Stories of Children’s Lives Changed
Providing Effective Instruction
I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. – Proverbs 4:11 As a special education teacher, I understand the importance of continuous education and training to improve my students’ learning and my teaching abilities. This is one of the reasons why I was very interested on participating in the […]
Summer Practice and Fall Success
As I started the new year, I was hopeful that students had retained some of the skills that they had worked so hard on during the previous grade. I have two fourth grade girls that really struggled with math concepts and facts during third grade but both had committed to working hard to understand and […]
Where God Leads
I have been in education for 30+ years, and had recently retired. I have been trying to listen more closely to the Holy Spirit and (for me, a major introvert) boldly go where He leads me. I felt like I should go to the Lutheran school near my house, not knowing why…maybe there would be […]
What A Teacher Longs For
With kids who struggle to read, your hope as a teacher is that one day they learn to love books and love reading. You show your excitement about books, you share books, read books in a funny voice only to hope they develop a passion for reading. Last school year, I had four 5th grade […]
Blossoming Success
I have been working with a fifth grader since the beginning of last school year. He was new to our school and has a lot of difficulties in the classroom due to his dyslexia. I have gotten to know him and I work with him at the end of every day to help read his […]
Support Makes A Difference
As a teacher who has worked in more than 10 schools during my 20 -year teaching career (my husband is a retired Navy Chief and we have moved around quite a bit due to his job), I can honestly say that the support that I have received from LSEM as I work with my students […]
Attitude and Determination
I was a new teacher to LSEM last school year, and I was unsure what this position would actually look like. It has developed into a wonderful experience working with amazing students and colleagues. One student that I have had the opportunity to work with has shown steady growth and has gained such a fun […]
A Real World Connection to Learning
This past year I had the fantastic experience of working with the staff and students at Shepherd of the Lakes School in Brighton, Michigan. My prior work experience was in a public-school setting and I wondered how this would differ. While my background in language was filled with experience, I was a little “rusty” teaching […]
Watch in Amazement
During this school year one of my responsibilities is to be a one of LSEM’s regional coordinators. My favorite duty in this capacity is my two visits to each of the teachers in my region. I sit in amazement as I watch our teachers in action. The love that these teachers have for their students […]
More Than Just A School
L came to Our Shepherd from the public school. He came to our school this year because of COVID. His mom knew he was behind in his academics and wanted him in a school with direct teaching. L didn’t do well in the virtual learning during the shutdown. He was very low in his reading […]