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Choose One and Do It Well

Blog, Character Development, Decision-Making, Discipleship, Priorities, Spiritual Formation | November 14, 2023

“Soccer mom” is the modern stereotypical term that describes moms who spend a majority of their day driving their children to a myriad of activities. I applaud these hard-working women who successfully raise a family in such a hectic modern world. Despite modern...

Looking for a Culture Fit? Ask These Five Questions

Blog, Classroom Culture, Community, Leadership, Priorities, School Culture | May 9, 2023

You’ve likely heard it before: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Druker’s famous line rings true for just about every organization that exists–even more so for mission-driven institutions. It is crucial to establish and maintain a healthy organizational...

Treat Yo’ Self

Blog, Decision-Making, Educator Insights, Priorities | September 27, 2022

One of my all-time favorite television shows is Parks and Recreation. A mockumentary set in a fictional Parks and Rec department in small-town America, the show follows Leslie Knope as she aims to beautify her town while navigating a plethora of bureaucratic hoops....

Make Time: A Teacher’s Guide to Time Management

Blog, Efficiency, Priorities | May 20, 2022

We are all given the same hours in the day but we all choose to use our time differently depending on our personality and our lives in general. If you have children living at home, then you can relate to me and likely have a lot of different schedules to manage. Just...

Figuring Out What Really Matters in Curriculum Planning

Announcements, Blog, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Mapping, Priorities | April 29, 2022

Editor’s note: This article by Dan Beerens was originally published in the CACE Blog on June 26, 2017. I often joke in workshops that, as teachers, the day we return from spring break is when we kick in to “fast teaching” mode! We do this because, while we were...