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The CACE Roundtable

An ongoing discussion of Christian education with CACE fellows and director Tim Van Soelen.

Now is the time to think about Denver!

October 14, 2019

I am excited to draw your attention to the third annual Christian Deeper Learning conference February 27 and 28! Who is this conference intended for? This is for anyone interested in deeper, meaningful, biblically informed teaching and learning for students in Christian schools! Just like at our previous two conferences,… Read more

Under Pressure: The Heart in a Culture of Cool Things

September 24, 2019

In science our students learn that Pressure = Force / Area. Essentially, pressure is calculated by measuring a particular force as it is applied to a particular area. And as you might imagine from looking at the equation, Pressure increases in two ways. First, if the Force increases. Imagine standing on a… Read more

Church-Home-School: The Three-Legged Stool

September 12, 2019

As many of you know, Dordt University takes its name from the historic Synod of Dort held in Dordrecht, the Netherlands in 1618-1619. Arising from that six-month assembly was the Canons of Dort, one of the major confessional statements of Reformed churches. The Canons of Dort were a response to… Read more

The Teachers’ Lounge

By teachers, for teachers about teaching.

The Invitation to Learn

October 2, 2019

In my previous blog, “The Hook: What’s in a Name?” I promised to share some ideas about creating engaging invitations to learn. I’ve worked with many teachers designing deeper learning projects that invite students to do “real work for real people.” One challenge we always encounter is linking the service… Read more

The Hook: What’s in a Name?

The language we use has a real power to influence how we understand our world—and act in it. –Kristin Lin, Editor, The On Being Project My wife Joanna and I just finished facilitating two wonder-full institutes on Deeper Learning in Christian Schools and are planning a third in the Dominican… Read more

Is There Such a Thing as Teaching Christianly?

There is power in the naming of things. I imagine that when God gave Adam the task of naming the animals, Adam didn’t just think up sounds for what to call them. He connected with the genius of what God made each creature to be, and out of Adam’s discernment… Read more

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October 2019

14: Now is the time to think about Denver! (0)
02: The Invitation to Learn (0)

September 2019

24: Under Pressure: The Heart in a Culture of Cool Things (0)
12: Church-Home-School: The Three-Legged Stool (0)
03: It’s Time for Numbers . . . and Creative Thinking (0)

August 2019

19: Our Resistance to Accountability (1)
07: Creating Moral Ecologies for Benevolence (0)
05: Legal Audit: An Exercise That Does a School Good (0)

July 2019

24: The Hook: What’s in a Name? (0)
10: Good Tired (2)

June 2019

26: School Impossible: Three Principles for Turnarounds (1)
18: What Story Is at the Heart of Our Schools? (0)
12: Friends Who Wrote Books You Might Enjoy (1)

May 2019

22: Is There Such a Thing as Teaching Christianly? (1)
21: Caught Versus Taught: The Spelling Conundrum (1)
13: Beyond Compliance: The HeartSmart High Five (0)
13: Chasing “likes” (1)
06: What Is Education For? A Conversation About the Impact of Religious Schools (0)

April 2019

25: The Impact of Competition (0)
15: A Year of School Visits: Four Lessons (1)
08: Deeper Learning Conference–Take Two! (0)
02: Cardus’ Cofounder Ray Pennings on Schooling & Spiritual Development (1)

March 2019

February 2019

January 2019

31: The Importance of Being Attentive (1)
24: You Are What You Teach (0)
22: A Christian Deeper Learning Introduction (0)
17: Thinking About Missions and Christian Schooling (0)
15: By Any Measure – Unattractive (2)
10: Exit Interview Takeaways (0)
08: Why NOT to Attend the 2019 Global Christian School Leadership Summit (0)
02: A Look Back at 2018: Looking Ahead to 2019 (0)

December 2018

05: Why Coaches Need Coaching (1)

