Are there way too many disruptions in your classroom? Join us for a free classroom management training on Monday, March 10. Sign up at www.teach4theheart.com/training and learn how to reduce disruptions so you can actually teach!

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Have you ever been surprised to hear students say that you are a mean teacher? Are you worried you might actually be mean? Listen in as Linda helps us know if we actually are mean, and how to navigate students' perception of us with grace.

00:00 Introduction to Teaching Challenges 01:29 Assessing Our Behavior: Are We Being Mean? 09:07 Handling Accusations of Meanness 11:01 Building Relationships with Students 15:03 Recap and Resources for Teachers

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Teaching can be overwhelming and frustrating. From burnout, to needing better time management, to circumstances we cannot control, it can be hard to pinpoint exactly what to work on first. Listen in as Linda help us identify our needs and leads us in working on what we need to overcome frustration as teachers.

00:00 Overcoming Overwhelm in Teaching 02:51 Identifying Key Frustrations 06:11 Understanding Control in Challenges 09:05 Finding Solutions and Resources 11:55 Practical Tools for Teachers

Resources Mentioned:

Hope Renewed: Stop feeling defeated & face each day with hope! http://teach4theheart.com/hoperenewed  

Classroom Management 101: http://teach4theheart.com/cm101

Reclaim Your Time: http://teach4theheart.com/reclaim 

If you liked this episode, check out Speaking Truth to Our Souls When Teaching is Tough at https://teach4theheart.com/speak-truth-podcast 

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Do you ever feel exhausted from the endless expectations & emotional toll of teaching? Are you being bombarded by constant negativity that makes it hard to stay positive? Do you feel defeated & maybe even find yourself daydreaming about quitting? Join us as we dive into Scripture-based solutions that reach far beyond "self-care" in this mini version of our upcoming Hope Renewed course!

00:00 Finding Hope in Teaching Challenges 02:52 The Limitations of Self-Care 06:09 Trusting God Amidst Difficult Circumstances 08:59 Knowing, Trusting, and Relying on God--https://www.truthforlife.org/thestory/  14:13 Introducing the Hope Renewed Program 18:00 Practical Steps to Renew Hope

Struggling with discouragement? Get your Hope Renewed! Our new, full training is available at www.teach4theheart.com/hoperenewed 

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We are teachers. But our identity is so much more than that. When we tie our worth to doing a good job, or our students doing a good job, it creates problems for us. Listen in as Linda shares how to lean in to our true identity in the Christ from the classroom to the rest of our lives.

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00:00 Finding Identity in Christ

07:18 The Impact of Identity on Teaching

15:46 Practical Steps to Secure Identity

If you liked this episode, check out Episode 327: Helping Students Build Their Identity in Christ at https://teach4theheart.com/327 

We live in a time where being a Christian teacher in a public school setting can be very challenging. How do we share Christ and honor God when the expectations for us push back against our faith? Join us for a conversation with a Christian teacher about his experience following Jesus while working in a public school.

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For more encouragement, check out our series Answers for Your Top Teaching Questions at http://teach4theheart.com/answers 

Thinking through procedures is a lot of work. Teaching those procedures is even more! But what happens when we don't spend time and energy on procedures? Listen in as Linda shares why not prioritizing procedures will sabotage your classroom management.

00:00 The Importance of Classroom Procedures

05:10 Creating Effective Procedures

11:44 Teaching and Reinforcing Procedures

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If you found this episode helpful, check out episode 315: Am I Too Nice? How to be Kind Without Losing Control of the Classroom at https://teach4theheart.com/315 

Returning to school after any long break can come with a lot of hard feelings: anxiety, overwhelm, even dread. But re-entering the classroom doesn't have to be so bad. Listen to this episode of encouragement for teachers as they get ready to go back to school after a break!

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00:00 Reconnecting with Purpose After Break 06:10 The Power of Prayer and Gratitude 11:48 Resources for Renewed Passion in Teaching

For more encouragement, listen to Episode 190, Overcoming Anxiety as a Christian Teacher at https://teach4theheart.com/overcome-anxiety-christian-teacher/ 

As teachers, we're always having more and more added to our plates - but do we ever stop to take anything off? Discover thirty ideas of things you can stop doing (or at least do less often) to take back some time!

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00:00 Balancing the Teacher's Load 03:09 Strategies for Reducing Workload 05:54 Doing Less: Trimming Tasks 09:10 Transferring Responsibilities 12:10 Practical Examples of Delegation 14:57 Experimenting with New Approaches

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