Webinar: Teaching International Students with Greg Baker
Kelly Tuten, Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator for Virginia Academy will be presenting to us today how to build a classroom community that lasts. Kelly has 11 years of classroom experience and is now applying her Master's in Curriculum and Instruction to her Instructional Leadership role there at Virginia Academy.
And her dream is to coach others in adapting and aligning Christian curriculum frameworks within the relevant pedagogy in the current educational landscape.
What commonalities exist for those students who not only navigate young adulthood well, but thrive? Learn the intellectual challenges most prevalent on college campuses, how the Christian worldview shines in response, and which practices help the most.
Kent Ezell, founder of Faith Journey, joins the Teacher’s Lounge to discuss the value of portfolios to faith-based education, provide an overview of the Faith Journey approach, and to discuss the recent partnership formed with Curriculum Trak.
Justin Ariel Bailey works at the intersection of Christian theology, culture, and ministry. Having served as a pastor in a number of diverse settings, his work as a professor explores the ways that culture shapes the practice of Christian faith, as well as the ways that that Christian faith enables culture care. His written work has appeared in Christianity Today, The Banner, Fare Forward, and the Reformed Journal, and he is the author of two books: Reimagining Apologetics and Interpreting Your World. He is the host of the In All Things podcast.
Books:
Reimaging Apologetics:The Beauty of Faith In a Secular Age by Justin Bailey
Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart by Jim and Lynne Jackson
Interpreting Your World: Five Lenses for Engaging Theology by Justin Bailey
Lifting the Veil: Imagination and the Kingdom of God by Malcolm Guite
Perhaps: Reclaiming the Space Between Doubt and Dogmatism by Joshua McNall
Culture Care: Reconnecting With Beauty for Our Common Life by Makoto Fujimura
Art and Faith: A Theology of Making by Makoto
Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts by Steve Turner
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Piranesi by Susanna Clark
The Life We’re Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World by Andy Crouch
We will address these FEW ideas that are the essence of teaching. When we attend to feedback, engagement, and wellbeing for each student, we are doing justice. In the session we will address techniques and mindsets for addressing each student - not some or even all. We will also ensure that this work is sustainable for educators as we also need to attend to FEW for ourselves.
Lara Aston, founder and leader of the Book Hook Schoolhouse in Houston, Tx, joins the podcast today to share what I think you will find to be an inspiring story and a aspirational approach to education. Lara’s background is in special education and preschool education. She is also a book lover, homeschool mom, and I think she also finds time to quilt from time to time. We are honored to have her visit the Teacher’s Lounge.
We are joined by C.J. Harris, president of Positive Action for Christ and Roy Faletti, VP of Customer Care for Positive Action. They join The Teacher’s Lounge for two purposes, to talk about Positive Action, a Bible curriculum publisher for churches and schools since 1969 and now shipping their products to over 60 countries around the world, but also because between them, they have several decades of experience in Bible curriculum at Positive Action and other prominent Bible publishers. So, we wanted to ask them to provide a more global look at the role of Bible curriculum in the Christian school more generally as well.
Lynn is well known to the Curriculum Trak community, currently serving as our primary trainer. She originally began using Curriculum Trak over 7 years ago when she adopted it for her own school, Saint Augustine Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona. Due to a move with her husband's job, she stepped away from the school and was looking for a flexible way to stay engaged with faith based education and ask if there's anything she could do to help us here at Curriculum Trak. And she's been providing remote training for Curriculum Trak schools just about ever since then.
She joins us to talk about another topic near and dear to her heart, meeting the needs of the diverse learners in our classroom and to share a training event that she'll be providing for Curriculum Trak users in March.
Dustin Jizmejian is Director of Conferences and Events at Summit Ministries. He has an undergraduate degree from Biola University and a Master's degree from Denver Seminary and Regent College in Vancouver Canada. While his work is operations, he spends much time teaching and mentoring the students who attend Summits two-week confrere and gap program. Dustin lives in Colorado Springs, with his wife of 15 years Ruthann, and their 5 kids, 2 puppies, 1 cat, and lots of chaos.
Mary Lou Capan of Capan Consultants and an experienced Curriculum Trak trainer helps clarify the role of the teacher when it comes to curriculum design. She also provides some insights into her upcoming Instructional Practices Cohorts.
Register for her webinar at https://support.curriculumtrak.com/support/events.cfm?view=list_view&categoryid=&month=3&year=2024#date_202431
Dr. Lisa Joyner, Chair of Christian Education for Veritas Baptist College, describes her path into special education and how she is using her experiences to equip other educators who are seeking to serve every student who comes their way.
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lisajoyner@vbc.edu
Serving Learning Disabled Students In Christian Schools by Debbie Irwin and Myrna Easom
Planning, Writing, and Implementing IEP's: A Christian Approach by Bunnie Loree Claxton
Dr. Lisa Joyner, Chair of Christian Education for Veritas Baptist College, describes her path into special education and how she is using her experiences to equip other educators who are seeking to serve every student who comes their way.
vbc.edu
lisajoyner@vbc.edu
Serving Learning Disabled Students In Christian Schools by Debbie Irwin and Myrna Easom
Planning, Writing, and Implementing IEP's: A Christian Approach by Bunnie Loree Claxton
Chris McKenna is a former consultant and youth ministry director and founder of Protect Young Eyes whose mission is to help families, schools, and churches create safer digital spaces. Chris joins the Teacher’s Lounge to help educators understand the current landscape of challenges facing kids and adults today.
Amy Clauson, chief venture strategist at Maranatha Christian School near Minneapolis, MN joins the Teacher’s Lounge to discuss the efforts Maranatha Christian is engaging in to help faith-based educators in their region. Hear Amy describe how their strategic plan has driven them host a regional conference and how you might be part of it.
Biblical integration has been an important element of the Christian school movement. However, in order to nurture genuine growth in a Biblical worldview, we must also look at our total school and classroom environments to ensure that we’re immersing our students in the life of the Kingdom of God at every turn. Join us to learn four central teaching commitments that every Christian school teacher should make in the process of creating Biblical worldview immersive environments for students. You may be surprised at how much our pedagogical choices can impact our students’ worldview development.
Dr. Roger Erdvig serves as headmaster for a Christian school and teaches qualitative research methods to doctoral students. He is a recognized leader in the field of Biblical worldview formation and is the author of Beyond Biblical Integration: Immersing You and Your Students in a Biblical Worldview and co-author of Bring It To Life: Christian Education and the Transformative Power of Service-Learning. In the summer of 2023, Roger will be assuming the role of Director of Worldview Education at Summit Ministries in Colorado Springs, CO, where he will give his full time to equipping churches, parents, and educational institutions to nurture a Biblical worldview in the emerging generations.
Why Documenting Our Curricular Decisions Matter
Dawn Fountain, a teacher and administrator with over 20 years of both public and faith based educational experience will be our presenter today. Most recently, Dawn helped to start Northeast Christian High School. She also works to support other startup schools and promote curriculum mapping and other best practices of Christian education.
Ryan O’Dowd is creator of the Wrink.ly app, a free Scripture memory app. He joins the Teacher’s Lounge to discuss how his passion for Scripture memory, picked up in his childhood Bible quizzing days, led him into software engineering. He shares why he wants to make Scripture memory easier for students, classrooms, and even adults.
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Ron Gordon, from Renew a Nation joins the Teacher’s Lounge to provide some practical insights into the pursuit of a Christian worldview in Christian education.