Teaching has never been easy, but these days it seems like discouragement is lurking right around the corner. That's why this series highlights some of the best sessions from previous Rise Up Summits - bringing you encouragement, insights, and solutions for your biggest teaching problems.
Join us as we explore how to save time, make differentiation easy, prevent burnout, and bravely teach by faith.
Highlights: The Best Solutions for Teachers' Biggest Problems
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#1: Differentiation Made Easy with Laura Kebart
Trying to differentiate work for varying levels of students can be stressful and time-consuming, but it doesn't have to be.
Laura Kebart shares practical strategies to make differentiation simple and relatively easy.
Check out one of our very best sessions Summit sessions from 2020 here.
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ABOUT LAURA KEBART
With nearly 20 years of classroom teaching experience coupled with instructional coaching and teacher training, Laura Kebart now serves middle school English / Language Arts teachers across the country in the online space. She has leveraged her practical classroom experience with her Master's in Curriculum & Instruction to provide 100% done-for-you lesson plans and resources to make teaching reading and writing easier, while also ensuring maximum engagement for students.
Laura's philosophy in all that she does for teachers through her digital lesson plan membership is to guarantee that teachers never have to choose prepping for class over personal family time again.
PRAY AND PLAN
Our Pray & Plan is a great way to keep focused on scripture in the midst of anxieties around teaching. We can help you organize your spiritual, home, and classroom life with our planner created for Christian educators. Pray & Plan integrates practical planning with your spiritual walk to help you teach each day in partnership with the Holy Spirit.
Check it out now here.
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#2: Preventing Teacher Burnout with Pratia Jordan
Too often we find ourselves trying to be a superhero, thinking somehow we can keep going, serve everyone, get everything done without getting the rest and refreshment that we need.
In this week's episode, join us as we speak with Pratia Jordan, an award-winning educator, as she shares the need to establish patterns of work and rest, bear each others' burdens, and see Jesus as the Superhero, not ourselves. Listen now.
ABOUT PRATIA JORDAN
Pratiá Jordan is an award-winning educator with a decade of classroom experience. Because teaching is her occupation and vocation, she started Prayer and Pedagogy, a blog created with the intent of edifying, equipping and encouraging her co-laborers in education. Wife. Mother. Believer. Author. Teacher. Leader: whatever the title, for her it all comes down to a relentless passion to help others unwrap the gift of a prayer driven life.
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#3: Bravely Teaching by Faith in a Secular Age with Alistair Begg
As a Christian teacher, are you struggling with feeling attacked by the culture around you? Listen to this week's podcast as Alistair Begg talks about how we as Christians can stand for truth and shine Christ's light as we teach and interact... even as the culture around us becomes more and more hostile. Despite the difficulty, with God-sized confidence you can firmly and lovingly stand firm in your convictions. Listen now!
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Course: Teach Uplifted
Website: Truth for Life
Book: Pray Big: Learn to Pray Like an Apostle
Book: Brave by Faith
ABOUT ALISTAIR BEGG
Alistair Begg has been in pastoral ministry since 1975. He graduated from the London School of Theology and subsequently served in Scotland at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church. In 1983, he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio, where he continues to lead the congregation and teach God’s Word Sunday by Sunday.
Alistair Begg is also the Bible teacher on the daily and weekend program Truth For Life. Truth For Life is distributed through 1,900 radio networks across the United States and can also be heard online at truthforlife.org, through YouTube, via podcast, and by way of numerous other listening platforms. Alistair is the author of several books. He and his wife Susan were married in 1975 and have three grown children and eight grandchildren.
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#4: Saving Time w/ Grading, Lesson Planning & Paperwork
If grading, paperwork, and lesson planning are taking up way too much of your time, you won't want to miss this podcast. Join us as the Teach 4 the Heart team shares a variety of ideas to streamline and save time in multiple areas that need our attention but shouldn't be taking over our lives. Listen now!
Not every assignment needs a grade. And, not every problem on each assignment needs grades. We have such an opportunity to save time just by limiting what we grade!
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Free Webinar: 5 Time-Saving Practices to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed
Article: Engaging Activities
Article: Poetry Gallery Walk
Video: Basics of a Gallery Walk
Free Resource: IEP Case Management Checklist
Free Resource: AVID strategies
Wish you could teach without sacrificing your personal life!? I firmly believe you can be an amazing teacher and do it in a reasonable amount of time. Let me show you HOW in this free training.
THANK YOU TO THE TEACH4THEHEART TEAM!
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Linda Kardamis
Alexx Seipp
Sarah Humes
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Herzog foundation
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Not only are the trainings free, but lodging and meals are also covered by the Herzog Foundation. That means your school's only cost is airfare to get to the event. I've heard first-hand from people who have attended these events telling me that they are fantastic! If you're at a Christian school, check them out at herzogfoundation.com/events and be sure to recommend them to your admins.
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