What Works For Me
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Each week we speak with teachers from across the country about their classrooms. They share the tips, tricks, and strategies that they use to teach well. They share, "What Works for Me."
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This week we speak with Laura Piel about the work she does at Trinity Roselle, and specifically her experience writing plays for her students to perform.
You can reach Laura at piell@trinityroselle.com
That's a wrap on Season 1 of What Works for Me!
Thank you to all of our guests, to LEA, Denise, Jon, and everyone else that has helped us share the wonderful daily impact Lutheran schools have!
If you want to be a guest on the show, know someone we should highlight, or have a question for us don't hesitate to reach out!
You can contact Mike at mschiemann@bethanyparma.com
You can contact Rob at robert.lunak13@gmail.com
See you when we return for Season 2 this fall.
Until then,
God's Blessings
-WWFM
This week we speak with Caroline Creutz, a junior at Lutheran West, and her mother, Lauren, about founding a chapter of the Lutheran Junior Honor Association while Caroline was an 8th grader at Bethany Lutheran School.
The best part? It was all Caroline's idea!
This week we speak with Dr. Howard from Mt. Calvary Lutheran School in Milwaukee, WI about her work creating a great school culture! What they are making at Mt. Calvary is something special!
You can reach her with questions at: thoward@mtcalvaryschool.org
This week we talk all things classroom management with Sarah Nixon. Sarah teaches 4th grade at Christ Lutheran School in Albuquerque, NM. You can reach Sarah at snixon@clsabq.com with all your classroom management questions.
This week we speak with Jess Koch about the religion curriculum she created for infant-4 year old children.
You can see what she created here: https://www.beyondbibletimeeccurriculum.net/
This week we speak with Kristen Okabayashi and Sally Heit at Hope Lutheran in Seattle. We talk about working as a strong team to drive school enrollment. You can contact Kristen and Sally at:
kokabayashi@hopeseattle.org
sheit@hopeseattle.org
This week we speak with Richard Rausch about his journey from public education to becoming a Lutheran school principal.
This week we talk to Karen Merritt about supporting students emotionally.
Karen serves as the school counselor at St. Paul's in Fort Worth, TX
Serving in ministry is tough, and serving in ministry with your spouse is still tough. This week we speak with Ben and Meghan Vogel about how they support each other as they serve.
You can reach Ben at bvogel@bethanyparma.com
and Meghan at mvogel@bethanyparma.com
This week we talk with Dr. Julian Petzold about school safety.
Dr. Julian Petzold earned his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and conducted research on best practices in school safety. Through his extensive research, he learned that there is a lack of school safety plans that are practical, and therefore useful. His desire is to bring the practical side of safety to schools, early childhood centers, and churches in order to empower them to be confident when a crisis occurs.
You can reach Julian at lionsafetyconsulting@gmail.com
This week we speak with Dave Black from Lutheran High School in Parker, CO about the use of AI in his classroom.
Dave is the director of Lights Academy and a classroom teacher.
Dave has some great insights in this episode!
You can contact Dave with all your AI questions at: David.Black@lhsparker.org
Mark Dressler is the Principal Pastor at St. Matthew in Stony Plain, Alberta. He joins the podcast to share his experience as a pastor who is now a principal. You can contact Mark at dressler@st-matthew.com with any questions you have about his unique role, and the great work he is doing in Stony Plain.
This week we speak with Daniel Weber, the athletic director at Central Lutheran School in New Haven, Indiana about the John Weber Memorial Basketball Tournament. This tournament is such a great witness to the power and impact God has in our lives through Lutheran education.
You can reach Daniel at dgibson@cluth.org
He would love to answer any questions you have about starting a tournament! He had this piece of advice to add: "Don't be afraid to ask for help from others; you cannot put on a tournament like this by yourself, and reach out to businesses such as Thrivent. Thrivent, as we all know, loves helping volunteer projects. We used Thrivent action cards to help with purchasing food and other items to support our volunteers including the goodie bags and our hospitality room."
This week we speak with Chris Hathaway about teaching science in a Lutheran school and his book: No God? No Way!: A Science Teacher's Perspective on Naturalism and the Bible You can reach out to Chris at chathaway@martinlutherhs.org and you can find his book for preorder here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR5Q3Q1R?nodl=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_YHMNT84Y4DGDH796DZKD&language=en-US&dplnkId=e8526f6b-b6bd-4225-a0a2-a3bf62dc2db2
It was great speaking with Chris, and he has so much to share about this topic. Make sure you reach out to him!
This week Rob speaks with Dr. Matthew Baxter, the director of Anchor Lutheran School in Anchorage, Alaska. They talk about the role of artificial intelligence in school, and how it can be used to make a teacher's job easier and lower the risks of burnout.
If you have questions about AI in schools, you can reach Dr. Baxter at: dr.baxter@alsalaska.org
This week we talk with Dan Felten, 6th grade teacher at St. Lorenz in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Dan puts together a weekly school newscast called Spartan Social with the 8th grade students.
Dan would love to answer your questions and help you do something similar at your school. You can contact Dan at dfelten@stlorenz.org, and you can view episodes of Spartan Social at https://boxcast.tv/channel/tmpqeielxcj6zzhiaxtp or by going to portal.stlorenz.org then clicking on "School Video Channel"
It's worth a watch!
How many animals are in your classroom? If you are Mandy Liddle, the answer is a bunch! Salmon, sturgeon, and snakes! Oh my! Mandy Liddle is the Environmental Education Director at St. Lorenz in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Mandy has such a heart for her work, and is doing great things sharing the wonders of creation with her students. You can reach Mandy at mliddle@stlorenz.org. She is a wealth of information, and she would love to speak with you!
This week we speak with Trevor Timm, principal at Our Redeemer in Wauwatosa, WI about the ways he builds relationships and supports a wonderful school culture.
What does a big Bluetooth speaker have to do with school culture? Listen to find out!
You can contact Trevor at trevor.timm@orlctosa.org to learn more about the great work he is doing. He may even share a playlist with you!
This week we speak with Ann Henny about her role in preparing music for worship, specifically around the season of Advent. Ann is the director of worship arts at Christ Church in Norfolk, Nebraska. You can contact Ann at ahenny@clnorfolk.org to ask her about anything worship arts related. It was great to have Ann on this week!
You can hear the music of Christ Church at this link: https://church.clnorfolk.org/watch-services
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