Encouragement

WELCOME TO THE encouragement  collection

Banish your stress and anxiety, and discover how to truly thrive amidst the challenges of teaching, 

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8 Reasons You’re Feeling Discouraged as a Teacher (and how to overcome them)
When You Feel Alone as a Teacher (and Stuck)
How to Know If You Should Quit Teaching
How to Teach Without Anxiety (even when everything is going wrong)
5 Tips to Overcome Back-to-School Anxiety
Have You Let Teaching Become an Idol?
How to Know God’s Plan in Making Decisions
The Clarifying Power of Self-Assessment (and a tool to make it fun and easy)
When Teaching is Tough: Encouragement for Christian Teachers
Hope for the Overwhelmed Teacher
How to Deal With a Difficult Administrator
8 Truths to Encourage Your Heart During Conflict
Self-Esteem and Positivity v. the Gospel
20+ Ideas to Lift Your Spirits When You’re Frustrated as a Teacher
How to Handle Constructive Criticism
How Trauma Affects Teachers (and How to Heal)
Relinquishing Control in the Midst of Chaos
How to Trust God Through Trials (A Testimony to God’s Goodness)
10 Truths for Christian Teachers to Cling to in Hard Times
Finding Encouragement & Connection in a Year of Social Distancing
When You Don’t Feel Like You’re Making a Difference
#TeacherTired: How to Find Strength When You’re Not Sure You Can Keep Going
How God is Leading Us at Teach 4 the Heart
Reflecting with Gratitude on This Crazy Year
Turning Around a Rough Teaching Experience
Dear Teacher, Stop Believing in Yourself
Overcoming Anxiety as a Christian Teacher
Responding to Teaching Challenges with Faith & Hope
Banish Discouragement & Love Teaching Again
Finish Strong: Strategies for Making the Final Weeks Count
Teach without Fear: Conquering our Anxieties with Faith & Wisdom
Hope for the Anxious Teacher: Getting to the Root of Anxiety
Worst Advice Ever: Debunking Bad Teacher Advice
Adding Joy + Play to Any Classroom
Words for the Weary: Encouraging Prayers to Keep Teachers Connected with Christ
Make Learning Memorable with Tech (and Without Overwhelm)
Meaningful End-of-Year Activities to Upgrade the Last Days of School
How to Positively Impact the Teacher Culture at Your School
3 Christian Book Fairs that are Great Scholastic Alternatives
Just Try Something! Small Steps to Innovate in Your Classroom
Motivating Students to Care about Learning
Helping Students Build Their Identity in Christ
What to Do When You’re Dreading Going Back to School
How to Honor God as a Christian Teacher in a Public School
Who Are You? How Identity Affects Our Response to Difficult Circumstances
How to Stop Feeling Defeated & Teach with Hope Instead
Frustrated Teacher: Help for Knowing What to Tackle First
The Best Way to Handle Student Arguing
Should We Avoid Negative People?
How to Handle Difficult Circumstances Through Lament

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