Yesterday was back to school day for teachers at Lutheran High School, where I work. It was a full day of worship to begin the year, visioning for the future, and first aid training. As a result, I did not get a post out. So this morning, before I head back to school, here is …
More #FirstDay Ideas
My first day of school is not until next week Thursday, but it has been on my mind. Last week I shared some resources and ideas for the start of the school year that I had gathers. Here is another post I found on the beginning of the year from a education blogger I regularly …
FaithEdTech 8.8.2017 Links List
Here are lots of education-related links gathered over the past few days. I bet that anyone can find at least some helpful item or something to provoke deeper thinking: Four Ways School Leaders Can Support Meaningful Innovation -- Dr. Bernard Bull (be sure to follow his blog if you haven't already )has been talking and …
Tweet of the Day 8.7.2017
Here is today's tweet of the day: Thoughts? Agree? Disagree? Feel free to share your ideas as a comment to this post.
FaithEdTech 8.6.2017 Links List
Here are some links for educators and other leaders for today: 100+ Tools for Differentiating Instruction Through Social Media -- lots of great ideas and resources here. Innovating Forward -- a post by George Couros highlighting the importance of both disruptive and iterative innovation in schools. A good read! Faith and Personalized Learning -- a …
Smartphones and Mental Health
Several folks with whom I am friends on Facebook have shared this article about smartphones and their impact on individuals and society. This is a very detailed piece about this issue -- one that is likely elicit emotional responses from any reader. For anyone who cares about any combination of faith, education, and technology (FaithEdTech), …
Tweet of the Day — 8.4.2017
Below is a Twitter post I selected from my feed that I found to be particularly interesting. I plan to share tweets like this in the future, but at this time I don't know how regularly I will do that based on the demands of all the other things on which I am working. This post …
Start of School Year Ideas
The onset of a new school year provides each of us (educators and learners) with a clean slate and fresh start for learning and growth. I especially love the beginning of a year for it is a change to put into practice ideas which I have thought about for the past ten weeks since the …
Thinking About Leadership Blog
This morning I would like to point you to the leadership blog of Don Christian, who is the head of Concordia University Texas. I have known Don for a number of years and we not only share the bond of affection for the Chicago Cubs but also for ministry and Lutheran schools. Don typically posts …
FaithEd Tech 8.3.2017 Links List
For those of you who are not familiar with the previous version of my blog, periodically I would share a list of links that I recently viewed which I thought might have value to others. I will continue this process at the new site. To that end, here is the 8.3.2017 links list: Dr. Bernard …