One thing I want to consistently model for my students is that learning is not something that should only happen during a season of life (school) but is something that should be a life pattern. After all, given the dizzying pace of change all around us, students will need to be self-starting learners in order …
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Taking Care of Yourself — The Faith Connection
As many of you know, I really appreciate the work and writing of George Couros. He is both inspiring and challenging in his posts -- posts which I very much appreciate. Yesterday Couros shared the graphic on the left as well as this post that outlined the importance for teachers to take a true break …
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Faithfully Learning Posts
Over the past several months I have crafted several blog posts for Concordia Publishing House. These posts have similar themes to that of FaithEdTech in that the explore the intersection of faith, education, and technology, but they also serve to point to resources from the publishing house that can help support these three ideas. Here are …
Conference Instagram Images
I have really enjoyed spending the past three days in Kennewick, WA, where the Northwest District Professional Church Workers' Conference has taken place. Lots of meaningful conversations took place with wonderful servants of the Lord. I am thankful to have been asked to lead at this conference. In my final session today we talked about …
What’s Your Acronym?
At our chapel service at Lutheran High School today, our leader, Mr. Nelson, shared an acronym to help us remember what we are all about as a school. This acronym is based on our nickname, LuHi. He had us say each word several times together as a community. Here is the acronym: Love Unconditionally Help …
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), …
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 …
Re-Launch of FaithEdTech
Over the past year I lagged in my blogging and, consequently, my self-reflection as an educator and as a leader lagged as well. There are several reasons for this -- life circumstances, the intensity of teaching, etc. But ultimately, I was tiring of the blogging process and it was becoming a burden rather than a …
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