November 2018

October 2018

23: Celebration of a Leader (0)
17: On Opening Christian School Doors (0)
15: Schools Leaning Out (0)
09: Two Stars and A Wish… (1)
03: Christian School Mission Statements (0)

September 2018

27: The Toughest Question about Christian Education (2)
25: The Redemption and Promise of Service-Learning (0)
20: Now or Never: The Research Basis for Innovation in Christian Schools (4)
18: Harkness: Timely, Timeless Innovation (4)
12: Schools That Change Lives (1)
06: The Real Cost of Marketing Research (0)
04: Lessons from the First-Ever Christian School (0)

August 2018

30: What? How? Why? Who? (1)
28: World Cup Leadership Lessons (1)
23: Making Way for Millennials in Leadership (0)
20: Innovation: Moving Beyond Debate to Constructive Action (1)
15: Love & Logic: Reading Between the “One-Liners” (4)
13: The Limits of Love and Logic in Christian Classrooms (0)
08: Keeping the Mileage off Your Discipline Tools (0)
06: Love & Logic and My Search for What Works (0)
02: Innovation and Transformation: A Conversation with Bill Latham of Meteor Education (0)

July 2018

June 2018

May 2018

April 2018

March 2018

February 2018

January 2018

December 2017

November 2017

October 2017

September 2017

27: Choosing PD Conferences: 3 Criteria (0)
14: 12 Opportunities and a Prayer (0)
05: God Is a Creator, Not a Manufacturer (0)

August 2017

29: Candles or Coals? (0)
22: Leadership Encouragement for 2017 (0)
16: The Parable of the Chevrolet Owner and the Ford Service Center (0)
10: Meet the TfT Team (0)
07: Kingdom Assessment (0)
03: Deeper Learning in Christian Schools – Update and Invitation (0)

July 2017

31: Peculiar in the Storm (4)
18: Thinking About Conferences? (2)
13: What Lessons can a Christian School Learn from J.C. Penney? (1)
06: Intentionality in School Admissions (1)

June 2017

27: CACE Launches New Project: Teaching for Transformation (4)
26: Figuring Out What Really Matters in Curriculum Planning (0)
19: Following Jesus in a Hostile Culture (0)
14: More Than The Three R’s – The Effectiveness of Christian Schooling (0)
06: Celebrate Learning! (0)

May 2017

24: Thinking Christianly in Curriculum Design (0)
22: The Hardest Job in School: The Board Member (Part 2) (0)
17: A Few Short Questions to Aid Year End Reflection (4)
15: Schools Bridging Faith and Science (0)
11: The Hardest Job in School: The Board Member (Part 1) (0)
08: Deeper Understanding Through Art: the ‘Word’ in ‘Flesh’ (2)
03: Webinar – Sustainable Financial Aid: A Strategy for Growth (0)
01: Honoring Mom (0)

April 2017

March 2017

30: The Importance of Being Attentive (0)
29: Grace This Time (0)
27: I Don’t Do Projects All the Time (0)
23: 4 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Feed to Fill Your Classrooms (0)
22: Attitude Germ: Releasing the Hold (0)
20: Project-Based Learning: A Christian Pedagogy? (0)
16: Attitude Germ and How to Treat It (2)
13: What is Project-Based Learning? (0)
09: Webinar – Embracing Everyday Diversity (Part 3): Stupid Stuff Smart People Say / Intent vs Impact (0)
08: Stop Your Attitude! (0)
06: The CACE Effect: Lessons from The City School (0)
02: Checking the Selfish Gene (0)
01: Webinar – Embracing Everyday Diversity (Part 2): The Circles of Grace (0)

February 2017

January 2017

December 2016

12: CACE Study: Lessons from Score Group 1 (0)
05: More Choices for Parents? (1)

