This week, Matt asks the question, “How do we go about setting good rhythms for the first day of school?” We think through some of our favorite activities for the first day--ways to get students actively involved, setting the culture of the classroom, and engaging in real learning from day 1. Along the way, we discover that Abby loves scavenger hunts, that Matt has passion for knowing kids by name as a key part of building relationships, and that Dave knows all the countries of the world. (It’s a weird, free-flowing conversation, friends!) We hope that you’ll be encouraged and maybe even get a few ideas for how you’ll approach your first day of the new school year.
Episode 093: Advice for a Novice Teacher (or, eating the elephant one bite at a time)
Summer 2023 Replay: Changing Our Minds
Episode 092: “During Our Careers, So Many Things Changed!” - A Conversation with Kim and Ed Starkenburg
Episode 091: Adventures in Becoming a Teacher (or, jump into the deep end and just start treading!)
Episode 090: A Christian Approach to Athletics? (Is it the great race to nowhere? Or a chance for redeeming culture?)
Episode 089: Efficient and Effective Grading (or, maybe we could just stop grading everything??)
Episode 088: Math Anxiety and ”Mathletes”: A Conversation with Dr. Val Zonnefeld
Episode 087: Hiring Teachers and Keeping Teachers (or, “Jeans Friday” and coffee gift cards won’t cut it!)
Episode 086: Addressing Kids’ Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Tara Boer
Episode 085: Beating the February Doldrums (or, if you want to keep your ice from melting, try packing it in ground beef!)
Episode 084: Reading Biographies: An Ode to Claire Alexander (or, stay out of the dryer kids!)
Episode 083: ”Always Becoming” (and Pablo Escobar’s Hippos?)
Episode 082: Christmas (and Breaks!)
Episode 081: An Advent Invitation
Episode 080: A LIVE Episode from InspirED!
Episode 079: Why Do Kids (Dis)Like School?
Bonus: More Thoughts on Teaching Bible with Gayle Doornbos
Episode 078: Advice for Teaching the Bible - with Gayle Doornbos
Episode 077: Are the Kids All Right? Deep Hopes for Parent Teacher Conferences
Episode 076: Adventures in Reimagining Assessment
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