Came to Be: 10 Year Anniversary Special

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Finish Strong 03: How to Close Down Your Classroom Like a Pro

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Finish Strong 02: Making a Final Impact on our Students

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Finish Strong 01: How to Finish Strong, Even if You Don't Think You Can

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Bonus: Gender Identity, Anxiety, and Depression: Reshaping Identity Issues with the Gospel

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Bonus: How to Prep Simple Sub Plans - so You Can Actually Take Time Off

132

Classroom Management 04: True Teaching Tales: How a Classroom Management Plan Built Laura's Confidence

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Classroom Management 03: 4 Steps to a Well-Managed Classroom

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News: Free Online "Missions Trips" with Gospel Adventures

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Classroom Management 02: 3 Common Mistakes in Classroom Management

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Classroom Management 01: What Kind of Classroom Management Does God Call Us To?

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News: Announcing Teach 4 the Heart +

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Discouragement 02: How to Be a Problem Solver

139

Discouragement 01: When You're Not Sure You Can Keep Teaching

140

Balance 05: Using Boundaries & Schedules to Create Better Work/Life Balance

141

News: NEW Reclaim Your Time 101 Program!

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Balance 04: Should We Do our Best on Everything?

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Balance 03: The Two Keys to Time Management

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Balance 02: When Doing Less Is Best

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Balance 01: The Gospel Gives Us Rest & Balance

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Challenges 05: Does Trusting God Mean We Sit & Wait?

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Challenges 04: Speaking Truth to Our Souls when Teaching is Tough

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Challenges 03: Finding Worth in the Right Places

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Challenges 02: Why Do We Face So Many Challenges & Trials?

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Challenges 01: How Do We Actually Trust God in Challenges?

151

We're Revamping the Podcast!

152

QT: Pocket Phrases for the Classroom Management Win!

153

QT: When We Feel Pressure to Be Perfect

154

191: Motivating Students to Care about Learning

155

QT: Insights for Educators on Race, Identity, the Gospel & Hope

156

QT: Managing Disruptions with Talking Levels

157

190: Overcoming Anxiety as a Christian Teacher

158

QT: Two Dangers around Sacrifice & Rest

159

QT: Transgender Pronouns (What to Do)

160

189: Lesson Planning the Easy Way

161

QT: True Hope for a Great School Year

162

QT: Can a Teacher Be "Too Nice"?

163

188: If Back-to-School Has You Stressed

164

QT: The Key to Resilience This Year: Working for God, not Man

165

QT: My Biggest Classroom Management Mistake (that you don't want to make!)

166

187: How to Stop Being Buried by Busyness

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QT: News: We're Taking a Break!

168

QT: How to Not Need Validation as a Teacher

169

QT: Are Consequences Biblical?

170

186: How to Create a Classroom Management Plan that Works

171

QT: Are We Thinking Critically about Media?

172

QT: How to Make New Habits Stick

173

185: 14 Planner Tips to Make the Most of Pray & Plan

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QT: How to Create a Smooth-Running Classroom

175

QT: Do This When Discussing Challenging Social or Political Issues

176

184: How to Connect with and Empower Parents

177

QT: Balancing Work & Family Time

178

QT: Do I Have What it Takes to Be a Teacher?

179

183: 10 Mistakes that Can Derail Your Classroom Management

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QT: Should We Stop Caring When Students Don't Care?

181

QT: Staying Encouraged (What REALLY Works)

182

182: The Queen Bee Role: An Answer to Teacher Burnout?

183

QT: Why We Shouldn't Try to Control our Students (and what to do instead)

184

QT: Student Motivation Starts with Credibility

185

181: When Tragedy Strikes Your School (or Home)

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QT: When Your Tank is Empty....

187

QT: When There's Too Much to Do & Not Enough Time

188

QT: If You're Not Ready to Go Back

189

180: Save Time: Stop Doing These 30 Things

190

QT: What We've Got Planned

191

QT: When Requirements Take Too Much Time - What To Do

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179: A Biblical Approach to Racial Unity - with Monique Duson

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QT: When You're Weary & Stressed

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QT: How Do I Balance Educating & Ministering to Students?