November 2016

30: “We Got Next…” (2)
28: Building an Engaged School: Management Matters (1)
23: Amplifying Talent – Part I (0)
21: Why? (0)
16: Why Teach Math? (0)
14: Webinar – Helping High School Students Think Biblically about Money (0)
10: We Did Our Job: Devotional from CESA 2016 (0)
07: Livening up the Blasé Work of Mission and Vision Revision (0)
03: Guiding Students on the Path to Purpose (0)
01: A Canadian Rocky Mountain High! (0)

October 2016

28: Raising Exiles: Devotional from CESA 2016 (0)
26: Courage to Stand (0)
24: Life Calling (2)
19: A New Perspective on Stewardship (1)
17: Five Marketing Mistakes to Avoid (0)
14: Cardus Education Survey 2016 (0)
13: Real Work for a Real Audience (0)
11: Escape the Fundraising Treadmill (0)
03: This Happens in Christian Schools Too (0)

September 2016

28: Five Marketing Mistakes (0)
26: Graciously Unapologetic – A Renewed Way to Be in Christian Schools (0)
21: Reconciling Faith and Science (2)
19: The Great “Stop-and-Drop-Shop” Fallacy (1)
15: Round Two – An Invitation to Become a CACE Score Group (0)
14: Looking Under the Label: A Journey in Deeper Thinking (0)
12: Building an Engaged School: Get a Leader (4)
08: Beginning Well: Part 3 of a Conversation with Dan Beerens and Steven Levy (0)
06: Graciously Unapologetic – A New Way to Be (0)
01: Do My Students Ask Essential Questions? (0)

August 2016

29: Fill in the Blank (0)
26: Part III: To Be Deeply Rooted (0)
24: I Wonder as I Wander (0)
17: Staying Balanced… (1)
16: Honoring the Treasures They Bring (2)
16: Meet New CACE Fellow Steven Levy (0)
10: Part II: The Democrats and Education (0)
03: Biblical Magnification: A Potential Wolf (0)

July 2016

25: Part I: The Republicans and Education (0)
20: Praying to Be Renewed (0)
11: The Perfect Storm? (0)
06: What’s Your Plan? Part 2 of a Conversation with Dan Beerens and Steven Levy (0)

June 2016

29: Guns and Grace (1)
27: Wineskins, Wolves, and Innovation (3)
22: Praying to Be Chosen and Appointed to Love (0)
13: What’s Your Plan? (0)
08: Did You Ever Wonder… (4)
02: Praying to Stay Put and Shine (0)

May 2016

April 2016

March 2016

29: Praying for My Mouth and Heart (0)
23: Praying for the Forgiveness of Jesus (0)
16: Taxes, Investments, and Re-enrollment (2)
15: What Happened to the “E”? A Perspective on our Grading System (2)
10: Praying for Joy, Patience, and Faithfulness (0)
08: Aligning Philosophy and Practice to Propel Potential (0)
02: Virtual Christian Education? (4)
01: Praying to Fix our Eyes on Jesus (0)

February 2016

23: Praying to be Friends with Jesus (0)
18: Reformed Critical Realism as A Dynamic Intellectual Paradigm for Christian Educators (0)
11: Praying for Love and Joy (0)
09: Our Deeper Learning Conversation Update (1)
04: Marketing Research for School Innovation (0)
03: Who Is Ultimately Responsible for Learning? (0)
02: A Typology of Paradigms for Improving School (0)

January 2016

December 2015

29: The Financial Tsunami: The Effect on Cost and Price (0)
17: Peace Preparatory Academy and Atlanta: Pursuing Shalom in the City (0)
16: Bored Boards? (0)
09: Redefining Smart – A Book Review (0)
08: Restoration Academy and Birmingham (0)
07: Christian Education for “Normal” People (0)
02: A School and a Church at the Heart of a City (0)
01: The Case for Joy (0)

November 2015

24: Boston Trinity Academy and Boston (0)
19: The City School and Philadelphia (0)
17: Praying to Choose what is Better (0)
12: Hope Academy and Minneapolis (0)
05: Christian Schools and the City: An Introduction (0)
03: Preparing Our Kids For The Innovation Era (1)

