The Teacher's Lounge - Curriculumtrak

Identifying and Equipping Highly Sensitive Students & Teachers

Blog, Character Development, Encouragement, Spiritual Formation, Teaching Strategies, The Teacher's Lounge | November 29, 2023

The Teacher’s Lounge was honored to have Julia Appleton, former Curriculum Director, Yearbook Advisor, and Secondary English Teacher at Academia Los Pinares in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, joining the Teacher’s Lounge today. Julia is joining us to discuss a subset of...

Teaching Christianly, Part 2

Biblical Integration, Blog, Educator Insights, Faith Learning, Philosophy, Spiritual Formation, The Teacher's Lounge | November 15, 2023

Dr. Mark Witwer, with over 41 years as a teacher, curriculum leader, college professor, joined the Curriculum Trak podcast, The Teacher’s Lounge, recently to dig deeper into the thoughts he shared a while ago on the Curriculum Trak blog about teaching Christianly, as...

How Do the Events in Israel Impact Our Students and Communities?

Blog, Classroom Culture, Educator Insights, History, Podcast, The Teacher's Lounge | November 1, 2023

Curriculum Trak’s The Teacher’s Lounge was pleased to share a podcast interview with two people: first, Dr. Josh Holtkamp, principal of Whitwell Middle School in Whitwell, Tennessee. Whitwell Middle School is known for its Children’s Holocaust Memorial...

The Key Component in Your Health & P.E. Classes

Accountability, Blog, Character Development, Educator Insights, Effectiveness, Resources, The Teacher's Lounge | October 24, 2023

I believe one of the most important goals for any Health and PE program is application. It is critical that we give students actual practice living a healthy lifestyle while they are young so that when they grow up they know what to expect and have the critical...

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...

Why Should Every School Embrace Agricultural Education? with Kylie Nettinga

Blog, Educator Insights, Podcast, Teaching Strategies, The Teacher's Lounge | August 25, 2023

“I think the more opportunities we can provide for our kids to see what else is out there, to understand that there’s more to this world than you being good at math or you being good at whatever it might be, I think we’re really going to ricochet a huge...