It is always exciting to reach this point in the year and to consider God’s faithfulness! Hopefully in the next months you will have some time to reflect, rejuvenate and recharge. You might enjoy looking at some of these things that I found to be interesting, provocative or funny.
The understanding of Bloom’s Taxonomy is critical to teaching and learning – here is a great digital, iPad apps version:
Integrate iPads Into Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy With This ‘Padagogy Wheel’
Great graphic explaining flipped learning
Teacher appreciation – “I Teach Because I Can’t Do Anything Else!” – terrific thoughts about what makes teaching special compared to other careers – here is the website and here it is in a I Teach Because I Can’t Do Anything Else! with author credit.
“Teaching is the relationship between relationship, curiosity, and content” – great truth and helpful short video:
What teens share on social media, by gender and age: Pew Research Internet Study
Humor dept – from Alfie Kohn: Slogans in search of an acronym: Standardized Testing Undermines the Process of Intellectual Development
Six and seven year olds in first grade learning to read and write by using Twitter:
Helpful summary by Bill DeJager, SCSBC Director of Learning: What’s Trending in Learning: An Open Letter to SCSBC Board Members
Quotes:
“Christianity,if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” – C.S. Lewis.
“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.” – Peter F. Drucker.
“We are experiencing the death of distance. Never has their been a time in our lives where distance has meant less than it does today.” – Ian Jukes.
“Apostles said to Jesus: ‘Lord, increase our faith” (Lk.17:5). They did not say “increase our numbers” or “Increase our influence” or …’ – Len Sweet.
A Learning-Centered Checklist for 21st Century Classrooms, Schools and Districts
What’s the Difference Between “Doing Projects” and “Project Based Learning”?
48 Free Education Apps Sorted By Grade Level
Very helpful site for elementary science teachers – clean, well-organized, and not overwhelming
Pinterest boards are quick ways to survey the field – here are ones from Edutopia and New Tech Network.
Wondering what is coming in the next five years? Here is Knowledge Works Forecast 3.0.
Dear Reader – It is time to say goodbye for the summer! This is the last post on the blog for this school year – we will now take a break for the summer months – and let you catch up on reading all those posts you missed this year. :) Thanks for reading Nurturing Faith this year – see you in September!
Have a great summer!
Dan Beerens
nurturingfaith.wordpress.com 
Great Job on Nurturing Faith Blogs this year!! They have been truly helpful and very interesting!! Blessings to you…enjoy the summer!!
Thanks for writing, Terri – hope you have a great summer too!
Dan, I have enjoyed and appreciated Nurturing Faith as a resource for thinking deeply about faith and learning all year long. Your writing has served as a source of thoughtful discussion in several of our staff meetings this year. Thank you for your continued work on behalf of Christian educators. -Wendy Hofman, Lansing Christian School
Thanks, Wendy – appreciate hearing that it has been helpful!