We are excited to announce a new Fellow joining the work of CACE. Tia Gaines brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to excellent, faith-based education.
Standing on Shoulders: Honoring the Good Work of Dan Beerens
In the world of distinctly Reformed Christian education, few individuals I know have left as indelible a mark as my good friend Dan Beerens.
Embracing Easter: Cultivating Hope and Tradition in Christian Schools
With Easter on the horizon, we have a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the foundation of our faith while nurturing a sense of hope and unity within our school communities.
Interruptions and Disruptions on the Path to Image-bearing
Season’s greetings from the Center for the Advancement of Christian Education (CACE)!
Welcome (back) to the Profession of Teaching!
Professionalism is something that is “caught as well as taught,” in my opinion. Your school’s professional identity formation process, whether stated or hidden, is activated this time of year.
Growing Our Own: Addressing the Teacher Shortage
How can we have a great teacher in every room? Growing our own. We need to look at local candidates and recruit members of our own communities.
Why We Love Career and Technical Education – Part One
We have an interesting paradox in the national and world labor market. Co-existing are millions of jobs unfilled, high unemployment rates, and a notably high youth unemployment rate. This paradox has led governments, policymakers, employers, and schools leaders to pay more attention to vocational education and training (VET), also referred to as career and technical education (CTE).
The Expected Value of Sports in the Christian School
For our athletic programs, there is little evidence about who we are, what we do, why we do it, and for whom do we do it—questions that a school’s mission statement should answer. Helping schools tell the story of why high school sports are mission-centric is why CACE developed the Coaching for Transformation framework.
Words and Walls
Do we want diverse and inclusive schools? Absolutely. All of us who teach, lead, or chose faith-based schools for our children have good work to do in this space. Getting there is going to be a long process. It is challenging to do difficult work in a society obsessed with the immediate. Let us not grow weary.