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Teaching
What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?
Working through emotions is one of the uniquely demanding tasks of being human. Feelings don’t arrive in neat, ...
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Alumni Days
It’s April! The end of the school year is around the corner! That means change is coming. I ...
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Classroom Management – Where to Begin?
I have been a teacher for 27 years, and one question I am often asked by colleagues, future ...
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Beyond the Cape: Teaching Students About the Ultimate Superhero
As educators, we see it every day in our classrooms and hallways: the undeniable pull of the "hero." ...
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Comprehension Begins Before Page One
Let’s play a little game. I’ll give you just the first few words of a text, and you’ll ...
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Adding Movement to Any Lesson: A Teacher’s Guide
Why Movement MattersAs educators, we often feel the need to keep lessons tightly structured. Yet God designed our ...
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So Close to Being Fairly Good
I enjoy doing puzzles. It is fun for me to see the small details in the big picture ...
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Time to Teach the Trinity
March is coming, and it holds the first official day of Spring. It’s a day many people look ...
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Benefits of Knowing Parents
Most of us have moved, full steam ahead, into January. I pray you had a blessed, refreshing Christmas ...
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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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