Work/life balance can feel impossible as a teacher, but it’s not. Discover two secrets all balanced teachers know – and how you can implement them, too. Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Teaching is exhausting, and before you know it, it can take over your whole life. You find yourself working on school work […]
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Whether you call it morning work, bell work, or bell ringers, having a start-of-class activity can work wonders when it comes to helping class start smoothly. Not only does bell work keep kids calm and help them focus, but it also gives you time to take attendance, answer the same question for the 13th time, […]
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Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,Praise Him all creatures here below. Praise Him above, ye heavenly host.Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! This song rings in my mind as I contemplate God’s incredible goodness over this past year. Through good times and bad, gladness and pain, He is always good. Today in this special post, I’m joining […]
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Are transitions chaotic in your classroom? Discover a simple key to smooth transitions – and practical tips to make it happen. Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Transitions can be crazy, can’t they? You take twenty seconds to set up your computer for the next activity and suddenly the whole class is in […]
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Giving students choices can help them be more engaged and responsible for their own learning. But how exactly should this work? Let’s explore twenty student choice ideas – and tips for how to share and delegate control without abdicating it. Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. I’ll be honest. When I first heard […]
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Keeping an appropriate noise level during independent work can be a huge challenge. In this episode, we discuss seven tips to keep kids quiet and focused during these times. Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. It’s independent work time and your students are hard at work – for about two minutes. Then you hear […]
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For the past six months or so my son Clayton has been using the Phoncis Museum app to learn to read, and I figured it was time to give in a review. So here goes: Bottom line: Phonics Museum taught my five-year-old to read. Considering that’s exactly what I wanted, I am super pleased. Even better, he was […]
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Some teachers tend to embrace new ideas and strategies while others cling to old ones. But the truth is that we shouldn’t judge an idea based on its age. Join us as we discover that the most effective classrooms are a wonderful combination of the best new ideas and the most effective old ones. Subscribe to […]
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Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. If you’ve never tried flipping your class before, you need to. It’s easier than you may think, and you and your students will be amazed at the benefits. In case you’re not familiar with flipping, here’s the basic idea: In a traditional classroom, you lecture during class […]
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The Supreme Court recently ruled on the case Janus v. AFSCME, determining that teachers (and all public employees) can no longer be forced to join the union. David Schmus, director of Christian Educators Association, joins us to explain the case and the new rights it gives public school teachers regarding union membership. Subscribe to the […]
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