The Teacher's Lounge Presented by Curriculum Trak

Dr. Mark Eckel, president of The Comenius Institute, author, teacher, professor, theologian,  and a long-time friend to Curriculum Trak, shares his thoughts on Christian education, faith-learning, and what it means to be a Christian educator. Mark Eckel draws from over 35 years in Christian education as a high school teacher, undergraduate and graduate professor, curriculum writer, and conference speaker to support not only Christian educators but anyone seeking to engage their culture in practical and engaging ways. In today’s conversation, he focuses primarily on the role of the Christian teacher in the Christian school classroom. Be sure to check out his wide-ranging resources at MarkEckel.com.

Jonathan Edmonson, product manager and administrator of the Herzog Foundation Schoolbox Platform, shares an overview of the free services the Herzog Foundation. The Herzog Foundation is providing to expand and equip Christian schools in the United States. Find out which resources may be valuable to your school and how you might support their efforts to expand Christian education.

Christina Sasso shares her insights into mapping a teacher-designed language arts curriculum.  Listen to her explain why every teacher should see themselves as a curriculum designer and how a designed curriculum may better fit the needs of the student and the goals of the course. Michael and Christina discuss the connection between curriculum design and teacher efficacy. For more information related to Collective Teacher Efficacy, visit https://visible-learning.org/2018/03/collective-teacher-efficacy-hattie/

Elizabeth Dombroski, Executive Director of All Belong Center for Inclusive Education, outlines the 40-year history of their network and how every Christ-centered school can be an inclusive school. See why she says practicing inclusion can be so impactful for every student. Find out more at www.AllBelong.org.

Dr. Renee Mungons shares her process and helpful tips and tricks for a curriculum review process. Hear her describe why she believes published textbooks is still a valuable tool for faith-based schools, unforeseen pitfalls in the review process, and why the work is just beginning when the textbooks are finally ordered. You can access her curriculum review process guide here.

Dr. Renee Mungons shares her process and helpful tips and tricks for a curriculum review process. Hear her describe why she believes published textbooks is still a valuable tool for faith-based schools, unforeseen pitfalls in the review process, and why the work is just beginning when the textbooks are finally ordered. You can access her curriculum review process guide here.

Cindy Hunter has leadership experience in both US and international (American) schools as well as Ed.S and PhD (almost) degrees in Educational Leadership. She shares her perspective on the vital role curriculum mapping plays in school leadership and her insights into developing student and teacher leaders.

Angie Parker, the latest addition to the Curriculum Trak support team, describes what it was like to leave the classroom and begin supporting Curriculum Trak schools.

Becki Goniea, Curriculum Trak Support Specialist, tells how she came to work for Curriculum Trak and what drives her to support faith-based schools. She shares some insights and encouragement for schools engaging in curriculum mapping drawn from her experiences working with hundreds of schools around the world.

Brad Dunn, Head of School at Valley Christian School, has seen an explosion in enrollments over the past two years. In this episode, he shares some of the observations he has made as a result and the steps Valley Christian School is taking to sustain that growth into the future.