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Five Unconventional Ways to Assess Student Learning

When we’re in the grind of teaching day after day, it can be easy to get stuck in ruts. Here are a few ways you could consider adding variety to the ways you check for student understanding.
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The Teacher Arsenal

I am always on the lookout for teacher tips and tools that help to make a challenging job a little easier. Sometimes these are somewhat unconventional things that even make me chuckle a little at the fact that I use them.
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Mentally Preparing to Return to School

August is here and with it comes a wonderful sense of anticipation, and perhaps a touch or two of fear and dread. All of these feelings are completely normal and can be used constructively if they are channeled and directed to profit our preparations.
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Beginnings: The First Day

Students and teachers alike anticipate the first day of school. It is a day of excitement, nervousness, newness, uncertainty, and expectation. The first day will set the tone for the year. As teachers we want to use this to our advantage and start things off well. We want to be ready for a productive term ahead.
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Nurturing Children with Difficult Backgrounds

Kevin Sensenig

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Promoting the Church School: Funding the Career Teacher

Murry Wideman

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The Dilemma of Higher Education

Peter Claussen, Matt Fry, and Brian Warner

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New Software Presentation: Candle

Micah Stauffer and Nathaniel Gingrich

Jul

7/1/26

See Christian Light's Teacher Training brochure here.

Oct

10/1/26

Christian Light's 46th annual Fall Workshop program and itinerary

Oct

10/9/26

The effectiveness of our schools depends significantly on the vision and experience of our teachers. At Teachers Conference, teachers take a step back from the day-to-day practices of school and focus on personal, spiritual, and professional development and refreshment. We offer the event to strengthen their vision and long-term commitments to building God honoring, Kingdom-oriented schools. Our annual themes focus on practices and enrichment for long-term teachers*. Teachers Conference features main sessions, breakout sessions, and space for reflection or networking with other teachers.

Feb

2/3/27

IMPAC Communicatin Conference is an event for preachers, professionals, and, most importantly, teachers who want to improve their public speaking skills and communications ability. We teach five simple, foundational principles of public speaking, then teach you how to apply those to your teaching an
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Midwest Teachers Week 2025 Recordings

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Teachers Week 2015

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CASBI 2025 Recordings

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Western Fellowship Teachers Institute 2024

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