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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...

Kevin Huinink
Apr 19, 20225 min read


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...

Peter Welle
Apr 10, 20224 min read


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...

Peter Welle
Mar 8, 20224 min read


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...

Darryl DeBoer
Feb 22, 20221 min read


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...

David Hoffner
Dec 5, 20213 min read


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...

Steven Levy
Oct 28, 20216 min read


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...

Gayle Monsma
Oct 5, 20213 min read
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