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 …
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Northwest District Conference Resources
Today through Friday I have the privilege of gathering together with other Lutheran school educators at the 2017 Northwest District Educators Conference of the LCMS. I always appreciate the opportunity to gather together with other teachers, share with them, and learn from them. I am facilitating four different sessions over the next three days. The …
Valedictorians, Learning, and Achievement
I was intrigued by the following article that I cam across this weekend: Farewell, Valedictorian: High Schools Drop Tradition of Naming Top Student For me, this is a welcome trend since this is an award that, I believe, is less about learning and more about achievement. The valedictorian at a school could be a fearless …
When Students Ask Permission
My goal is to have students own their learning -- to explore and to take risks. In many ways, our education system as whole has not encouraged them to be courageous learners, replacing this curiosity with compliance. The other day a student reached out to me with a new plan for sharing their current project …
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