October 2015

29: Praying to Trust in the Lord (0)
22: Praying to Serve (0)
20: Marketing Research, Part 5: Brand Awareness & Perception (0)
14: Marketing Research, Part 4: Brand Positioning (0)
06: Effective Christian Leadership: Leading Through Restoration (0)
01: The Secret Mandate (2)

September 2015

29: You are Invited to our Christian Deeper Learning Conversation (0)
24: Is it Time for a Visit? (0)
22: The Real Value of Retention (0)
16: The Teacher – Student Intersection (2)
15: Working to Keep the Students We Have (1)
03: Encouraging a Different Narrative (4)
01: Effective Christian Leadership: Strategic Planning (0)

August 2015

26: How Do Schools Get Better? (Part 7) (0)
25: What makes an education ‘Christian’? (1)
24: Praying to be Still (0)
19: The Intersection of Lament and Hope (0)
12: How Do Schools Get Better? (Part 6) (0)
05: Positive Intersections (0)
03: Effective Christian Leadership: Take Time to Celebrate (0)

July 2015

29: Finish Your Final Assessment Now: A Professional Thank You to Grant Wiggins (1)
27: What is the Purpose of Education? (1)
22: Teaching Towards Shalom (0)
20: Praying for God’s Timing (0)
15: Three Steps for Recruiting Talent (0)
13: How Do Schools Get Better? (Part 5) (0)
08: Marketing Research, Part 3 : Message Testing (0)
06: Student-Teacher Relationships (0)
01: Effective Christian Leadership: Facing Obstacles and Opposition (0)

June 2015

29: How Do Schools Get Better? (Part 4) (0)
24: How Do Schools Get Better? (Part 3) (0)
22: Praying for the Way (0)
17: How Do Schools Get Better? (Part 2) (2)
15: Do you have “PEP” as a School Leader? (3)
12: School Buses, Lord of the Flies, and “The Right People” (10)
10: Continuous Enrollment…Continuous What? (2)
08: How Do Schools Get Better? (Part 1) (1)
03: Christian Schools Are Good News for Society at Large (1)
01: Effective Christian Leadership: Motivating Your Followers (0)

May 2015

26: Independent School Marketers: 3 Steps to Maximize Your Marketing (0)
21: Learning More About Deeper Learning (1)
19: Marketing Research, Part 2: Satisfaction in a Changing Market (0)
18: Networking…Developing…Innovating (0)
14: Rethinking Recess (3)
13: Life Calling and College Admissions (0)
04: Effective Christian Leadership: Let People Have a Voice (0)

April 2015

30: Innovation and Counseling: Build a Network (0)
23: Praying for the Fullness of Time (0)
21: Support and Experiences: The College Advantage (0)
15: The Right People in the Right Seats (1)
13: Marketing Research, Part 1: Price (2)
07: Connecting Christian Education, CSI History, and Deeper Learning (0)
01: Effective Christian Leadership: Seeing the Big Picture from God’s Point of View (0)

March 2015

23: The 21st Century School Looks Radically Different, Yet the Same! (1)
19: Education Savings Accounts (1)
16: Leadership Lessons from a Hospital Room (1)
12: 12 Changes Coming to the Future of Learning (1)
10: The Intermountain Christian Story: Culture Making II (0)
09: Our Quest for Congruence, Part 2: Exciting Developments (2)
04: Marketing Research: When is it Healthy to Compare? (0)
02: Effective Christian Leadership: The Work of Leadership (0)

February 2015

23: Praying for the Fruit of the Spirit (0)
16: Score Group 1: Mission-Based Budgeting (0)
16: Praying About What the Heavens Declare (0)
12: Christian Education and the Argument (0)
09: Innovation and the ‘Digical’ School (2)
05: Prep the Way (0)
04: Religious Freedom (0)
03: Effective Christian Leadership: Ezra’s Model of Team Leadership (0)

