The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 67

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Oct
07
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 67
Episode 67: featuring Stacy McGhee Stacy McGhee, President and CEO of LSEM, joins the podcast and talks about how the group of educators, support staff, parents, pastors and administrators should join together in celebrating the students in our classrooms and resource rooms so that they feel supported, loved and safe in a positive way. By [...]
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Sep
23
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 66
Episode 66: featuring Mindy English Mindy English, Lutheran Special Education Ministries' new Director of Programs and Services, joins the podcast to talk about her new role and her background in special education. A Lutheran educator for over 30 years, Mindy spent a great majority of them as a resource room teacher at LSEM. LSEM is [...]
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Sep
09
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 65
Episode 65: featuring Richard Schumacher Richard Schumacher, Senior Director of Operations at Lutheran Special Education Ministries, kicks off the 8th season of the Lutheran Education Podcast. In the season opener, he talks about school communications and how it's changed over the years from printed newsletters to today's preferred electronic methods like emails and apps. Rich [...]
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Aug
06
Confidence

~written by Margaret Hocking, LSEM teacher at Our Savior Lutheran School in Hartland, MI~ “Look at how long that is,” my student exclaimed when we finished writing her summary after reading a short selection. “I am remembering so much more than I did at the beginning of the year,” she continued.  Then we both smiled […]

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Jul
30
From Struggling to Striving

~written by Erin Baller, LSEM teacher at St. John Lutheran School in Rochester, MI~ At the start of 5th grade, Maria (name changed for privacy) could barely read beyond simple three-letter words. She struggled to sound out words, lacked confidence, and often sat quietly during reading time, trying to hide the fact that she couldn’t keep up. […]

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Jul
23
A Familiar Face in a New Space

~written by Stacie Price, LSEM teacher at Yuma Lutheran School in Yuma, AZ~ When I started my new position at Yuma Lutheran School in August 2024, the Arizona heat was its usual oppressive self; an old friend to another school year. However, everything else was new and … different. I needed to learn new things […]

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Jul
16
Determination

~ written by Nohely Marini-Latorre, LSEM teacher at St. Luke’s Lutheran School in Oviedo, FL ~ This school year has been filled with trials and tribulations. My students and I have faced numerous challenges, some of which felt almost impossible to overcome. As I reflect on this journey, I can see that even at our […]

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Jul
09
Great Gains

~ written by Dana Hildebrand, LSEM teacher at Emmanuel St. Michael Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, IN ~ For two of my 2nd graders, the school year started with reading frustrations and neither of them had a “love of reading”. Throughout the year, both improved dramatically by strengthening their fundamental skills and taking lots of […]

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Jul
02
The Right Support System

~ written by Meagan Harris, LSEM teacher at Ascension Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, IN ~ I have a 4th grade student that has dyslexia and has struggled with reading for as long as she can remember. Previously, she attended a public school and struggled with reading so much that her mom chose to homeschool […]

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Jun
25
HUGE Growth!

~ written by Maddison Trussell, LSEM teacher at St. Paul Lutheran School in Fort Worth, TX ~ I have seen great wonders this school year, but last week was an amazing feeling that made my heart race in joy and gave me that “jaw-dropping” moment you see in movies. My school does MAP testing at […]

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