Linda Kardamis, Author at Teach 4 the Heart

All Posts by Linda Kardamis

Play to the Strengths of Each Type of Learner in Your Classroom

As teachers, we recognize that not all students learn at the same rate, and it can be difficult to navigate your way through the different types of learning.Many children struggle to learn from textbooks, but you can utilize a variety of different activities in your classroom to help bring out their strengths rather than navigate […]

How to Know God’s Plan in Making Decisions

Listen as we discuss how to discover God’s plan & know what He wants you to do when making decisions – whether they be big or small. Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Key takeaways about knowing God’s plan in decision-making We must first surrender our will to God, choosing to genuinely seek […]

6 Ways to Build Rapport with Struggling Students: An Interview with a C- Student Who's Now a Professional Portrait Artist

Sometimes the student who doesn’t seem to care is actually just frustrated. This is one of my favorite takeaways from my interview with portrait artist Jon Kardamis. To say that Jon struggled in high school would be putting it mildly. History, math, and English just did not come easily to him. But he loved art. […]

4 Magic Words That Will Cut the Arguments in Half

Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. It was a great day when I discovered 4 magic words that just seem to dissolve tension and eliminate at least half of the arguments in my classroom. And those words are: “You’re not in trouble.” Students can be so defensive, can’t they? (and let’s be honest, […]

4 Questions to Know When to Give Grace as a Teacher

Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. One of biggest challenges in teaching is finding the right balance between grace and consequences. Most of us tend to lean more to one side than the other. Some tend to be strong on consequences to the point that they are afraid to show mercy when it’s […]

Have You Let Teaching Become an Idol?

Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” It’s the first of the 10 commandments – and one we often give ourselves a pass on. No other gods – check. No Buddha, no Baal, no golden calf. We’re good. But just because we don’t bow down to […]

Don’t Waste Half Your Class Going Over a Test (do this instead)

Ever find yourself wasting an entire class period going over a test, when you only intended to spend ten minutes? Here’s an easy way to make sure that never happens again. Get More IdeasThis is just one idea found in our newest training. Get all 50 of them here:50 Classroom Procedure that Will Save Your Sanity

Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going

In this special episode, we take a look back at where Teach 4 the Heart came from, what we’ve been up to, and some of the exciting things we have planned in the near future.Listen to it here: Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Links MentionedCreate Your Dream ClassroomClassroom Management 101Teach UpliftedCoursesTeach Uplifted […]

What to Do When Parents Want Regular Updates

Ever have a parent ask you to send weekly updates about their kid?I hope you didn’t say yes! Here’s what to do instead. Get More IdeasThis is just one idea found in our newest training. Get all 50 of them here:50 Classroom Procedure that Will Save Your Sanity

Simple Solutions to Track Missing Work: End the Missing Work Confusion

Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Tracking & collecting missing work may just be the bane of many teachers’ existence. It can be so hard to keep everything straight & incredibly frustrating trying to hound students to get it turned in. Aside from simply throwing zero’s in the gradebook and moving on, there’s no […]

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