January 2015

29: Our Quest for Congruence, Part 1 (0)
22: Is Your School Willing and Ready? (0)
19: Effective Christian Leadership: Prepare Yourself to Lead (0)
15: 2014 Year in Review (0)
15: Changing Views on Church: Considering The Impact on Christian Schooling (0)
14: Praying for the Shepherdless Sheep (0)
12: Empower Your Timothy (0)
08: For Christian Education? (2)
07: Navigating the Ed Policy Storms: Are you Connected? (0)
06: Praying to Look for Lost Sheep (0)

December 2014

26: Praying to the Lamb of God (0)
23: Praying to Rely on Goodness and Mercy (0)
22: The Intermountain Christian Story: Culture Making (0)
18: Do You Inspire Your Timothy? (0)
16: Being Biblical in our View of Leadership (0)
16: Praying to Recognize the Voice of Jesus (0)
11: Praying about my Future (0)
08: Developing the Value Narrative (0)
08: Covenantal vs. Missional Enrollment, Part 2 (1)
04: Do You Believe in Your Timothy? (0)
01: Effective Christian Leadership: Before You Can Do It, You Have to Know It (0)

November 2014

26: Praying with Thanksgiving (0)
26: The Intermountain Christian Story: The Big Three (0)
24: Navigating the Ed Policy Storms: Measure Success (0)
13: Effective Christian Leadership: God Has A Plan (3)
11: Connecting Truth: Training a Movement of Teachers to Equip Students to Reflect Christ (0)
06: Join the Parade of Nations (0)
05: The Intermountain Christian Story: Covenantal or Missional? (0)

October 2014

31: Praying for My Hands, Knees and Heart (0)
30: Covenantal vs Missional Enrollment, Part 1 (0)
28: The Disintegration of Faith and Learning, Part 1 (0)
22: Praying to be Called Forth (0)
22: The Powerful Religion of Secularism (0)
20: Who Are We Trying To Reach? (0)
16: Praying to Draw Near (0)
14: The Intermountain Christian Story: Introduction (0)
09: Leadership and Innovation, Part 4 (0)
08: Praying About My Relationships (0)
06: Navigating the Ed Policy Storms: What Makes You Distinct? (0)
01: Cardus Education Survey 2014 (0)

September 2014

30: Leading Innovation: Developing an Innovative Culture, Part 3 (0)
22: Praying for Authority (0)
18: Teaching, Learning, and the Mind of Christ (0)
17: Praying to Make Peace (0)
15: The Future of Christian Schooling (3)
12: Praying to See God (0)
11: When Satisfaction Doesn’t Mean Happy Parents (0)
11: Leading Innovation: The Process, Part 2 (0)
08: Praying to Enjoy God’s Mercy (0)
04: Praying to be Starving to do Right (0)
03: Leading Innovation, Part 1 (0)
02: Praying for Self Control (0)

August 2014

29: Praying for Comfort (0)
28: Praying for the Proper Spirit (0)
27: Navigating the Ed Policy Storms: Why Does Your School Exist? (0)
22: Praying About My Barns (0)
20: What’s Going to be Different this School Year? 10 Questions for Christian School Leaders to Consider. (0)
15: What Do We Deserve? (0)
12: What is the future of Christian Education in North America? (0)
07: Praying to Show God’s Kind of Love (0)

July 2014

31: Praying for Enough Trouble for Today (0)
29: The Call of Cardus (0)
28: Affordability & Christian School Choice (0)
25: Praying to be who I am (0)
23: The Impact of Charter Schools (0)
23: Ed Policy Chaos: Why it Matters to Christian Schools (1)
21: Teacher Evaluation from a Christian Perspective (0)
14: The Problem with Teacher Evaluation Today (0)

