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Teaching Tips
A: ABLE
to teach:
our relationship with Jesus Christ and
knowledge of the scriptures gives us wisdom beyond what
we know. (2 Timothy3:14-17) God gives us His spirit to
be kind to everyone and ABLE to teach. (2 Timothy 2:24)
ALL
men will know that we are His disciples
by our love (John 13:35) ) When people walk into your
classroom, can they sense the difference, which is the
love you have for your students?
Regardless of where you teach, the language of
love transcends any communication barrier. You
can be Jesus in skin even if you teach in a school where
you can’t proclaim His name.
B:
Build
up your students which encourages them to
work harder, do better and want to want to be in your
classroom. As an added bonus, this provides better
“brain connections”― (1 Thess. 5: 11)
Brain
friendly learning environments work with the way God
created us to learn – which is in different ways. (Duet.
6: 6-9)
C.
CHERISH
the children God has placed
in your classroom by divine appointment.
Pray to see your students
the way God designed them for His purpose.
CHALLENGE
your students to be all they
can be for the glory of God.When you challenge your
students based upon their unique personalities and
learning styles, you begin to see the giftedness God has
placed within them. And yes, God often hides giftedness
in very strange places. Therefore, some of the hardest
students to reach later end up being the most successful
with the greatest treasures to give the world. As
teachers, prayerfully seek to see each of your students
through God’s lens and not your own.
The Bible says
in Psalm 139:13-14
For
you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my
mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am
fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are
wonderful.
D.
DISCIPLINE to the DESIGN
of each student and you
will be a more effective teacher. Be a student of your
students. Observe them. What do they respond to?
They are unique individuals
with their own distinctive needs.
DISCIPLINE
must be consistent in its
structure and yet fluid in how you respond to the
individual needs of your students. It’s an art.
Discipline
is discipleship, it is training in righteousness. I
invite you to listen to one of my programs on Discipline
and/or read one of my books for practical tips. It is my
heart’s desire to help you in this vitally important
part of your teaching. Discipline issues are one of the
main reasons teachers leave the profession. Take time to
master this skill, it will transform your teaching and
bless you beyond measure.
One of my favorite scriptures on discipline is from
Hebrews 12:11, All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet
to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it
yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
E.
Encouragement
energizes, empowers and equips
our students to be all they can be. And isn’t that true
for us as well? When we receive a sincere compliment,
don’t we feel energized? Likewise, when we turn on our
email and receive complaints from parents, don’t we feel
the energy drain from us? The same is true for our
students. We can teach and give feedback with positive
words or we can use negative words. Let’s choose
positive words.
Empower your students by affirming when they do well. That doesn’t mean we
don’t help them to see when they aren’t doing it
correctly, but it’s all in the way we say it. Words like
“Why don’t you try it another way? Have you thought of
it from this angle?” causes our students to maintain
their sense of dignity and utilize their brain power.
Whereas demeaning words such as “You’re just never going
to get this…you’ll never amount to anything…” cut to the
quick, embarrass our students and
shut them down.
Why try? What’s the use?
Encouragement is a catalyst for
energizing our brain cells. Brain research supports that
students learn better in classrooms that are positive,
loving and encouraging.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another
and build up one another.
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