I really enjoyed this blog post from Catlin Tucker about shifting workflows in education. In her post, she identifies ten workflows that lead to a better experience for teachers and a more sustainable and enjoyable learning experience for students: Shift #1 -- From Transfer of Information to Student DiscoveryShift #2 -- From Whole Group Teacher-led …
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As many of you know, I direct Lights Academy at Lutheran High School. At its heart, Lights Academy is an honors, project-based, personalized learning academy where students may pursue their interests and passions in a project-based format. Within Lights Academy we embed the standards for other classes within the project-based format. One of those courses …
For several years folks in education (and other fields as well) have chosen a word, or even three words, to guide them for the coming year. I have often chosen three words to help me focus on the year ahead, thinking that a single word did not provide enough guidance for me. I debated as …
The restrictions placed on schools during the era of COVID have led all of us as educators to learn and adapt. Even though I came into our online learning setting with experience in distance teaching, I still had to adapt and adjust while working with high school students. Anecdotally, one approach to which I shifted …
Like many of you, this past week was my first week of moving to an all-online format for teaching. It was definitely a week of both blessings and challenges. As I follow education folks on Twitter, it does seem like those of us who teach in high schools have an advantage over elementary and middle …
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Several years ago the #OneWord movement began in education. This is where educators select a word that will guide them in the coming year -- a focal point for their work in their next trip around the sun. Twitter is a common place for these words to be shared with other educators looking for support …
Yesterday I returned from our annual Rocky Mountain District educator's conference. While I was there I had the privilege of leading a session on Supporting Curious Learners. We looked at storytelling as one of those challenges that a curious learner of any age might embrace, and I challenged the participants to create a story of …
Today I have the privilege of facilitating two sessions at the LCMS Rocky Mountain District's Fall Educators Conference. As is my custom, I am sharing the session resources that I have created to support the sessions on this blog. Click here to review the session resources on Supporting Curious Learners and Godly Device Management. As you …
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Today was my 32nd Opening Day (yes, I like using baseball terminology!) as a teacher in Lutheran Schools. This led me to intentionally reflect on this blessing from God. Over the the past six months I have read a lot about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and his own writing as well. This week I started his short work …
Two years ago, IT HAPPENED! Now I know not all of you are Cubs fans, but there is a faith connection to this memorable event. Click here for a recent blog post that connects the 2016 World Series champions to important lessons about our faith in Christ. Happy Cubs anniversary everyone!
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