Elements of Successful Reading

Dr. Kim Marxhausen, January 2013. Successful reading instruction doesn't necessarily mean changing curriculum or methodology, but instead the need of evaluation.

Tags: Curriculum, Dr. Kim Marxhausen, Evaluation, Instruction, LEA, Reading

Writing Across the Curriculum

Denise Rice, February 2018. How to write well may be the most important skill we can teach our students. This webinar will focus on how to develop and implement a school... more

Tags: Curriculum, Denise Rice, Language Arts, LEA, Multidisciplinary, Pedagogy, Writing

Digital Citizenship & Faith Integration

Benjamin Boche and Jake Hollatz, November 2016. This webinar outlines the nine elements of digital citizenship and how to integrate faith components, student and... more

Tags: Benjamin Boche, Digital Citizenship, Faith Components, Jake Hollatz, LEA, Multidisciplinary, Student Responsibility

Is CCSS Right for Your Lutheran School?

Tom Wrege, Julie Kowalke, December 2013. Let your mission determine your action. Students learn differently; parents parent differently. Is your school up to the... more

Tags: Administration, Curriculum, Julie Kowalke, LEA, Marketing, Pedagogy, Tom Wrege

Secular Subjects and the Ministry of the Word

Martin Barlau, November 2019. At all levels of Christian education, after our "Jesus Time" or "religion class," we get into the "secular subjects." But are these really... more

Tags: Curriculum, Elementary, Faith Development, LEA, Martin Barlau, Middle School, Multidisciplinary

Curriculum Alignment-the Purpose, Process, and Resulting Product

Dr. Lynn Gehrke, April 2018. "Can you help us decide what curriculum we need?" "We know we need to purchase new curriculum, but what process should we follow?"  "Our... more

Tags: Assessment, Curriculum, Dr. Lynn Gehrke, Instructional Design, LEA, Learner Outcomes, Metacognition, Pedagogy

Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design-YOU Can Do It!

Denise Rice, November 2013. Understanding by Design and Differentiated Instruction meets the demands of a rigorous standard based curriculum and the accountability of... more

Tags: Assessment, Bloom's Taxonomy, Denise Rice, Differentiated Instruction, Goals, LEA, Learner Outcomes, Learning Styles, Learning Tools, Understanding by Design

Accepting Failure: Teacher Leadership Skills to Students

John Chilman, May 2017. Failure is neither good nor bad but simply a process toward a goal. Learn how to better identify and equip your students for school as you add... more

Tags: Culture, Equipping, Goals, Growth Mindset, John Chilman, LEA, Learner Outcomes, Motivation, Reflection, Self Assessment, Student Leadership Skills

All Kinds of Learners, One True God: Reaching Every Child with the Catechism

Denise Rice, March 2015. "The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all children as if they were variants of the same individual and thus feel... more

Tags: Catechism, Confirmation, Denise Rice, Differentiated Instruction, Elementary, Faith Development, High School, LEA, Middle School, Pedagogy, Religion