June 2014

30: Praying to be a Living Sacrifice (0)
27: CACE Partners with InterMountain Christian School (0)
25: Incarnational Christian Education: More than Concepts, Objectives and Standards (0)
24: Praying to join in Suffering (0)
20: Charter Schools: The False Choice (Part II) (0)
18: Becoming a Digitally-Competent Teacher (0)
18: Praying For the Right Kind of Wisdom (0)
17: Praying for Hope (0)
17: Charter Schools: The False Choice (Part I) (1)
11: Praying for disruptive change (0)
11: Essential Questions – Engaging and Mission Oriented (0)
09: Praying to handle the truth (0)
02: Praying to not boast (0)
02: Will We Earn the Honor of Future Generations by Standing for Truth and Justice? (0)

May 2014

30: Praying to hold, know and be free (0)
30: Two Types of Wisdom and the Christian School (0)
27: But I’ve Earned the Right To… (1)
22: The Carousel of Progress (0)
20: Praying to not leave (0)
20: Q and A with Pastor John Lee: A Response to “Why We Cover Silage Piles” (0)
07: Playing at Eternal Things (0)
06: Called to be Salt: Is Christian Education Engaging or Abandoning the Mission Field? (0)
01: Why We Cover Silage Piles or The Case for Christian Education (0)

April 2014

28: Technology and Innovation (0)
23: The Power of Connectivity: I Gotta Guy (0)
18: Getting Real about Differentiation (0)
16: Considering Innovation: Part 1 (0)
14: Heart-Shaped Leadership (0)
13: Integrating Faith Outside of the Classroom: Part 2 (0)
10: Integrating Faith Outside of the Classroom: Part 1 (2)
10: The 60% Rule (0)
08: What’s Your Homework Policy? (0)
04: Excuses: A Reflection on “Calling” from Jeremiah 1: 4-10 (0)
03: Platooning and Schools? (0)
02: What Is Your Best Interview Question? The Results Are In (0)

March 2014

28: Teaching the Way They Learn (0)
27: Critical Thinking: A plea for less problem “saying” and more problem “solving” (0)
24: Saving Money for Public Education through Christian Schooling? (3)
19: The Teacher Effect (0)
18: How might Christian schools and Churches Partner? (0)
18: Another Look at Why Parents Choose Christian Schools (2)
18: People, Process, Product (3)
18: CACE Introduces Senior Fellows (0)
17: Why CACE? Why Now? (0)
17: Content Knowledge (0)
13: Don’t Smile ’til Christmas (3)
10: Improving Testing (0)
06: Take One, Leave One: CACE as a Marketplace of Ideas (0)
04: Where Are They Now? A “First Look” at 2002 High School Graduates (0)
02: “Not now Mom, I’m multitasking!” (0)
01: The wisdom of crowds… (0)

February 2014

28: School Choice in My State? Really? (0)
27: Will and Wisdom (0)
27: Introducing CACE (0)
26: The Not-So-Common Core? (0)

Webinar – Sustainable Financial Aid: A Strategy for Growth (5/3/2017)
Webinar – Embracing Everyday Diversity (Part 4): The Right Hand Paradigm (4/13/2017)
Webinar – Embracing Everyday Diversity (Part 3): Stupid Stuff Smart People Say / Intent vs Impact (3/9/2017)
Webinar – Embracing Everyday Diversity (Part 2): The Circles of Grace (3/1/2017)
Webinar – Welcoming Students of All Abilities at Your School (Part 2) (2/28/2017)
Webinar – Embracing Everyday Diversity (Part 1): Moving from Head to Heart (2/10/2017)
Webinar – Welcoming Students of All Abilities at Your School (Part 1) (1/25/2017)
Webinar – Cardus 2016 Update (1/24/2017)
CACE Study: Lessons from Score Group 1 (12/12/2016)
Webinar – Helping High School Students Think Biblically about Money (11/14/2016)

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