LEADnet Tips of the Week – January 20, 2021

Written by Ed Grube. Helpful Hints for Leadership and Administrators. Click Here to Read:  LEADnet Tips of the Week January 20

Tags: Crisis, God's Plan for Growth in Times of Challenge, LEADnet, Listening, LSAC, Mike Schiemann, Performance, Smart Leaders, Teachers To Teachers, Time Management, Words on Wednesday, WOW videos

ECEnet Tips of the Week – January 20, 2021

Written by Ed Grube. Helpful Hints for Early Childhood Educators. Click Here to Read:  ECEnet Tips of the Week January 20

Tags: Dramatic Play, Early Learning Newsletter, Early Learning Web Site, ECEnet, God's Plan for Growth in Times of Challenge, Math, Mike Schiemann, Preschool, Teachers To Teachers, Virtual Field Trips, Words on Wednesday, WOW videos

Am I a Pastor or Principal?

Written by Keith GeRue, Winter 2021. Both complement and go hand-in-hand with one another. Dual roles require a mindset and skill set commensurate to the expectations of... more

Tags: Administrator, Calling, Communicator, Instructional Leader, John 1:14, Keith GeRue, Pastor, PEN, Principal, Spiritual Leader

The Joy of Ownership

Written by Don Gillingham, Winter 2021. Entering the age of Covid education our faculty asked, “What do we want students to learn?” and, “How will they learn outside our... more

Tags: Carnegie Unit, Change, Content, Covid-19, Digital, Don Gillingham, Initiative, Objectives, Resources, SECnet

Putting Love in Action

Written by Denise Rice, Winter 2021. Looking for a Lutheran Junior Honor Association (LJHA) or other service project? Denise offers several possibilities along with... more

Tags: 1 Peter 4:10-11, Denise Rice, LJHA, Lutheran Junior Honor Association, MIDnet, Service, Service Projects

Giving Kids a Hands-On Outreach Experience

Written by Megan McDaniel, Winter 2021. Sharing God’s Word with people around the world has always been a part of the church’s outreach program for teens and adults.... more

Tags: Culture, Curriculum, Elephant, GLEnet, Gospel, Gospel Adventures, Group Publishing, LHM, Lutheran Hour Ministries, Megan McDaniel, Outreach, Thailand Trek

Personalized Learning in the Classroom

Written by Jim Scriven, Winter 2021. No educator goes into teaching to fail. Skilled educators vary teaching styles, differentiate instruction, and work to reach each... more

Tags: Differentiated Instruction, ETnet, Jim Scriven, Learning Styles, Mastery, Pacing, Standards, Technology

Here I Am, Lord – Surprise Me!

Written by Tom Giordano, Winter 2021. Our God has a list of His own for His post-retirement servants. It is His nature to have a “hidden from us” agenda for our future.... more

Tags: Agenda, EncourAGEnet, Post-retirement, Surprise, Tom Giordano

Role Models and Super Heroes – Men in the Early Years

Written by Drew Gerdes, Winter 2021. In a nation where many children do not have a stable and supportive father figure, the presence of male educators is necessary,... more

Tags: Caregiving, Compassion, Early Childhood, Early Childhood Education, ECEnet, Hebrews 13:21, Men, Ministry, Role Models, Stereotypes, Superhero

The Secret to Winning or the Secret to Contentment

Written by Jill Schmitzer, Winter 2021. For days, an athlete quiets the thoughts in her head that ask “Why?” Why did I miss that serve? Why didn’t our team win? Until... more

Tags: AMDnet, Holy Spirit, Jill Schmitzer, Mental Health, Paul, Philippians 4:10-13, Physical Health, Volleyball