Needing Support Is Not Anything to Be Ashamed Of

Blog, Differentiation, Educator Insights, Effectiveness, Encouragement, Teaching Strategies | June 18, 2024

Have you ever taken the time to stop and think about the number 30? Recently, the number 30 became a significant number to me. More on that in a bit. I started to notice that I was having more difficulty hearing things–my students, the television, conversations,...

Classroom Leadership v. Classroom Management

Blog, Character Development, Classroom Culture, Podcast, School Leadership, Teaching Strategies, The Teacher's Lounge | June 14, 2024

Kelly Tuten, Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator for Virginia Academy, joined our podcast, The Teachers’ Lounge, to present a webinar about how to build a classroom community that lasts. Kelly has 11 years of classroom experience and is now applying her...

Preparing Students for College

Blog, Biblical Integration, Character Development, Faith Learning, Integration, Podcast, Spiritual Formation, Teaching Strategies | May 15, 2024

Curriculum Trak is happy to welcome to The Teacher’s Lounge podcast guest presenters,Tripp and Megan Almon, who would like to share some of the characteristics and qualities that they find in students who are able to resiliently face views that are antithetical to a...

Building Walls (Part 2, For the Classroom)

Biblical Integration, Blog, Integration, Spiritual Formation, Teaching Strategies | April 23, 2024

“A walled garden is emblematic of God’s grace and his provision for spiritual growth and renewal.” (Smith and Felch, 2016, p. 161) Nehemiah 2:17 (NIV) “Then I said to them, ‘You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with...

Letter to a First Grade Teacher

Blog, Classroom Culture, Encouragement, Literacy, Teaching Strategies | April 16, 2024

Dear First Grade Teacher, I must confess that you do not know me well, and you may think it strange that I am writing this letter to you. However, I do know you, at least on a secondary level. I am not referring to the time that we ran into each other in the teachers’...

Unleash Deeper Thinking With Debate

Blog, Educator Insights, Pedagogy, Teaching Strategies | April 12, 2024

Have you ever ended up teaching a class or subject that was the last thing you ever expected to be teaching? For me, that subject was speech and debate–oral interpretation and public forum debate to be specific. When I received this teaching assignment, I was a little...