How Can Schools Respond to Enrollment Increases? Bradley Dunn, Valley Christian School

Blog, Podcast, School Leadership, School Mission, Stewardship, The Teacher's Lounge | August 3, 2022

“I think that [enrollment increases in Christian schools are] going to last. When I talked about how we get the chance to pull back the curtain and show families who we are, the families that have come to us, all of these new ones, they have said over and over, I...

How Can Schools and Students Benefit From Alternative Energy Education? with Ernie Delgado

Blog, Podcast, Resources, School Leadership, STEAM, Stewardship, Technology Integration, The Teacher's Lounge | July 27, 2022

“[I]t’s funny to try to explain that to people because when people think of fundraising, they think of: great, they’re going to ask me for more money. And that’s exactly opposite of what this is. I’m not asking – and I’m not only not...

How Can PBL Advance the Goals of the Faith-Based School? Dr. Josh Ornelas

Blog, Podcast, Project-Based Learning, Resources, Rigor and Relevance, The Teacher's Lounge | July 20, 2022

“At the end of the day, we all work in groups. Now we’re not in cubicles anymore; we work as a team. [No] single problem is solved by a single discipline anymore. And so again, we need to work as a team. Those 21st-century skills that the students need: the four...

How can digital citizenship instruction advance the mission of faith-based schools? with Lauralyn Vasquez

Blog, Podcast, Social-Emotional, Standards, Technology Integration, The Teacher's Lounge | June 22, 2022

Editor’s Note: Beyond Technology Education provides high-quality technology resources and support for schools. Their mapped curriculum resources can be pulled into a Curriculum Trak account. Explore their summer training program here. “God wants us to be in community....

Why should curriculum mapping be part of school culture? with Dr. Renee Mungons

Blog, Curriculum Mapping, Podcast, School Culture, The Teacher's Lounge | June 15, 2022

“I was a teacher for many years, and I remember when I was teaching at the high school level, the administrator at the monthly faculty meetings would remind everyone to be updating their curriculum maps. And often that sounded like ‘wa wa wa wa’ to me, because I...

How Can a Biblical Worldview Permeate Our Instructional Practices? with Dean Ridder

Blog, Biblical Integration, Podcast, The Teacher's Lounge | June 8, 2022

“… [T]he reason why we focus on biblical worldview integration is because our students need to be able to apply God’s word to every aspect of their life. […] They need to have the right skills as they leave our school, as they graduate and go on to...