Is an incompetent teacher better than not having a one? We are beginning a new segment focused on staff development and care. In this opening episode, Ken Kauffman speaks from his experience as a teacher, principle, and educational representative for Chri

Our rationale, resources, and methodology matter.But what about the students who come to us with such deep brokenness and dysfunction that our best efforts to help them go nowhere unless backwards or in circles? The subject of disorders is huge. Here in

A common theme in academic discussions is the curriculum. For our final episode in this segment on academics, were looking at this common theme, but with an important distinction.Gerald Miller, teacher and current administrator at Faith Builders Christi

We are continuing our segment of episodes addressing particular subject areas.Building a strong reading program is more than helping students with dyslexia. How well is your school doing overall at shaping your students into adults who love reading, who

DescriptionSinging has been an important part of our Anabaptist heritage. But what are the trends of music literacy and quality in your community? Does your school delight in music making? And what is at stake if music education is off track?Lyle Stutzm

Were beginning a segment of episodes exploring specific topics in the domain of academics. In todays episode, history teacher Michael Martin explores the foundations of why we include history in our curriculum. We rely on history, which for Michael incl

If there is no such thing as a culture-less school, then the question becomes: what is my schools culture? Is it what you want? And just as importantly, what are you doing to either build it or change it? In this episode, Anthony Hurst brings several dec

In this episode, Gary Miller asks us to take a careful look at our target. We are all aiming at something. Our schools have a target in focus and so does each one of our students. At best, functional and ideal targets are misaligned. At worst, careful tar

Kyler and Jaran introduce The Dock School Leader Podcast, talks to inspire and equip Anabaptist school leaders.Find more resources that support teaching and learning at https://thedockforlearning.org/.

The best kind of student motivation is intrinsic to the process of learning, but sometimes students need an additional incentive to inspire that extra push toward excellence. What if you could offer h