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178: 5 Powerful (but Easy) Ways to Communicate with Parents

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QT: How Do I Stop Being Too Hard on Myself?

197

News: The Teach 4 the Heart Mentorship Is Here!

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QT: Why Teaching Is Extra Hard Right Now

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177: Bravely Teaching by Faith with Alistair Begg

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QT: A Biblical Approach to Racial Unity

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QT: Getting Started with Centers & Stations

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176: The Love Learning Together System

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QT: How to Pursue Biblical Unity from a Biblical Perspective

204

QT: How to Lesson Plan with a Team (without causing frustration)

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175: Differentiation Made Easy

206

QT: For Those Facing Tough Things

207

QT: How to Be More Consistent

208

QT: Magic Words to Defuse Tension in the Classroom

209

174: Dear Teacher, Stop Believing in Yourself

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QT: What to Do When You're Stressed

211

QT: How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed & Frazzled in Just 20 Minutes

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QT: Why We Need to Sweat the Small Stuff Right Now

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173: 5 Practices to Teach with Joy this Year

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QT: Tips for a Smooth 1st Day

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QT: A Simple Way to Connect with God Throughout the Day

216

QT: What to Do when People Inevitably Frustrate Us this Year

217

172: Turning Around a Rough Teaching Experience (My Story)

218

QT: Starting the School Year Right with Clear Procedures

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QT: How to Stay Calm in the Midst of Confusion

220

QT: Don't Forget This Before School Starts!

221

171: 3 Anchors to Ground Us When Scripture & Culture Clash

222

QT: Sexual Identity and Scripture - Understanding our True Identity

223

QT: How Should We View U.S. History

224

QT: Working Too Many Hours? Too Little? How to Find the Right Balance

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170: 4 Time-Management Strategies that Will Reduce Stress Right Away

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QT: Why We Need Mentors - And How to Get One (or Be One!)

227

QT: The ONE Thing You Need Most this Summer to be Ready for Next Year

228

QT: How to Engage in Cultural Issues as a Christian Teacher

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169: Reflecting with Gratitude on This Crazy Year

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QT: Growth Opportunities this Summer

231

QT: How to Choose Joy Over Stress in Our Work

232

QT: Take Your Class Outside!

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168: How God is Leading Us at Teach 4 the Heart

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QT: Help Students Find Their Own Relevance

235

QT: Ask This Question to Make Lessons More Relevant

236

QT: Why We Need to Guard Our Energy

237

167: 25 Creative Ways to Use Parent Volunteers

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QT: Why We Need to Avoid Unintentional Breaks (and what to do instead)

239

QT: How to Know if You Should Quit Teaching

240

QT: 6 Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself Each Month

241

News: Earn PD Credit for Listening to the Podcast

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166: 8 Planning Strategies to Maximize Balance, Effectiveness & Joy

243

QT: Time to Re-Tame Your To-Do List

244

QT: What Work/Life Balance Is & How to Maintain It

245

QT: Scholarships for Instructional Assistants from PIU

246

165: What to Do When You Feel Burnt Out

247

QT: What is the Gospel & Why Does it Matter?

248

QT: Create Better Balance with a Little Intentional Planning

249

QT: Confident & Resilience

250

164: How to Rest When You're Overworked

251

QT: When We're Stressed About Things We Can't Control....

252

QT: When You Feel Inadequate....

253

QT: How to Stop Students from Arguing with You

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163: 9 Strategies to Reach a Difficult Class (and survive yourself!)

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QT: How to Not Be a Pushover

256

QT: Can We Trust God Enough to Rest?

