Teaching with the Heart in Mind
By Katie Kiser Have you ever noticed how many times the Bible refers to the heart? It is evident that our heart is just as important to God as our head knowledge and wisdom. At All Belong, we know that . . .
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Assessment, Success Criteria, Looking Forward
By Megan Cooke and Phil Stegink We hope you’ve been reading or listening to our previous posts on the topic of assessing learning during this time of at-home teaching. In the first post we prioritized learning over learner compliance, and we established . . .
Assessment, Learning Intentions, and Learning Engagement
You can listen to this blog here (11 minutes): http://allbelong.org/media/Blog-2_mixdown.mp3 In our first post to this blog on the topic of assessing student learning while teaching remotely, we made the point that assessment of learning continues to have a place in our teaching . . .
Finding the Horizon: Reviewing Assessment in this Time of Remote Teaching
We are living in a unique moment in the world’s history, to say the least. Some call the experiences associated with the coronavirus pandemic unprecedented. And while they are “unique or unprecedented,” they also can be frightening and frustrating. These . . .
Creating Connections: The Launch of Social Inclusion at South Christian
The following is the second excerpt from our new eBook, “Creating Connections: Social Inclusion for High Schools” by Ellie Van Keulen. This eBook contains resources, encouragement, and the story of South Christian’s social inclusion program. You can purchase the 43-page, downloadable eBook . . .
Creating Connections: the Beginnings
The following is an excerpt from our new eBook, “Creating Connections: Social Inclusion for High Schools” by Ellie Van Keulen. This eBook contains resources, encouragement, and the story of South Christian’s social inclusion program. You can purchase the 43-page, downloadable . . .
Committed to Welcoming Malorie
“From the moment we met Malorie last spring, we felt strongly that she needed to be at our school and we would figure out a way to make it happen–regardless of her needs,” said Megan Willink, NorthPointe Christian Middle School . . .
Understanding Neurodiversity and Its Impact on Disability Perceptions
An understanding of Neurodiversity has the potential to shift our perceptions of disability. Before being coined in the late 1990’s, differences in the way brains developed and functioned were referred to generally as neurological differences These differences implied uniquely occurring . . .
Best Practice for Serving Advanced Middle School Students
As someone who is invested in online education and blended learning, my ears perk up whenever I hear about an online school or program for students, particularly one that’s geared toward middle school students. It seems that every year there . . .
10 Tips for Church School Classroom Management
Perhaps you’ve had a student like Aiden in your Church School or other ministry class. A young and energetic boy, Aiden was constantly interrupting his class with, “Teacher, teacher!” He began to dominate the classroom with his frequent talking and . . .
