All Episodes

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