MindShift

Christian education needs a MindShift.

[Erik Ellefsen @epellefsen]

“A significant share of students don’t feel their schoolwork is interesting, challenging, or aligned with their interests and talents, particularly among students who don’t plan to attend college…” https://t.co/uaNmXSbMME

[Center for School Leadership @ Baylor University @baylorcsl]

"With the right framing, nonsense is not nonsense, but an occasion for delight."

Read more about the power of holy nonsense from Kevin Taylor in our recent BCSL Insights!

https://t.co/eHf2WkvS1u

[MindShift @MindShiftSchool]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Dordt University Master of Education @DordtMEd]

Leadership opportunity: Augustine Prep (WI) is partnering with @CACEcenter to find their next South Campus Head of School. Their North Star: "To instill hope by equipping students to glorify God." Please visit the opportunity profile below: https://t.co/1liDzUc0Jr

[MindShift @MindShiftSchool]

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[Dordt University Master of Education @DordtMEd]

Leadership opportunity: Augustine Prep (WI) is partnering with @CACEcenter to find their next Senior Program Director. Mission: to provide an exceptional, safe and holistic K4-12 Christian education that develops our students to be tomorrow’s leaders. https://t.co/u1mXFDp1dK

[EdChoice @edchoice]

ICYMI: Research associate Colyn Ritter published his 2023 EdChoice in Review blog & broke it up into three sections: models of consistency, most surprising findings, and future challenges.

https://t.co/nU4v4RTwVG

[B2THEWORLD @b2theworld]

Grateful for our time together at the Global Educators Gathering last month where we thought through how we could bring transformative education to:
Rwanda
Cameroon
South Sudan
Pakistan
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo

#Education

[Erik Ellefsen @epellefsen]

Head of School in #MKE

Check out this leadership opportunity at my favorite school in the US. Good things being done and big ambitions for educational transformation in the city.

@MindShiftSchool @baylorcsl @cardusca @ACSIUSA @cesaschools @converge_summit @TfTCACE

[Erik Ellefsen @epellefsen]

Chief Academic Officer of a multi-site Christian school in #MKE

Be part of an ambitious leadership team doing great work in the city to provide a transformational education for each student.

@MindShiftSchool @cardusca @WLCEBlog @ACSIUSA @cesaschools @TfTCACE @baylorcsl

[Katie Ahmadzai @AhmadzaiKatie]

Email: A Year in Review: Top Teacher PD Books. When I opened it, I was so glad to see Just Teaching by @eckertjon at the top of the list! This book serves as a tool to help teachers reflect deeply on their practice and invest in habits that impact learning. @baylorcsl

[CACE @CACEcenter]

Season’s greetings from the Center for the Advancement of Christian Education (CACE)! It is our hope that this season finds you deeply embedded in the Story of the One sent from the Father to bear the burden of our sins. @tvansoel
https://t.co/xsWrj9mhs1

[Women Leaders for Christian Education @WLCEBlog]

As 2023 draws to a close, @DeaniVanPelt reflects on the enlivening value of relational education.
https://t.co/LLnYObqzB1

[Dordt University Master of Education @DordtMEd]

Leadership opportunity: Lynden Christian School (WA) is partnering with @CACEcenter to find their new elementary school principal. Their mission is to be an effective instrument of God. To learn more, please view the opportunity profile below.
https://t.co/GaoQfGIoO9

[edutopia @edutopia]

It's research-backed! Participating in visual arts, music, drawing, and theater is linked to clear improvements in:

🧠 Mental focus
💬 Spoken and written language
🧡 Empathy
😌 Executive function and self-control

[EdChoice @edchoice]

Support for school choice policies remains strong. Support among parents for ESAs, vouchers, charter schools, and open enrollment (when given a description) has held steady at around 75 percent.