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Navigating Through Rough Waters

During a school site visit in San Diego in March of 2022 at CDL5, I became fascinated by the fact that our school of interest was...

Finding Our Growth Zone

Were you ever unlucky enough to be taught by a teacher who had long since departed their growth zone? Someone who had been doing the same...

The Too Big and the Too Small

I love a good vision statement, but on many days they’re no help. I’m lucky enough to teach at a terrific Christian school, and I care a...

High quality student work: Shaping self and forming the world

Within the Christian Deeper Learning framework of Teaching for Transformation, teachers root their learning within God’s story (See the...

Engaging in Deeper Learning: Poor Economic Thinking Hurts the Poor

For fourteen years I taught AP Micro and Macroeconomics at Minnehaha Academy, and believe me when I tell you that I love ideas. The...

The Many Roads to Christian Deeper Learning: Teaching for Transformation

A version of this article was originally published on the CACE Blog on September 15, 2020. In this series we spotlight six particular...

Speaking the Same Language: How a Common Framework Fosters Conversation and Collaboration

When I look back on my early years as a teacher, I acknowledge that as a Christian school, we made a promise to our parents (and...