Branching Out Educational Consultants
In my 4th year of teaching 4th grade, I had a whiteboard prompt that asked, “What would make school better for you?” One student’s response was, “Having a school newspaper.” Once I read his response, I knew that I had … Continued
To answer before listening, that is folly and shame. -Proverbs 18:13 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out. -Proverbs 18:15 Speaking and listening are essential components to a student’s … Continued
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ…But now indeed there are many members, yet one body…” 1 Corinthians 12:12 & … Continued
As a teacher, I found that I often wrestled with wanting to create opportunities for critical thinking, but feeling like the planning of it took more out of my critical thinking stores than the students’! If you’ve felt this way, … Continued
As an educator, have you ever wondered what is teacher well-being? How do you define it? Is it based on your personality? What influences teacher flourishing? What decisions do teachers make that affect their professional well-being? And for us as … Continued
What is your favorite method of teaching reading? Whether it is from teacher courses or the school at which one teaches, we develop a pedagogy for teaching young students how to read, and we often settle in making it our … Continued
My name is Hannah Forrider, and I teach Kindergarten at Desert Christian Schools. Younger elementary is all about learning how to be in a community, interact with other people, regulate emotions, have self-control, and more. There is truly so much … Continued
By Hannah Cunningham To make an A with the least amount of effort possible was my artform and I the artist. In my teen years through my early twenties, I reveled in the fact that I could do very little … Continued
An interview with Rachel Dean, first-year teacher and former student teacher. What is 1 piece of advice you’d give to someone starting their student teaching? Student teaching is such an exhausting, rewarding, and refining process! Lean into the Lord’s … Continued
Starting a new semester or getting ready on a Sunday night used to bring a lot of anxiety to my heart. It felt like I was plagued by teaching nightmares each night of the week. Fridays and Saturdays allowed for … Continued
