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4 Metaphors for Teachers, Metaphor 3: Learners

What do Steven King, William Shakespeare, and Claire Schnupp have in common? In the third message of a four part series on metaphors...

4 Metaphors for Teachers, Metaphor 2: Investors

Teachers expend hours of effort, but the payback for this work is not instantly evident. The time and emotional energy you invest...

4 Metaphors for Teachers, Metaphor 1: Kings

Have you reckoned with the power that comes with your position as a teacher? You choose, decide, and judge the affairs of your...

Healthy Teacher, Happy teacher

Are you tired and fatigued while you teach? Does your voice hurt after school? Does your back hurt? Your feet? Do you lose your voice...

Authority and Structure for a Disciplined Classroom

You as a teacher are given the authority to structure your classroom for a successful school year. Anthony considers principles and...

In School We Trust? Part 1, Mottoes that Define

While the terms we use to describe our schools can be empty slogans, they can also help us understand what we do. In this talk, Kyle...

In School We Trust? Part 2, Old School, New Clothes

What does Christian school do for a child that secular school does not? Perhaps the difference is often less important than we think,...

In School We Trust? Part 3, Mycorrhizae of Our Faith

Which does your school emphasize: The word of God or mathematics? Personal moments with students or a disciplined schedule? The...

In School We Trust? Part 4, You Are Education

With long experience can come great weariness. What if you could teach so efficiently as to say goodbye to all the agony of your first...

Teacher-Generated Problems: Disrespect, Disinterest, Disarray

Will my students like me and enjoy school? This question can bring some nagging fear as you face a new school year. Anthony discusses...

Teaching in a Loud World 1: Healthy Habits

We are surrounded by the noise of a dysfunctional world. How do we not only survive but serve others in this world? Joey reminds us...

Teaching in a Loud World 2: Personal Organization

How would you rate your personal organization? Whether you are a 1 or a 10, says Joey, there are likely ways you can better manage...

Teaching in a Loud World 3: Intentional Study

Teachers know things their students need to learn. But teaching is not merely about imparting a static body of knowledge. Do you model...

Teaching in a Loud World 4: Silence

What keeps you from being wholly present for your students, your friends, your church? What distractions are you allowing, or...

Trauma, Part 1: What Has It Done to My Child's Brain?

Why can't Johnny focus on his lessons? Why does he blow up in anger over minor provocations? Becky explores the way trauma alters...

Trauma, Part 2: How Can I Teach this Child?

Johnny shows no physical signs of developmental delay, but early trauma has a part to play in the missing pieces of his development....

Wholesome Living for Effective Teaching, Part 1: Cultivating Spiritual Virtues that Energize

Teaching school makes strong demands on the teacher at multiple levels. Teachers are givers and need large reserve input reservoirs to...

Wholesome Living for Effective Teaching, Part 2: Essential Social Habits that Stabilize

Teaching school makes strong demands on the teacher at multiple levels. Teachers are givers and need large reserve input reservoirs to...

Wholesome Living for Effective Teaching, Part 3: Physical Health: Preparing for the Rigors of Teaching

Teaching school makes strong demands on the teacher at multiple levels. Teachers are givers and need large reserve input reservoirs to...

Your Student Isn't Perfect?

Are you struggling to understand how to relate to one of your students? This talk will help you think about how to support both...

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