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The Importance of Vision – for the Classroom

Blog, Biblical Integration, Discipleship, Educator Insights, Faith Learning, Integration, Spiritual Formation | October 10, 2023

Curriculum Trak is pleased to share with our readers a series of articles from Stacy Kok about what it means to be a godly educator. Knowing that many of you believe that education is God’s calling in your life, we plan to share each month about what this calling...

Social Studies: More Than Just a Trivia Course

Blog, Educator Insights, Effectiveness, History, Integration, Podcast, Spiritual Formation, The Teacher's Lounge | October 5, 2023

We welcomed Mrs. Kristen Mast, 7th and 12th grade social studies teacher at Avail Academy in Medina, Minnesota, to The Teacher’s Lounge to talk about all things social studies. Kristen earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Florida...

Wisdom in the Approach: Interview with Mark Eckel

Biblical Integration, Blog, Classroom Culture, Faith Learning, Integration, Podcast, Spiritual Formation | June 14, 2023

We’re welcoming Dr. Mark Eckel back to the Teachers Lounge podcast and the Curriculum Trak blog today. Dr. Eckel is a longtime friend at Curriculum Trak and is both a direct and an indirect influence on many Curriculum Trak schools and educators. We did a series...

Christian Education Is…

Biblical Integration, Blog, Classroom Culture, Integration, Spiritual Formation | March 22, 2023

I was watching a Curriculum Trak workshop facilitated by Dan Beerens several years ago and he asked the attendees a question that still resonates with me today. “What is the difference between Christian education and secular education?” As he continued to speak,...

Biblical Integration – What Does It Really Mean?

Biblical Integration, Blog, Discipleship, Faith Learning, Integration, Spiritual Formation | December 2, 2022

How does Biblical integration work? When we say we put God into every subject, what exactly does that mean? Does the teacher choose a verse to say with the spelling words or throw in a Scripture reference for good measure? For many people, Biblical integration is a...

Adding Art to ELA

Arts, Blog, Integration, Pedagogy, Teaching Strategies | October 13, 2022

Remember those great “Crossover” episodes of your favorite TV shows, when you’d see a hero from one show jump into a scene with the characters in another show? As educators, we’re always looking for ways to do the crossover in our classes: How can we integrate content...