257

QT: Pray with Us for Students' Parents & Families

258

162: Finding Strength When You're #TeacherTired

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QT: Poverty Encounter Free Virtual Field Trip

260

QT: How to Teach the Most Important Concepts When Time is Limited

261

QT: Trusting God with Our To-Do List

262

161: How to Be a Light in Your School

263

QT: When You See People Bashing Teachers

264

QT: Recommitting to Spiritual Self-Care

265

QT: How to Respond to Initiatives You Disagree With

266

160: When You Don't Feel Like You're Making a Difference

267

QT: A Christian Response to Politics, Covid, & Everything Else That's Happening

268

QT: An Easy Email Boundary that Eliminates Stress

269

QT: Organization Your To-Do List so It's Motivating (not overwhelming)

270

159: Tame Your Out-of-Control To-Do List

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QT: Identify What Matters Most (at School & Home)

272

QT: How to Know When You've Done Enough

273

QT: If You're Not Ready to Go Back to School

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158: Identify & Fix Classroom Issues in 4 Simple Steps

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QT: Refresh Yourself Over Break!

276

QT: Super Easy Last-Minute Gift Idea for Your Students (or Fellow Teachers)

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QT: How to Stay Connected with Virtual Students While Teaching In-Person

278

QT: Have Students Create Review Activities

279

QT: Some Smart & Surprising Way to Get Help This Year

280

157: Surviving Pandemic Teaching without Burning Out

281

QT: Pep Talk: Step Back & See How Far You've Come!

282

QT: Keeping Everyone on the Same Page

283

156: 6 Ways to Make Direct Instruction More Engaging (in-person OR online)

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QT: Pep Talk: God is With You & Using You

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QT: Getting Student Feedback

286

QT: Reducing Screen Time in Virtual Learning

287

155: Grace Over Grind: Eliminate Teacher Stress by Working in God's Grace

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QT: Do Your Best & Forget the Rest

289

QT: Using Family Clean Up to Keep Your Home in Order

290

QT: Dealing with Difficult People

291

154: Finding Encouragement & Connection in a Year of Social Distancing

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QT: Easy Differentiation

293

QT: Letting Go of Judgment

294

QT: Grace Over Grind: How God's Grace Enables Us to Work without Stress

295

153: Teaching Reading & Writing Skills with the Workshop Model

296

QT: Encouragement from Scripture

297

QT: When You're Behind on Work; How to Get Focused Work Time

298

QT: Ideas to Celebrate Heritage Months

299

152: 7 Ways to Embrace Diversity in the Classroom (and why being colorblind isn't the answer)

300

QT: Sharing the Hope of Christ (even in public schools)

301

QT: If You Feel Alone

302

QT: Encouragement for Dealing with Difficult Students

303

138: The Right Way to Talk Politics & Social Issues (In & Out of the Classroom)

304

QT: When Leaders Make Decisions You Disagree With

305

QT: 4 Way to Engage Shy Learners in Virtual Learning

306

QT: An Awesome Tool to Make Communication Way Easier

307

151: How to Pursue Racial Unity (The Gospel v. Critical Race Theory)

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QT: Online Classroom Management: Reducing Audio Disruptions in the Virtual Classroom

309

QT: A Simple Mindset Shift to Get You Excited About this Year

310

QT: 3 Realistic Ways to Delegate Responsibilities this Year

311

150: 10 Truths to Cling to in 2020

312

QT: Responsible for In-Person AND Virtual Learning? 2 Ideas to Help Streamline

313

QT: How to Win the Battle in Our Minds

314

QT: Keeping a Positive Perspective

315

149: Boundaries & Routines to Weather the 2020 School Year

316

QT: Easy Wardrobe Planning with these Outfit Guides

317

QT: Increasing Student Motivation with Goal-Setting

318

QT: Is Controlling our Classroom the Goal?

319

148: Create a Conducive Learning Environment as Schools Reopen

320

QT: Automating & Delegating Tasks with Classroom Jobs

321

QT: Racial Justice: Gospel v. Secular Perspectives

322

QT: An 11-Year Old's Perspective on Balance & the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club

323

147: 6 Time-Saving Principles to Achieve Work-Life Balance

324

QT: Worried? Frustrated? Stressed? Do this.

325

QT: Never Lose Papers Again with this Simple Organizational System

326

QT: This Mindset Shift Will Allow You to Finally Delegate Tasks!

327

146: Reimagining Better Schools Post-Covid

328

QT: If You Teach K-2, You Should Definitely Try ABCmouse.com. Here's Why.

