August 7, 2020 | Mark 10:1–29 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue If you’ve ever played darts or tried your hand at archery, you know the goal is deceptively simple: get your dart or arrow in the bullseye. But it is harder than it may initially seem. In lesson planning, the most critical step is establishing the […]
August 6, 2020 | Matthew 6:25–34 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Why is the sun hot? Why must I take a bath? Why can’t I do it by myself? Anyone who has worked with preschoolers understands that their inquisitive minds want a lot of answers. Helping children have age-appropriate understanding is important. Teachers know that understanding […]
August 5, 2020 | Mark 6:30–44 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As a child, for me, a trip to the dentist meant sitting in an electric chair that went up and down, choosing between cinnamon or bubblegum toothpaste, and taking home a plastic bag of goodies. My positive childhood experiences at the dentist gave me […]
A LIFE-CHANGING LESSON August 4, 2020 | John 3 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue I remember one thing from the third grade: my teacher, Mrs. Howard, liked me. Although long-division was very difficult, I was willing to tackle it because I wanted nothing more than to please Mrs. Howard. One day, I showed up to third […]
August 3, 2020 | John 1 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue A website called Rate My Professor allows college students to evaluate their teachers, rating them on their level of difficulty and expertise. Many students, when selecting courses, will look at those reviews and use that information to decide which course to enroll in. These student […]
August 2, 2020 | Luke 6:17-38 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Many of my college students are intimidated by the Teaching Elementary Math Methods course. They say, “I’m just not good at math. I’m worried I won’t be a good math teacher.” How did they develop such a negative mindset? My goal is that they will […]
August 1, 2020 | Matthew 28:16-20 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Even as a young child, Amy Jensen McCaulley would gather her two younger brothers in the backyard and teach them Bible lessons. After graduating from Moody Bible Institute in 1980, Amy dedicated her life to teaching children from a biblical worldview. Recently, one of her […]
July 31, 2020 | 1 Peter 2:4–12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As we end our journey through Joshua, it is important to remember how we fit in the bigger picture. It’s easy to dismiss the people and events of this book as long ago and far away. But the implications of their quest shed significant […]
July 30, 2020 | Joshua 24:28–33 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Many books of the Bible end with turmoil, strife, or unanswered questions. Not Joshua. The book ends on a satisfying, harmonious note with calmness in the land and peace among people. As Israelites’ quest ended and they could finally settle down in their long-awaited Promised […]
P July 29, 2020 | Joshua 24:1–27 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Do you know that the average person makes roughly 30,000 decisions in a single day? Some choices are small, such as “How long should I brush my teeth?” Others are life-altering, such as “Should I marry this person?” Life is full of choices. And […]