Introduction As part of my continuous learning, I attended the Create! Conference 2024 held in Maumee, Ohio. It only appeared on my radar a few weeks ago, and though I attempted to recruit some coworkers to attend with me, I ended up going solo, which is standard operating procedure for…
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Sanctifying a Legalistic Heart: Rejoice, Pray, & Be Thankful
This year has been hard. An understatement if there ever was one. But God meets us in the hard. God uses the hard to mold, craft, and shape us. And what He has been coaxing out of me is submission to Him. Submitting to His authority, His sovereignty, His will,…
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Ideas in Action: Future-Ready Learning Week 2024
Introduction Future Ready Learning (FRL) is an initiative designed to prepare students through inquiry and project-based learning (PBL). My school has a curriculum for FRL that operates the whole year, but in the last quarter student learning culminates in an intensive week of special projects for students to apply what…
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Seeking Faith Like a Newborn
I was holding my newborn son early in the morning. As I rocked him back and forth and fed him with a bottle, I felt God’s wisdom gently fall upon me. Each morning as a father, I would hear my son’s cries, pick him up, cradle him, and nourish him. …
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Be Love: Remembering September 6, 2008
I never expected it to affect me so deeply. But it did. I first heard the news from my older sister, who had seen it through a friend on Facebook, and she asked me if I knew the girl who committed suicide. I did. I was acquainted with her from…
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By the Grace of God: Biblical Reflection on Weddings, Marriages, and Anniversaries
In the past four months I witnessed two wedding ceremonies, celebrated a fiftieth anniversary of an acquaintance, and mourned as I watched the marriage of friends fall apart. All of this occurred as we approached our (I use we/our instead of I/my quite intentionally) fourth marriage anniversary, and I can’t…
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2023 SPARCC EdTech Conference: Summary and Reflection
The 2023 SPARCC (Stark/Portage Area Computer Consortium) EdTech Conference was held at the Stark County Educational Service Center in North Canton, OH on July 18, 2023. Being relatively new to EdTech (I started August 1st in 2022 at Lake Center Christian School) I approached the conference with an open mind…
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The Power of Perspective
I recently had an interchange similar to this scenario, as the assistant. I left the meeting feeling hurt, as the manager refused to acknowledge any issues and turned everything back upon me. After some time in thoughtful prayer, God gave me this revelation. Both of us had been operating under…
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Rei(g)ning in Rejection
In the fall of 2017 I pursued my dream of studying ancient history and archaeology at a PhD level. I wanted to read, research, and write full-time. I had completed my masters degree in history in 2015 from Kent State University and was rejuvenating before embarking on the next step…