329

Bonus: Anti-Racism: What I'm Learning & What How God Wants Us to Respond

330

QT: What to Do When Given a New Requirement that You Don't Like

331

QT: An Amazingly Simple Way to Quiet Your Mind to Sleep

332

145: Next Fall is a Big Question Mark. What Now?

333

QT: Take Time to Reflect on What You've Learned

334

QT: Creating End-of-the-Year Connection & Closure

335

QT: Thank You, Teachers!

336

144: End Your Distance-Learning Year with this Simple & Engaging Project!

337

QT: Missing Field Trips? Plan a Virtual One!

338

QT: Simplify Your Distance Learning by Focusing on What Matters Most

339

QT: What Does it Mean to Teach 4 the Heart?

340

143: 20+ Ideas for Teaching from Home with Kids

341

QT: Save Time & Reduce Stress by Planning Your Week on Friday

342

QT: Teaching by God's Grace

343

QT: Emotional Roller Coaster? This Has Helped Me

344

142: How to Trust God Through Trials (A Testimony to God's Goodness)

345

QT: God Has You Where You Are for a Reason

346

QT: Connection Matters (now more than ever!)

347

QT: Following Christ's Example of Service

348

141: Relinquishing Control in the Midst of Chaos

349

QT: When a Situation Feels Impossible…

350

139: Transitioning to Distance Learning? Start Here!

351

Special: If You're Feeling Overwhelmed…

352

Special: Coping with Missing Our Students & Teaching

353

Special: Coping with Uncertainty

354

COVID Special: How Do I Know I'm Doing Enough for My Students?

355

QT: Working Without Stress by Resting in God

356

Special Episode: Responding to COVID-19

357

News: Teaching Jobs Board

358

QT: How to Make Lessons Engaging (even when they aren't fun)

359

QT: Why Your Classroom Management Isn't Working

360

137: When Teachers Experience Trauma (and How to Heal)

361

QT: How to Balance Firmness & Kindness in the Classroom

362

QT: Let's Reframe Interruptions as Opportunities

363

QT: What Makes a Day Successful?

364

136: How to Handle Constructive Criticism

365

QT: When Parents Are Frustrated

366

QT: When Parents Ask Something Unreasonable

367

QT: Time to Reteach Procedures

368

#135: How to Promote Worldview Thinking in the Classroom

369

QT: Mourning the Fall

370

QT: Save Time & Effort Planning Class Parties & Events

371

QT: Create Loving Boundaries with "I" Statements

372

#134: How to Lift Your Spirits When You're Frustrated or Discouraged

373

QT: Build Rapport with One Sentence

374

QT: Make Meetings Worthwhile with an Issue List

375

QT: We Cannot Find Our Identity in Teaching

376

#133: Self-Esteem & Positivity v. the Gospel

377

QT: How to Make Self-Care and Time Off More Meaningful

378

QT: Why You Have to Make Rest a Priority

379

A Backwards New Years' Resolution: Choose One Thing to STOP Doing

380

#132: Simplify Your Teacher Life

381

How to Guard Your Off Hours (while still getting done what you need to)

382

A Meaningful Last-Minute Gift Idea (for anyone)

383

A Small Change to Stop Giving Work Permission to Interrupt You

384

A Quick, Easy Way to Declutter Your Email Inbox

385

#131: 60+ Classroom Reward Ideas

386

What to Do When You Don't Finish Everything You Wanted To

387

You'll Immediately Feel Less Stressed When You Do This

388

QT: A Psalm of Thanksgiving

389

#130: Building Classroom Community with Positivity Project

390

QT: How to Save Time with Keyboard Shortcuts

391

QT: Master Your To-Do List with This Small Adjustment

392

QT: The Simplest Way to Ensure All Students Learn

393

#129: Facing Conflict as a Teacher: Gospel Truths to Speak to Your Heart

394

QT: Maybe "Lazy" Students Are Actually Frustrated

395

QT: Make Small Group Discussion More Impactful with This Simple Process

396

QT: A Go-To Response When You're Not Sure What to Do

397

#128: 7 Tips for Constructive IEP Meetings

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QT: 3 Private Ways to Give Warnings & Curb Disruptions

399

QT: Don't Lower Your Expectations

400

QT: Pairing Rewards with Intrinsic Motivation

401

#127: How to Respond to a Difficult Administrator (or Coworker)

402

QT: Integrating a Biblical Worldview Across All Subjects

403

QT: Practices to Overcome Anxiety

404

QT: What Truth Do You Want Your Students to Remember?

