Just Relationships In and Out of the Classroom
“Giving up is not an option because relationships don’t go away.” And so, Cheryl Woelk tells us how to persevere by sharing principles for enacting Restorative Justice in Education in the classroom.
Education Confronts Injustice
What’s it like to be a refugee? Jen Underwood tells us and then shows how education is justice for them.
Empowering the Buffalo
“Woman is a buffalo, only man is human.” Beginning with this Thai saying and working her way toward intentional teaching, Pam Barger shares personal experiences and learning that have shaped her understanding of education of justice.
Sore Knees: “loved by Yahweh”
Join us for our third sore knees challenge, a week before the throne, starting today and ending next Wednesday, May 11. Our focus this week is on the “loved by Yahweh” we encounter … Continue reading
Echoes of the Master
We’re heading to India today. Jacob Shylla is back with some thoughts on being incarnational, intentional, and personal with the “loved by Yahweh” in our classrooms. This, he teaches.
The Winter of my Discontent
We’re traveling to Lebanon today where Kenton Kersting compares his experiences to those of displaced Syrians who have almost doubled the population of the city where he lives.
Applying Wisdom in Teaching
Today’s journey takes us to China where Dale De Weerd draws on ancient Chinese wisdom as he reflects on what it means to be a teacher who follows the Master Teacher.
Making a Difference
Today our journey takes us to Ethiopia where Khotsono is making a difference among the “loved by Yahweh” in her classroom. She is “learning to look beyond the labels society gives people…to love people better.”
Journeying with Jim Cummins
Alan Seaman closes out our favorite theories series with reflections on Jim Cummins, bilingualism, and caring for the “alien” in our midst.
Going with the Flow
Bradley Baurain gets us going with the flow this week as he shows how the theory of flow connects with his faith.
Emergentism
In this week’s post, David Broersma tells us about a learning theory that makes him want to break out in praise to the Creator.
Diversity in the Body
We’ve asked teacher educators to share a favorite learning theory and how it connects with their faith. Judith Lingenfelter starts us off with some reflections on the Theory of Multiple Intelligences.
