Faith in Teaching Podcast
New episode: Sara Leo (Calvin University) discusses discovering the hidden curriculum found in the way we curate public spaces in schools. Find more Faith in Teaching episodes here.
Featured projects
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Practicing Faith
- A fresh approach to assessing the impact of Christian education. A joint project by the Kuyers Institute and Cardus Education, the Practicing Faith Survey offers reliable tools and valid data that show how students’ daily learning practices relate to their faith formation.
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Civic Hospitality
- A civics curriculum resource that uses the Christian virtue of hospitality to nurture dialogue between groups with different and conflicting points of view.In partnership with the Issachar Fund, the Kuyers Institute and Henry Institute are leading a team of scholars and educators to create a website with curriculum resources for Christian high school civics teachers. This resource will be made freely available to educators in 2022.
Featured book
Digital Life Together: The Challenge of Technology for Christian Schools
by David I. Smith, Kara Sevensma, Marjorie Terpstra, Steven C. McMullen
How digital technologies are impacting Christian education, and how to respond.
Digital technologies loom large in the experience of today’s students. However, parents, teachers, and school leaders have only started to take stock of the ramifications for teaching, learning, and faith. Digital Life Together walks educators, leaders, and parents through some of the big ideas that are hidden in our technology habits. Moving beyond general arguments for and against digital devices, the book draws from extensive interviews, surveys, classroom observations, and school records to examine the real impact of technology on Christian learning.
Based on a three-year, in-depth study of Christian schools, authors David Smith, Kara Sevensma, Marjorie Terpstra, and Steven McMullen offer resources to inform conversations in school communities about the role of digital technologies in students’ formation. With a wealth of new research findings, short, readable chapters, and accompanying discussion questions, Digital Life Together sets the stage for individual reflection, book club discussions, professional development conversations, or strategic reflection by school leaders.