"Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.'" - Proverbs 31:28–29 NIV It has been an amazing week around our home. I am a teacher and my wife is a nurse, and this week just so happened to …
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Your Life Outside of Teaching and Learning
"Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that."-Galatians 6:4 MSG I always enjoy supporting and volunteering at our local Special Olympics Spring Games. It is a blast and I am able to see some of my former students and see them compete …
Helping Children Get Quality Rest
" In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves. "-Psalm 127:2 NIV Listening to Our Bodies A good night's sleep might be hard to come by. With the recent time change or if you have small children in your home, it …
Navigating The Stressors of Teaching
“Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” - Luke 5:16 NIV First-year growing pains can be tough in any career, but they can be especially tough in the field of education. The first-year teacher endures a lot of long hours, curriculum and lesson planning, and learning how to work with new staff, students, and …
Cabin Fever? Beat the Cold with These Fun Activities
"...So that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience..."- Colosians 1:10-11 NIV Do you have Cabin …
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Children Are Watching- Are We Modeling What We Want Them to See?
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. "- Proverbs 22:6 NIV Are We Modeling How We Want Students to Act? Children are watching everything we do. I didn't think that was completely true until I had my own children. They are …
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Empower Students with a Growth Mindset
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2-3 NIV Learning about and teaching students about cultivating a growth mindset is relatively new in education. We often have the perceived notion that if students …
Engage and Motivate More Students With This Tech Tool Today!
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV How Do We Motivate Our Students? Many teachers want to learn how to engage and motivate more students in the classroom. Every year I have many students that struggle to complete their work, stay motivated, and work through …
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Do You Have Students that Struggle with Reading? Level the Playing Field with this FREE Program
"And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased."-Hebrews 13:16 NIV Reading Can Be Difficult for Many Students Do you have students that struggle with reading in your classroom? Reading is the gateway to endless possibilities for our students. For many of our students, reading …
Co-Teaching In the Classroom Empowers All Students
"We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;"-Romans 12:6-7 NIV Why Co-Teach? Co-Teaching should be in all classrooms for all students. Have you ever thought of having a …
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Create Targeted Intervention Groups Using These Best Practices
"….Make the most of every opportunity."- Colossians 4:5 NIV Once school gets underway, you will be most likely providing some type of assessments to see where your students are at academically. If you do not know where they are at, it is hard to get them to where you need them to get to by …
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Feeling Overwhelmed with The Demands of Teaching? Use These Strategies to Gain More Time and Energy to Teach.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” -Matthew 11:28-30 NIV As an educator, the days …
Use these Strategies Now to Develop a Sense of Belonging and Connection with Students and Families
Photo by Ingo Joseph on Pexels.com As the school year begins, teachers, students, and families have a sense of excitement in the air about the new school year. Especially after the last year and a half of living and teaching during a pandemic, It Is just refreshing to be able to start a new year …
The Plan That Will Reduce Behaviors, Increase Achievement, and Teach Social Skills To Students With Difficulties
People that have a "disability" label with their name such as ADHD for example get a bad reputation. They are seen as inattentive, hyper-active, unable to organize and make sound higher order decisions, etc. I would argue that ALL of us have some degree of inattentiveness, hyper-activity, and organizational problems in our lives. These students …
Thank an Educator Today!
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!"-Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 - ESV You Teach, You Guide, You Care As an educator myself, we …