Teacher Self-Care

Twenty years has elapsed since I was a classroom teacher, but I remember the anticipation and excitement that accompanied the beginning of […]

When the Unthinkable Happens: Crisis Response in the Christian School

Parents drop off their children at a Christian school entrusting those most precious to them to the guidance, care, and supervision of […]

Decreasing Stress in the Classroom

Colton sits with his head down on his desk catching a few extra minutes of sleep. Anna chews absentmindedly on the end […]

So You Want to Work in a Healthy Workplace?

Let’s say you’re looking for a teaching position. You want to work in an excellent workplace—a healthy workplace, a workplace where you […]

Cultivating Grace-Shaped Communities

“Forty percent of the students in my senior-level university class have diagnosed mental health disorders,” she said quietly, “and I have an […]

English as a Stressful Language: A Challenge and an Opportunity in Writing Instruction

“The foreigner living among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I […]

What Happened in Aslan’s Classroom?

C.S. Lewis’s book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe allows Christians to taste the grace of God and love of Jesus. […]

Psalm 23 for the Elementary Teacher

The Lord is my teacher; I won’t miss out on anything I need. He makes me take a nap after lunch; He […]

In Defense of Reading

Every now and then I run into someone who, upon finding out that I am a literacy researcher, patiently explains to me […]

Love, Creation, Virtue as Models for Environmental Education

Too many conversations about the environment and environmental education start off on the wrong foot. “What good is a prairie?” “Fracking is […]