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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, […]

5 Easy Accommodations for Special Ed or Struggling Learners

Thanks to Alexx Seipp, Customer Experience Manager here at Teach 4 the Heart and creator of Genius Fishes for contributing this article. Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Differentiation, universal design for learning, accommodations, and modifications are huge buzzwords in teaching right now.Many districts are moving away from special education classes and putting […]

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 […]

How to Take Care of Yourself in the Midst of Teaching Chaos

Do you need a break?Do you find yourself daydreaming of a cruise to a tropical island or a weekend retreat in the mountains?Of course, this is a fantasy because you are so busy that taking a bubble bath by candlelight seems like a decadent indulgence! Sigh.Let’s be honest, there is no busy like teacher-busy.In life, […]

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

What It’s Like to Teach Online

“My son and daughter are thriving at this school.” “I got bullied so bad at my last school, and I like this new environment.” “My teachers really care about me here.” “I love being part of this work family. I appreciate the flexibility and feel supported by the administrators.” These are the kind of […]

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