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The Educator as Gardener (In the Classroom)

Biblical Integration, Blog, Character Development, Encouragement, Faith Learning, Spiritual Formation | February 27, 2024

Caring for a garden requires a lot of hard work, some trial and error, and tons of patience. As you work with your students throughout the year, various needs will present themselves to you. Pray that God helps you to see those needs and guides you in ways that will...

Life in the Traffic Lane

Blog, Character Development, Educator Insights, Encouragement, High School, School Culture, Tips & Tricks | February 16, 2024

It’s 7:40 a.m. and time to suit up for traffic duty: boots, long puffy winter coat, earmuffs, mittens, pink traffic vest, saber flashlight, walkie talkie, and stop sign. Then it’s off to the curb on a cold, dark winter day. Even routine duties at school are never...

Webinar – Christianity: A Way of Life, Not Just an Answer to a Question

Blog, Character Development, Discipleship, Faith Learning, Podcast, Spiritual Formation | February 14, 2024

We hope you enjoy this edition of our blog, taken from our recent webinar featuring Dustin Jismejian. To hear the full webinar, please listen here. We invite you to our third virtual workshop in the series that Curriculum Trak is hosting for the school year. We have...

The Educator as Gardener (Part 1 – For the Educator)

Blog, Biblical Integration, Character Development, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith Learning, Spiritual Formation | February 13, 2024

Isaiah 61:11 (NIV) “For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.” Proverbs 28:19 (NIV) “Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those...

How Can We Protect Students With Technology?

Accountability, Blog, Character Development, Educator Insights, Podcast, Spiritual Formation, Technology Integration | January 17, 2024

Chris McKenna is a former youth pastor and a consultant and founder of an organization called Protect Young Eyes, who makes it their mission to show families, schools, and churches how to create safer digital spaces. And he joins us today on The Teacher’s Lounge to...

The Flipped Classroom

Blog, Character Development, Classroom Culture, Educator Insights, Encouragement, Teaching Strategies | January 16, 2024

I recently just celebrated my 20th anniversary of being a classroom teacher. I do not know what it is about this anniversary, but I have found myself being more reflective than usual about the past two decades. I will be doing something mundane–chopping vegetables,...