LEAven Blog
Esther Edwards
Teaching Forgiveness
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 In ...
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Embracing Advent with Awe
Last year, being pregnant invited me to reflect on Mary, her courage, her faith, and the anticipation of ...
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Read Early, Read Often, Read Aloud
In mid-May, my beautiful baby girl was born, and by the end of the month, my classroom was ...
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Early Research Skills: Building a Strong Foundation for Upper Elementary Students
For nearly a decade, I’ve had the privilege of teaching research skills to upper elementary students. It is ...
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Welcoming New Students
The moment a new student walks through the classroom door is pivotal, and I, as the teacher, get ...
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The Role of Music in Education
Let’s face it: we’ve all had a song stuck in our heads before. Sometimes, it stays for days! ...
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Mastering the Art of Classroom Group Work: Fostering Critical 21st-Century Skills
After sharing that I needed to reteach a small group of students, my teammate said, “I was thinking ...
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March Madness: School Style
Last week, my students were a lot more excited than usual. We’ve had something exciting almost every day ...
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
Despite knowing the benefits of Parent-Teacher Conferences, I used to get nervous about them. I’d ask myself all ...
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New Year, New Routines
This summer I got married, changed my name, my husband started a new job, we moved into a ...
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