Interview with Dr. Mark Eckel, part 3
Biblical Integration, Blog, Educator Insights, Encouragement, Faith Learning, Spiritual Formation, The Teacher's Lounge | February 22, 2023
Here is the third and final installment of the transcript of our recent interview with Dr. Mark Eckel. This transcript is shortened here, but you can listen to the full interview at The Teacher’s Lounge. Michael Arnold: Dr. Eckel, you have just an abundance of...
Resilience, part 2: Look Back, Move Forward
Blog, Character Development, Curriculum Development, Decision-Making, Pedagogy, Reflection, Spiritual Formation | February 17, 2023
Reconnecting with a possible future, as the teacher helped her student do in the previous post, does not prevent progress from ever getting bogged down. When forward movement stalls, revisiting how one has been working toward that future can be helpful. A few days...
Interview with Mark Eckel, part 2
Biblical Integration, Blog, Educator Insights, Faith Learning, Spiritual Formation | February 15, 2023
Here is the second installment of the podcast interview of Dr. Mark Eckel. We hope you’ll take some time to listen to the whole interview on The Teacher’s Lounge. Michael Arnold: We offer the faith-learning content you’ve put together through Curriculum Trak....
Good Work
Blog, Character Development, Discipleship, Educator Insights, Reflection, School Mission, Spiritual Formation | February 14, 2023
I remember the first time I worked hard enough to get blisters. I was going into the third grade and it was shortly after we moved to a new house with a much bigger yard than we’d had before. My dad had tasked me and my brothers with different assignments outside....
Reflection on Deep Hope
Blog, Biblical Integration, Character Development, Faith Learning, Pedagogy, Spiritual Formation, Teaching for Transformation | February 2, 2023
As a school we have been working on our deep hopes. Deep hope is the creation of a narrative of hope for your class; it shapes curriculum, pedagogy, and the story of your class. It comes from Teaching for Transformation. I have the opportunity to share a reflection on...