LEAven Blog
Paul Piel
Now Thank We All Our God: A Thanksgiving Reflection
  ...give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ...
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Get The Most Out of the 2025 LEA Convocation—Get the App!
As the 2025 LEA Convocation nears, one of the best ways to prepare for the Convocation will be ...
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Praying Without Ceasing?
The National Day of Prayer this year falls on Thursday, May 1. When I searched for information about ...
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The Anxious Generation: Implications for Technology Use in Schools
As a kid growing up before the invention of the personal computer, I can remember sitting on the ...
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‘Tis the Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Ok, you’re probably thinking, it’s not the Christmas season, so ...
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On Helicopters, Lawn Mowers, and Jack Hammers
What do these three items have in common? They are terms that are used in educational circles to ...
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Oh, Sing to the Lord!
When I first started teaching a few years ago, (okay, many years ago), my first classroom had a ...
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The Challenge of Telling the Next Generation
“…which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the ...
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Look Forward! A Challenge At the End of The School Year.
Well done, good and faithful servant! These words from Jesus’ parable in Matthew chapter 25 are appropriate as ...
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Science and Reading?
Throughout my years of teaching, there have been many approaches to the instruction of reading that have been ...
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