Professional Development - Curriculumtrak

Why Should Christian Schools Seek to Become Regional Lighthouses?

Blog, Collaborate, CT Schools, Encouragement, Networking/Collaboration, Podcast, Professional Development | January 10, 2024

Amy Claussen joins The Teacher’s Lounge today to share a vision for regional Christian educational leadership. Amy serves as the Chief Venture Strategist at Maranatha Christian School, where their innovative approach with some of their initiatives is very...

Why Documenting Our Curricular Decisions Matters

Biblical Integration, Blog, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Trak, Educator Insights, Encouragement, Faith Learning, Professional Development, Spiritual Formation | December 14, 2023

Curriculum Trak recently hosted a webinar about why documenting our curricular decisions matter, with Dawn Fountain, a teacher and administrator with over 20 years of both public and faith-based educational experience. Most recently, Dawn helped to start Northeast...

Keep Your School Year ENERGIZED!

Blog, Professional Development, Resources, STEAM | August 22, 2023

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post provided by the curriculum team at NEED.ORG. NEED.ORG provides many free, standards-aligned resources to teachers and students related to energy consumption and conservation. They also provide training and support around these...

Back to School Blog Bibliography: Professional Reading Ideas for 2023-2024

Blog, Efficiency, Faith Learning, Networking/Collaboration, Professional Development, Resources | August 8, 2023

Every administrator and teacher has experienced the butterflies that come with the first days of school. “Teacher anxiety dreams” are the talk of the lounge and include colorful details of bulletin boards that melt like Salvador Dali paintings, classroom desks turned...

Initial Steps to Robust and Rigorous Curriculum Guides

Blog, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Mapping, Professional Development, School Culture, School Leadership, School Mission | June 13, 2023

Editor’s note: If you would like to learn more about what Dr. Long believes should encourage faith-based schools to strive for excellence, click here. One of the goals that I hoped to achieve before my second retirement was to facilitate the development of...

The Basics of Curriculum Development

Blog, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Mapping, Professional Development, Reflection | March 29, 2023

When schools embark on curriculum mapping, the task can seem daunting. There is the initial setup and organization, the need to sell the concept to the teachers, as well as the decisions about what is going to be the most important aspects of the map in the early...