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Quick tips for better teaching and better learning. Listen for ways to make your job easier. You'll learn about resources and gain skills to implement immediately in classes and small groups so that your next teaching experience will be extraordinary!


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    045 WT Screwtape, Slugbook, and the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2013 4:18


    Slugbook's address to his proteges in honor of Screwtape.

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    044 WT Mobile Devices and Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2013 4:34


    7 ways to use technology in the classroom.

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    043 WT Overcoming Nerves While Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2013 2:40


    Ideas for keeping nerves at bay while we teach.

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    042 WT Evaluating Student Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2013 2:34


    Questions for learners to evaluate learning.

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    041 WT Before You Start a Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2013 2:40


    Four ideas to help your new series get off to a great start.

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    040 WT Making Students Interested With Victoria Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2012 5:46


    Guest Victoria Sun reminds us that teachers can inspire learners to be interested by what teachers and students do during a learning experience.

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    039 WT Using Variety With Ethan Laster

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2012 4:58


    Guest Ethan Laster reminds us that teaching is an opportunity to add variety in teaching and learning activities.

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    038 WT Secrets to Memorizing Scripture

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2012 2:25


    Learn tips to making memorizing easier.

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    037 WT Why Teachers Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2012 3:30


    If students can Google content, why do we need teachers?

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    036 WT Roles for Volunteers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2012 4:24


    Enlist participation from class and group members by assigning responsibilities that matter!

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    035 WT How Students Learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2012 4:29


    Things to keep in mind about students and learning as we teach.

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    034 WT Sharing Your Lesson Before You Teach With Travis Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2012 6:13


    Guest Travis Roberts shares ideas that will help improve our lessons.

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    033 WT Church Calendar as Curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2012 5:02


    The church calendar provides great content for classes and small groups throughout the year.

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    032 WT Prayer in the Classroom 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2012 7:13


    The second of a two-part series with ideas for incorporating prayer into your class or small group time.

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    031 WT Prayer in the Classroom 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2011 5:11


    The first of a two-part series with ideas for incorporating prayer into your class or small group time.

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    030 WT Thank you

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2011 2:10


    Thank you, because you're changing the world!

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    029 WT Learning Styles Theory?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011 6:50


    Do people learn in different ways? What if content should determine teaching methodology rather than student differences?

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    028 WT Creative Teaching Methods 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2011 3:58


    Creative teaching ideas for more attentive students and more engaging lessons.

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    027 WT What Students Want in a Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2011 5:12


    Learn what students really want (and expect) from a teacher.

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    026 WT Teaching Children with Dr. Dana Pemberton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2011 17:34


    Here are some creative ideas when working with children emerging from a conversation with a volunteer teacher.

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    025 WT Loving Your Learners

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2011 5:55


    Principles to implement that demonstrate love for your learners.

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    024 WT Co-Teaching's Rewards and Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2011 5:55


    Co-Teaching tips for more effective collaboration with others.

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    022 WT Leading Discussions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2011 8:45


    Ten ideas to help your students learn during small group and classroom discussions.

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    021 WT Bloom's Taxonomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 7:30


    What do 2nd grade teachers and graduate school faculty have in common?

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    020 WT Creative Teaching Methods 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2011 7:02


    Five more ideas to improve the creative quality of our teaching. (See episode 17 for part 1 of this series).

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    019 WT Evaluate Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2011 4:29


    Evaluate your teaching to improve the quality of their learning.

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    018 WT Teaching is Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2011 3:05


    What is teaching and how do you know when you see it?

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    016 WT Age Appropriate Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2011 6:04


    Do Bible classes need a ratings system so parents will know when it's safe to send their children?

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    015 WT Sequence of Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2011 5:18


    Let your teaching build on prior content.

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    014 WT Two Essential Qualities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2011 4:41


    What are the most important qualities of a good teacher?

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    013 WT What to Teach

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2011 5:26


    How do you decide what content is most important? Listen for topics that have helped people grow in maturity.

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    012 WT The Senses of Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2011 5:17


    What color is teaching? How does it feel? What is it's fragrance and flavor?

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    011 WT The Teacher's Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2011 5:48


    Here are two secrets that effective teachers know.

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    010 WT Reflect and Revise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2011 2:50


    A few moments after class can make a world of difference the next time you teach.

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    009 WT Preparing for Successful Lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2011 5:16


    Follow these steps as you prepare and you'll see how the battle for great lessons is won or lost before you enter the classroom.

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    008 WT Ending Class on a High Note

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2011 4:18


    Wrap up in style with these 10 ideas to make the end of class more memorable.

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    007 WT Creating Teaching Notes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2011 6:18


    Here's a template to follow as you create teaching notes for your next lesson.

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    006 WT Using Classroom Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2010 5:08


    The classroom is your canvas; your stage. Learn what you can do with tables, chairs, floors, walls, and ceilings to help learners learn.

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    005 WT Create Learning Objectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2010 5:27


    Learn to avoid the most common mistake teachers make as they prepare to teach.

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    004 WT The Least Effective Teaching Method

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2010 2:36


    The least effective teaching method is revealed but it may not be the one you suspect.

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    003 WT Spiritual Practices in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2010 6:50


    Here are four ideas that you can implement immediately to help your students train in discipleship.

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    002 WT Motivating Learners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2010 5:58


    Who's responsible for learner motivation? Here are five ideas to create environments that are more conducive to intrinsic motivation.

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    001 WT Starting Class With a Bang!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2010 5:28


    What we do in the first moments of class either gets our students' attention or gives them permission to check out. A little trick called disequilibrium can work to your advantage.

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