Teach 4 the Heart

We knew an election year would involve politics, but we had no idea the scope & weightiness of all the social issues we'd be grappling with this year. How can we engage these issues with our students in a way that is helpful, respectful, and unifying? Join us to discover three key principles. Get notes and links at www.teach4theheart.com/138. Find out more about Teach Uplifted at www.teachuplifted...

This pandemic has many of us facing unprecedented situations, and it's almost inevitable that at some point leadership will make a decision that you disagree with. Join us as we process how to respond when this happens. Join the free 21-Day Prayer Challenge for Teachers at www.teach4theheart.com/prayerchallenge

Are you teaching online or have students learning virtually? Discover four simple ways to engage shy or hesitant learners online. Get more ideas for virtual teaching, hybrid learning, and more at www.teach4theheart.com/pandemicteaching Join our Facebook group at www.teach4theheart.com/facebook.

Are you using Loom.com? This tool will save you tons of time and make it easier to communicate with your students. Listen for details. Check out Loom at www.loom.com. Check out our new merch at www.teach4theheart.com/merch.

As Christian teachers, we must engage with issues surrounding race and justice, but how we do that should look quite different than prevailing secular thought. We must examine everything we are hearing, reading, and thinking in light of the Bible and interpret everything through the lens of the Gospel. Join us as we discuss how much of what we're hearing is actually based in a secular philosophy c...

Classroom management doesn't disappear online. You still have issues like students blurting out answers, forgetting to turn off their mics, or bringing in a lot of background noise. Join us for practical tips to reduce audio disruptions in the virtual classroom. Get the Virtual Classroom Rules list at www.teach4theheart.com/virtual. Get more classroom management help (online or in-person) at www.t...

Are you frustrated about everything you can't do - or extra things that you have to do? Get yourself excited again by choosing to let go of the negative and instead brainstorm from this simple question: "What possibilities does this situation open up?" And don't forget about classroom management! It matters now more than ever! Get our free Back-to-School Classroom Management Solutions training at...

This year, more than ever, you can't try to do everything on your own! In this episode, we discuss three avenues that you delegate responsibility: parent volunteers, partnering with fellow teachers, and giving students responsibility. Listen for details & ideas! Get more ideas about how to delegate responsibilities in podcast episode #91 or at www.teach4theheart.com/delegate. Find out more about C...

With everything happening, it's so easy to feel overwhelmed, frustrated or discouraged. That's why we MUST keep our eyes on Jesus and on what He says is true. These 10 affirmations are truths we must cling to this year, so don't just listen once. Head to www.teach4theheart.com/150 and download a printable version you can review daily!

So many scenarios this year have teachers responsible for in-person AND virtual learning > If you're using a hybrid model > If parents choose in-person or virtual and you have to facilitate both > If you're in-person but anticipate lots of extended absences In all these scenarios, you can't afford to create two sets of lessons! Listen for some simple ideas for how to streamline your workflow and k...

Stress, anxiety, overwhelm - these are always challenges but perhaps never so commonly as this year. How do we combat these feelings? We need to put on the armor of God and stand firm in His truth. Listen for an encouraging word from Ephesians 6 and join our free prayer challenge at www.teach4theheart.com/prayerchallenge.

In many ways, this school year didn't shape up the way we hoped it would. But perhaps that gives us a bigger chance than ever to make a difference. Join us as we talk about how to keep a positive perspective - and the powerful impact this can have on our students. Find out more about Teach Uplifted at www.teachuplifted.com. Join the free prayer challenge at www.teach4theheart.com/prayerchallenge

The 2020-21 school year promises to be extra challenging, which means we need boundaries & routines more than ever. Join us to discover key routines and boundaries that will help you & your students not just survive but perhaps even thrive in this crazy year. Get notes & links at www.teach4theheart.com/149 Get the Teach Uplifted Devotions at www.teach4theheart.com/devotions

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Increase student motivation by helping them set their own goals & monitor their own progress. Today, we give four steps to make this happen. Learn more about goal-setting in Beyond Classroom Management at www.teach4theheart.com/beyond. And join us for our FREE Respectful, Responsible, & Engaged live training to discover more ways to motivate your students. Sign up at www.teach4theheart.com/trainin...

Do you ever wonder if controlling your classroom is actually the right goal? It's an important question, and we tackle it in today's episode. Join us for a FREE Back-to-School Classroom Management Solutions training at www.teach4theheart.com/training.

We still may not be 100% sure what school will look like this fall, but we know that we'll want to make every second we have together count! Today, we'll discuss five keys to create a conducive learning environment no matter what learning situation you end up facing. Get the notes & links at www.teach4theheart.com/148 Join our FREE classroom management trainings at www.teach4theheart.com/trainings...

Classroom jobs aren't just for cute kindergarteners. You can automate your classroom by transferring responsibility for certain tasks to your students. We talk more about this in podcast #91 at www.teach4theheart.com/delegate. And Angela teaches how to do this in detail in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Join now at www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteacher.

It's clear we must stand and fight against racial injustice. But the philosophy behind our fight is key. Will we take the secular perspective that try to do it without God? Or will we recognize that true unity, justice, and peace flow from Jesus?

In this special episode, team member Sarah talks with her daughter Lydia about the difference some work/life balance & the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club has made for their family.

Teaching is overwhelming in the best of times. Add in a pandemic, distance learning, and everything else, and balance feels like it's completely out the window. But what we did last spring was unsustainable. As we look towards the fall, we must find a semblance of work/life balance. And these principles will help you do that. I cannot recommend Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek program high...

When we're feeling worried, stressed, or frustrated, we must take those concerns to God and leave them in His capable hands. Doing this over and over again gradually creates a habit of peace instead of anxiety. ❤️ Explore these thoughts further in the Teach Uplifted Devotions for Teachers at www.teach4theheart.com/devotions or the full Teach Uplifted program at www.teachuplifted.com.

Do you ever find yourself searching for that worksheet - that test - that quiz - that you know should be right around here but has somehow gone missing? This simple organizational system will ensure you always know exactly where every paper is. And, bonus, your desk will be way less cluttered, too! Get more ideas in Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club: www.teach4theheart.com/40hourteache...

Have you tried to delegate tasks to students or parent volunteers - only to find yourself frustrated that you have to re-do all of it? This simple mindset shift will allow you to finally utilize student & volunteer help - without getting annoyed or wasting time. Angela Watson has so many of these systems already figured out in her 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Check it out at www.teach4theheart.c...

Covid closures completely upended the school year. And now, as we consider heading back new year, we have no idea what that might look like. But regardless of the form school takes 2020-21, we can and should be asking bigger questions. How can we take the lessons we've learned during these closures and reimagine schools in a better way - a way that truly prepares students and connects with them in...