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Pedagogy
Family Literacy: Growing Readers Through Everyday Moments
Imagine seeing a parent and child talking while choosing a box of cereal at the grocery store. Picture ...
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Teacher Brain, Mom Heart
My 16-month-old has a way of making simple chores take longer. She wants to help me clean. She ...
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Called to Grow: The Lutheran Educator as Life-Long Learner
“Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness.” — Psalm 86:11 The calling to ...
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Integrating the Arts into Your Daily Routine
Integrating the arts into daily lessons goes far beyond putting on a Christmas program or spring musical. Music ...
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Behavior Management Made Easy?
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not ...
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Practice the Pause
That could’ve been an email… In a digital world that allows for numerous methods of communication, various modes ...
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A First-Day Routine That Helps Students Feel Seen, Known, and Valued
The first day of class often fills quickly with syllabi, schedules, procedures, and expectations. Those things matter! Students ...
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