I have always considered myself a storyteller. As a child, I wrote short stories, poems, and enlisted my siblings to participate in the plays I wrote and directed. People are hardwired to tell stories and those stories connect us to …
In the hallway, right outside of my classroom, we have fashioned a large tree out of laminated construction paper. It is our “Thankfulness Tree”, and the elementary students have been invited to attach to it leaves of various colors on …
DING DONG! The third period bell has just rung, and a few hundred students have now flooded onto a green open space with their lunches. There are thirty glorious minutes until the next bell rings and fourth period begins. The …
Keeping up with the demands of online learning can be challenging for students—and it can be especially challenging for those students who have become accustomed to working in a more structured brick-and-mortar environment. In addition, every student is different, so …
In a twenty-five-plus-year career in Christian education as a social studies and Bible teacher, both in the classroom and online, I have found both environments enriching and rewarding. However, there are certain beneficial and enjoyable advantages to online teaching which …