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Adventist Professionals' Network LifelongHave you registered yet? The Adventist Professionals' Network (APN) is a global registry of Seventh-day Adventist professionals in any field. Housed at the world headquarters of the Church, APN will help locate candidates for positions, consultants with expertise,... -
A New Game! Can We Play as a Team? Tertiary-LifelongBob Paulson discusses the advantages of Adventist colleges and universities working together as a team in the areas of enrollment and tuition, teacher training and technical support, purchase power, early enrollment programs for high school students, and sponsoring online courses and teachers. -
Adventist Distance Education K-12: Some Considerations and a Vision for Collaboration Kindergarten-Grade 12Distance learning programs can provide Adventist education to more students and offer smaller schools the opportunity to expand their program offerings. Tim Kaldahl addresses the viability and purpose of online programs, the need for student and teacher support, and the importance of developing a distinctly Adventist distance learning program, inclusive of courseware. -
Adventist Library Information Cooperative - ALICE Kindergarten-LifelongThe Adventist Library Information Cooperative (ALICE) is a consortium of Adventist institutional libraries operating under the umbrella of the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians (ASDAL). A volunteer organization, managed by a council consisting... -
AE21 Distributed Education: Distance Learning With a Personal Twist Kindergarten-Grade 12Adventist Education for the 21st Century (AE21) Distributed Education provides a uniquely Adventist distance learning program to Adventist schools across the United States. The program is technology rich, innovative, creative, affordable, distinctly Adventist,... -
An 18-Hour Day - Which Hat Do I Wear? Teacher or Principal? Kindergarten-Grade 12Martha Havens examines the complexity and addresses the challenges of educational administrators who hold a teacher-principal role. This article suggests survival skills and management suggestions for simplifying the task. -
Andrews University School of Leadership Tertiary-LifelongAndrews University's School of Leadership offers a certificate program or graduate degrees, as well as leadership as a minor. Andrews believes "that leaders are individuals who know how and when to wield their strengths. Whether it's mastering a new skill... -
Beyond Cooperative Learning: Building a Learning Community Kindergarten-Grade 12This article from the special JAE issue on cooperative learning states that a classroom needs to become a Christian learning community where students are involved together in learning and developing character. The author shares how this can be achieved by... -
Building Literacy Through Home/School Partnerships KindergartenHome/school collaboration is a concept that the Education Department of Union College is eager for its students to experience and embrace. The author describes some of the projects that the senior elementary education students are involved in. She also suggests... -
Building Professional Staff Through Coaching Kindergarten-LifelongCoaching is one way universities and colleges can invest in their teaching and administrative professionals. Through this method, employees gain skills, abilities, and knowledge to develop professionally and become more effective in their jobs. