The Weekend Teacher: Recent Episodes

Dr. Houston Heflin

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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Teaching tips from tour guides.

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

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7 ways to use technology in the classroom.

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Ideas for keeping nerves at bay while we teach.

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Questions for learners to evaluate learning.

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

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

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Learn tips to making memorizing easier.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Thank you, because you're changing the world!

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

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

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

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

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Principles to implement that demonstrate love for your learners.

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Co-Teaching tips for more effective collaboration with others.

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Secrets to effective small groups.

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

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

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

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Evaluate your teaching to improve the quality of their learning.

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

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Five ideas to help your class learn.

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

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Let your teaching build on prior content.

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What are the most important qualities of a good teacher?

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

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

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Here are two secrets that effective teachers know.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.