405

#126: Navigating Gender Identity with Truth & Love (Part 2)

406

QT: Remember What's Happening on a Spiritual Level

407

#125: Navigating Gender Identity with Truth & Love (Part 1)

408

QT: How to Stop Stressing about the Future

409

QT: How Much Should I Grade?

410

QT: The Most Fundamental Way to Keep Students Engaged

411

#124: 5 Easy Ways to Incorporate Writing in Any Subject

412

QT: Why We Need to View the Bible Differently

413

QT: Creating a Love for Reading

414

QT Save Time on Data Collection with JotForm

415

#123: Hope for the Overwhelmed Teacher

416

QT: Two Ways to Regroup When You're Having a Bad Day

417

QT: An Easy But Powerful Way to Build Rapport with Parents

418

QT: Tips to Focus Prayer and Rein In Anxiety

419

#122: Crossing the Street on Race & Restorative Discipline with Marilyn Rhames

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QT: Creating Opportunities for Meaningful Conversations with Students

421

QT: Motivate Students (using time you're currently wasting)

422

QT: Our New Favorite Kids Books Series (perfect for read alouds!)

423

#121: Trauma Sensitive Teaching

424

QT: Let Go of the Guilt & Enjoy Time with God

425

QT: A Fantastic Bible Resource for Kids (& Adults!)

426

QT: A Grading Tip to Save Time & Frustration

427

#120: 4 Secrets to a Stronger Classroom Community

428

QT: You Can't Forget This the First Week of School

429

QT: If the Parent Asks…

430

QT: My Experience with Weight Watchers (so far)

431

#119: 5 Easy Classroom Organization Ideas

432

QT: The Best Bible Memory Tool

433

QT: When We Suffer for Doing Good

434

QT: Building Relationships for Future Gospel Impact

435

#118: How Elizabeth Went from Barely Surviving to Thriving as a Balanced Teacher

436

QT: Kahoot – a Great Tool for Fun Reviews

437

QT: Screen Time Checklist

438

QT: An Easy Organizational Tip that Will Save You Time

439

#117: A Fresh Start: Encouragement for Teachers Who Feel Like Giving Up

440

#116: 10 Things NOT to Do the Last Weeks of School

441

#115: How to Show Real Love to Our Students (even when they're not acting lovable)

442

#114: Why You Should View Teaching as a Ministry

443

#113: How Should Christians Respond to Turmoil & Evil?

444

#112: Win Student Buy-In & Get Everyone on the Same Team

445

#111: 30 Powerful Classroom Management Strategies You Can Implement Right Away

446

#110: Turn Boring Worksheets into Engaging Activities (7 Easy Ways)

447

#109: Teaching through Pregnancy & Morning Sickness

448

#108: What to Do When Teaching is Tough

449

#107: 20 Questions to Better Understand Your Students

450

#106: 6 Resolutions to Reclaim Your Time & Finally Find Balance as a Teacher

451

#105: The Secret to a Balanced Life as a Teacher

452

#104: How to Guide Students to Solve Their Own Problems

453

#103: Reduce Chaos During Classroom Transitions

454

5-Day Classroom Management TuneUp

455

#102: 20 Student Choice Ideas that Share Control Rather than Abdicating It

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#101: 8 Takeaways from My Time Back in the Classroom

457

#100: How to Keep the Noise Level Down During Independent Work

458

#99: Are New Teaching Strategies Better or Old Ones?

