In the Teach 4 the Heart podcast, Linda Kardamis shares ideas and inspiration to help you overcome your teaching challenges and make a lasting difference in your students’ lives. Designed for Christian teachers in both public and private schools, Teach 4 the Heart strives to present every discussion from a Biblical perspective. Season 1 will discuss classroom management. Future season's topics TBA but will likely include work/life balance, how our faith should affect our teaching, and more.
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Encouraging student motivation can be one of the most challenging parts of being a teacher. Have you ever thought about the role your classroom management plays in this? Listen in as we discuss how classroom management influences student motivation!
00:00 Introduction of Classroom Management and Student Motivation
06:27 Building a Foundation for Motivation
12:14 Relationships for Increasi...
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Do you ever notice that some teachers' classes are consistently less chaotic than yours? What are they doing differently? In this episode, we dig into how shifting your classroom management can take your class from chaos to calm.
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Free Back-to-School Training: http://teach4theheart.com/training
Classroom Management 101: http://teach4theheart.com/cm101
Join us for a FREE live training: Back-to-School Classroom Management & Motivation. Get all the details & sign up at www.teach4theheart.com/training.
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Do you ever take time to rest and then feel more tired and overwhelmed? Sometimes the things we do to “rest” actually leave us more restless, rather than renewed. Listen in as we talk about how to get the rest you really need.
00:00 The Importance of Rest
01:02 The Impact of Screens on Rest
07:44 Identifying Refreshing Habits
14:27 Tangible Changes for Better Rest
20:57 Balancing Technolo...
If you're thinking of ordering a Pray & Plan teacher planner, be sure to order soon, as stock is starting to run low! Check it out & get yours at www.teach4theheart.com/planner.
Pray & Plan is a beautiful planner that helps Christian teachers prioritize what matters most - at home, at school, & in their spiritual walk.
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We live in a culture where the spiritual and the academic are often fractured, and even in Christian schools,and even in Christian schools, we can struggle to figure out how to integrate a Biblical worldview with our subject matter. Dr. Roger Erdvig, and Dr. Maggie Pop join Linda to share about their new project for Summit Ministries, a set of Biblical Worldview Standards that will help t...
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Sometimes the classroom management plan we started with isn't working quite so well anymore. Maybe it has been a few years since you wrote it, or circumstances have changed in your classroom. Listen in as Linda shares her tips for tweaking your classroom management plan so it works for you and your classroom!
00:00 Introduction to Classroom Management Challenges
01:47 The Importance of Ha...
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Does teaching leave you overwhelmed and burnt out? Are you tired of self-care being the answer everyone gives you? Listen as Linda shares why self-care only helps at a surface level, and points toward what will really bring healing and hope.
00:00 The Limitations of Self-Care
06:02 The Importance of Soul Care
14:48 Changing Habits for Better Outcomes
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Disrespectful students can be challenging to even the best teachers. So how do we handle them with grace while also maintaining our authority? Listen in as Linda shares strategies for dealing with disrespect in the classroom.
00:00 Navigating Disrespect in the Classroom
04:37 Our Identity as Teachers
12:05 Practical Strategies for Addressing Disrespect
18:38 Empowering Students Through Re...