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Resources, articles, and videos to help your school thrive.

Podcast Episode 006: Steve Widmer
Steve Widmer of Catalyst Ministry Solutions shares how to avoid the biggest issues in building projects and instead how to thrive in the midst of them.

Making the Grade: ALL the Questions
The first article in a new blog series on student assessment!

Mythbusters: “Marketing & Ministry Don’t Mix”
Asking an important question about the place of marketing in ministries - and providing an answer that makes all the difference.

Podcast Episode 005: Ryan Ermeling
In this conversation with Ryan Ermeling, creator of Parent Pulse , Ryan shares 4 ways that parent feedback helps schools thrive.

Cool School Tool: Magic School AI
A mind-blowing new AI tool to aid your efforts and save you time!

Mythbusters: “If you build it, they will come…”
Does your team believe this dangerous myth about school building projects?

Podcast Episode 004: Cindi Holman
WELS National Coordinator for Early Childhood Ministry shares 7 ideas to help early childhood directors thrive in their roles.

Number 6 of the 6 Most Impactful Instructional Strategies
An instructional strategy is SO IMPACTFUL entire books have been written about it, entire school districts have made it the focus of teacher professional development, and John Hattie believes it is the best way for teachers to reduce stress and increase their instructional confidence.

Podcast Episode 003: Cindi Holman
National WELS Coordinator for Early Childhood Ministry shares 8 aspects of thriving early childhood centers.
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