459

#98: 10 Reasons You Should Flip Your Classroom

460

#97: Teachers' New Rights Regarding Union Membership

461

#96: 7 Bad Habits of Ineffective Teachers

462

#95: 10 Things to Do Before School Starts

463

#94: How to Impact Students for Eternity even When We Can't Share Jesus Directly

464

#93: The Tiny Mistake that Could Ruin Your Whole Year

465

#92: On the only way to God, tolerance, and what that means for us as Christian teachers

466

#91: How to Delegate Responsibility with Meaningful Classroom Jobs

467

#90: 5 Tips for a Summer of Rest, Memories, and *some* productivity (from one teacher mom to another)

468

#89: The Bible Answer to Avoid Teacher Burnout: How to teach with energy & passion all year long

469

#88: Can You Be a Good Teacher Without Working Crazy Hours?

470

#87: The Simple (but uncommon) Solution to Your Teacher Stress & Anxiety

471

#86: The Clarifying Power of Self-Assessment (and a tool to make it fun & easy)

472

#85: How to Use Project Based Learning to Engage Your Students

473

#84: Let's Pray: 30 Prayers We Should Pray as Christian Teachers

474

Take Heart & Teach

475

#83: How to Know God's Plan in Decision-Making

476

#82: 6 Ways to Build Rapport with Struggling Students

477

#81: Four Magic Words that Will Cut the Arguments in Half

478

#80: 5 Easy Accommodations for Special Ed or Struggling Learners

479

#79: Is it Too Late to Improve My Classroom Management?

480

#78: 4 Questions to Know When to Give Grace in the Classroom

481

#77: Have You Let Teaching Become an Idol?

482

#76: How to Take Care of Yourself in the Midst of Teaching Chaos

483

#75: 7 Things that Will Rob You of Your Joy as a Teacher

484

#74: What It's Like to Teach Online

485

Teach 4 the Heart: Where We've Been, Where We're Going

486

#73: Simple Solutions to Track Missing Work

487

#72: 13 Smart Ways to Eliminate No-Name Papers

488

#71: How Elizabeth is Finally Stopping the Crazy Overwhelm of Teaching – and how you can, too

489

Goodbye, Teacher Tired

490

#70: 8 ways to help your students prepare for cumulative exams

491

#69: A Smart Way to Grade Homework & Classwork

492

Teach Uplifted Devotions

493

#68: 8 ways to prevent cheating in your classroom

494

#67 Should Spelling Count? - A Creative Solution

495

#66 An Easy Time-Saving Hack Every Teacher Should Use

496

Classroom Management 101

497

#65 An Important Question for Successful Classroom Management

498

#64 How to Be More Consistent in Your Classroom Management

499

#63 Handling Controversial Issues as Christian Teachers

500

Teach Uplifted

501

#62 Help Your Students Choose a Growth Mindset

502

#61 How to Resolve Conflict in Your School (S6E2 Tips)

503

#60 How to Start Class Without the Chaos (S6E1 Tips)

504

#59: 10 Ways to Show Christ to Our Students (S5E11 Growth)

505

#58: 5 Tips to Overcome Back-to-School Anxiety (S5E10 Growth)

506

#57: How to Support New Teachers at Your School (S5E9 Growth)

507

#56: What NOT to Do the First Day of School (S5E8 Growth)

508

#55: 5 Common Back-to-School Mistakes You'll Regret All Year (S5E7 Growth)

509

#54: 4 Tips to Prevent Classroom Management Disaster (S5E6 Growth)

510

#53: Setting Up Your Classroom: 9 Practical Things You May Not Have Thought Of (S5E5 Growth)

511

#52: How to Escape the Crazy & Fight for Balance (S5E4 Growth)

512

#51: 10 Ways to Grow as Teacher this Summer (S5E3 Growth)

513

#50: Teach Without Anxiety (S5E2 Growth)

514

#49: The Teacher Success Roadmap (S5E1 Growth)

515

#48: An Easy Way to Grade Writing Quickly (S4E17 Challenges)

516

#47: How to Finish the School Year Strong (S4E16 Challenges)

517

#46: 7 Review Games that Won't Waste Your Time (S4E15 Teacher Challenges)

518

#45: How to Flip Your Classroom - Your Questions Answered (S4E14 Teacher Challenges)

