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Online Learning - Some Strategies for Success Grade 9-TertiaryHow can students make the most of online learning opportunities? This article includes introspective questions to prepare with, mistakes to avoid, and five keys to success. See also the author's new student orientation video, focusing on online... -
A Motivation Scaffold to Improve the Learning Engagement of Students Grade 7-Grade 12"This study seeks to address [student engagement] and is an examination of the use of a motivational scaffold to assist a cohort of Year Nine students to take greater responsibility for their learning through direct and authentic learning experiences... -
Celebrating the World in Your Classroom Kindergarten-Grade 12"Wading into another person’s culture can be a bit scary and complex. It may even challenge a few things you believe about your own cultural heritage. But for today’s teacher, it is a necessity to face the challenges and reach each student,... -
Developing a Culture of Learning by Making Thinking Visible Kindergarten-Tertiary"A professional learning culture allows for all people in the organisation to be afforded the opportunity to build capacity. Such a culture relies upon balancing both a collective and an individual approach to work." -
Engagement and Habit Formation in the Classroom Kindergarten-Grade 12“How can teachers increase the effectiveness of their classroom practice, so that not only are ideas transferred, but so that students become people who shape their future and make the world a better place?” This paper looks at two related topics,... -
Is Summer Over Yet? Getting Students Excited about Learning - and School Kindergarten-Grade 12This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation provides meaningful and relevant learning experiences for students across the disciplines. Inspire students to own their academic journey with an attitude of empowerment. -
Missional Educational Leadership in Urban Settings Kindergarten-Tertiary“Missionally minded educators are called to engage students, parents, and community members in a shared commitment to change…[which requires]: vision, contextualized behaviors, empowerment of students and others, intentional transformation, and God-honored commitment.” -
Parent Inspiration - The Gift of a Growth Mindset Kindergarten-Grade 12This newsletter helps parents understand mindsets and how to encourage children to take on challenges positively. The second page includes Bible and nature study ideas and a resource list to dig deeper. Ready to print or link parents to; available in color... -
Self-talk - Friend or Foe? Preschool-LifelongConsidering the importance of self-talk and examining this in the story of Elijah, Carbonell outlines five steps teachers can use to encourage healthy self-talk in themselves and in their students. -
Shielding Students from Stereotype Threat - Instructional and Developmental Implications Kindergarten-Tertiary"Stereotype threat is driven by the conviction that academic performance may be judged or evaluated on the basis of culturally driven false beliefs or preconceived notions about the academic abilities of the ethnic, racial, gender, or socioeconomic group... -
Talk Less and Yarn More - Seeking Student Voice to Explore Effective Pedagogy in a Christian Environment Grade 9-Tertiary“This research explores how students within a Christian school experience pedagogy and how they perceive this experience to influence them, in terms of empowerment or disempowerment.” -
The Student Voice Grade 9-Grade 12Teachers and school administrators must learn to really listen to their students, to invite their participation in school government, and to act upon their suggestions for changes when they are warranted. -
Understanding, Serving and Educating Students in Urban Settings Kindergarten-Grade 12The authors explore the difficulties facing minority students, particularly in urban settings. They describe methods that can be used to solve school leadership issues, build student self-confidence and self-respect, increase student motivation, break the... -
Your Classroom as an Orchestra - Practical Differentiation Strategies Kindergarten-Grade 12"How can we connect deeply with our students, especially in the high school where we teach multiple classes, with students of different abilities? How can we realistically be their 'champion'? The answer lies in knowing, understanding and catering to...