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

Holistic Christian Education – An Approach to Biblical Wellness

Written by Eric Smith, Winter 2016. Health education resources often are non-biblical. Offering a Christian emphasis on health to high school students can help them to... more

Tags: Baptism, Biblical Wellness, Christian Wholeness Wheel, Emotional, Eric Smith, Financial, Holistic Education, Intellectual, Interpersonal, Physical, SECnet, Social, Spiritual, Vocational

Hope and Healing for Whole Communities

Written by Paul Mueller, Fall 2016. What can we do to more strategically integrate faith into the lives of our youth? Click Here to Read:  Hope and Healing for Whole C... more

Tags: Center for Applied Lutheran Leadership, Community, Engagement, Leadership Development, Mission in Action, Paul Mueller, SECnet, Social Justice Project Breaker, Theological Game Design Challenge, Youth Institute for Social Impact

Moving Balloons and Lights Academy

Written by David Black, Winter 2017. Find out what hot air balloons and secondary education have in common. Click Here to Read:  Moving Balloons and Lights Academy

Tags: Curriculum, David Black, Differentiated Instruction, Hot Air Balloons, Learning Process, Lights Academy, SECnet

(Not) Teaching the Way We Were Taught

Written by Adam Paape, Spring 2017. Ready to move traditional mathematics teaching to exciting new methodology? Adam Paape is ready to help! Click Here to Read: ... more

Tags: Adam Paape, Engagement, Growth Mindset, Inquiry Task, Learners, Methods, Pathways, Representation, SECnet, Visual Components

Are Your Students Ready for Defensive Warfare

Written by Howard Shane, Fall 2017. Too many of your young people are headed to college without a firm foundation in what they believe and why they believe it. How can... more

Tags: Christian Worldview, College, Defensive Warfare, Howard Shane, Humanistic, Philosophy, SECnet, Secondary, Secular, Whole Armor of God

Growth Mindset

Written by Rebecca Eifert, Winter 2018. You may already be practicing growth mindset, but check out Becca’s description of how it works for her and her school. Click... more

Tags: Completion, End Goal, Growth Mindset, Improvement, Obstacles, Rebecca Eifert, SECnet

1+3=Dual Credit Program

Written by Don Gillingham, Spring 2018. Our 2017 valedictorian brought 30 credits with her to Valparaiso University this fall—a full year of college costs saved. Find... more

Tags: 1+3, Don Gillingham, Dual Credit, SECnet, Secondary