519

#44: When Your Students Are Confused (S4E13 Teacher Challenges)

520

#43: How to Know if You Should Quit Teaching (S4E12 Teacher Challenges)

521

#42: When You Suspect a Student but Can't Be Sure (S4E11 Teacher Challenges)

522

#41: 10 Classroom Management Changes to Make Right Now (S4E10 Teacher Challenges)

523

#40: How to Dress Professionally on a Teacher's Income (S4E9 Teacher Challenges)

524

#39: 9 Ways to Help Failing Students (S4E8 Teacher Challenges)

525

#38: What to Do When You Feel All Alone as a Teacher (S4E7 Teacher Challenges)

526

#37: 8 Reasons You're Feeling Discouraged and How to Overcome Them (S4E6 Teacher Challenges)

527

#36: What to Do When You're Losing Your Voice (S4E5 Teacher Challenges)

528

#35: How to Legally Share Your Faith in the Public School (S4E4 Teacher Challenges)

529

#34: Why Religion DOES Belong in the Public School: 2 Objections Exposed (S4E3 Teacher Challenges)

530

#33: Managing Homework without Going Crazy (S4E2 Teacher Challenges)

531

#32: What to Do When Parents Complain about You (S4E1 Teacher Challenges)

532

#31: End the 24/7 Teacher Stress Cycle (Balance)

533

#30: The Allure of the Fruit of the Spirit | S3 E10 (Impact)

534

#29: 5 Keys to Trusting God and Relieving Worry & Stress | S3 E9 (Impact)

535

#28: Seeking Truth by Thinking Biblically | S3 E8 (Impact)

536

#27: 15 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship with God | S3 E7 (Impact)

537

#26: How to Encourage & Edify Your Students & Colleagues |S3 E6 (Impact)

538

#25: The Power of Being Humble and Real |S3 E5 (Impact)

539

#24: Teach for the Heart (not just outward behavior) | S3 E4 (Impact)

540

#23: 12 Ways to Show God's Love to Our Students |S3 E3 (Impact)

541

#22: Strive for Excellence (not Perfectionism) | S3 E2 (Impact)

542

#21: The True Mission of Impactful Christian Teachers - S3 E1 (Impact)

543

#20 (Balance & Productivity): Real Teachers Share their Time-Saving Tips & Experience with the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek

544

#19 (Balance & Productivity): 6 Secrets of Teacher Who Are Reducing Their Workload with the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club

545

#18 (Balance & Productivity): 8 Reasons You Can't Keep Up this Pace (and what to do about it)

546

#17 (Balance & Productivity): 5 Ways Budgeting Your Time Will Make You Truly Rich

547

#16 (Balance & Productivity): 25 Ways to Save Time & Take Home Less Work

548

#15 (Balance & Productivity): 9 ways to reduce distractions & disruptions during planning periods

549

#14 (Balance & Productivity): 6 keys for teachers to save time, be more productive, & finally find balance

550

#13 (Balance & Productivity): 8 Lies Teachers Tell Themselves About Work/Life Balance

551

#12 (Classroom Management): 10 Classroom Procedures that Will Save Your Sanity

552

#11 (Classroom Management): An Introduction to Whole Brain Teaching

553

#10 (Classroom Management): 10 Ways to Prevent Discipline Problems

554

#9 (Classroom Management): What to Do with the Student Who's Driving You Crazy

555

#8 (Classroom Management): Handling Students' Complaints & Not-so-Sincere Questions

556

#7 (Classroom Management): How to Counsel a Student

557

#6 (Classroom Management): 7 Easy Ways to Destroy Your Rapport with Your Students

558

#5 (Classroom Management): Should You Be Nice or Strict?

559

#4 (Classroom Management): How to Teach Procedures that Your Students Will Actually Follow

560

#3 (Classroom Management): How to Create a Classroom Shake-Up

561

#2 (Classroom Management): A Step-by-Step Plan to Regain Control of Your Classroom

562

#1 (Classroom Management): A Quick & Easy Method to Calm a Disruptive Class