2024 CEA Convention

Christian Schools International, with the help of CACE, developed and delivers a beautiful work course for teachers. Each of the eight models is now also a full day professional learning that school faculty can journey through together. Why would a school take this journey, and how can your student make more Beautiful Work?

The secular and the sacred are constantly at odds with one another, especially in the workplace. We have the amazing privilege of creating sacred space in our classrooms and buildings. Come and hear how working in the beer distribution industry has given insight to the importance of building God's kingdom through Christian education.

Christian school leaders and teachers work within one of the most challenging environments to embody consistently the image of God as exemplified in the person of Jesus. A parent sends an angry email to a you about her student's grade and copies a board member; a colleague challenges you in the lounge on who you voted for in the election; a student you've worked with for days lies to you about using ChatGPT on his senior thesis paper. These types of situations happen often, making schools challenging places to be "slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love." Dallas Willard posed in his seminal work, The Divine Conspiracy, that instead of simply learning how to repress hurt feelings and anger, "[s]uppose we devoted our time to inspiring Christians and others to be people who are not offendable and not angry and who are forgiving as a matter of course." In this session, Miles will provide a few ideas and practices that help us to become the kind of people who can both steward our schools and classrooms with accountability while, in equal measure, having a heart that says, "Forgive them, for they know not what they do."

Telling captivating stories with quality video doesn’t always require professional equipment. What would it look like for teachers to tell the stories unfolding in their own classrooms through video captured with a smartphone? In this session, attendees will learn the basics of smartphone videography and storytelling through real world practice.

K-8 classroom teachers will receive recommendations on how to manage differentiation in their classroom along with strategies for effective implementation.

Do you wonder how God can expect you to carry personal burdens and still lovingly teach his children? Do emotions run high and you just don't know if you can tackle another day in the classroom? Come hear strategies and receive encouragement for strength to carry out daily tasks when life gets messy.

Students who struggle with organization need help but it's hard to know where to begin. Come to gain fresh perspective inside the mind of the disorganized child and ways that we can support and encourage them to master their materials and take pride in their classroom spaces.

The Apostle Paul writes, "Imitate me as I imitate Christ" (1 Cor 11:1). We don't often talk about saints or the "Lives of the Saints," but what if the saints offer our students - and us! - a new way of engaging and thinking about the faith. What if the saints are calling to each of us: "imitate us as we imitate Christ." This session will look at what we can learn from the saints as well as ways we can use and incorporate the saints in our teaching - and not just in Bible classes.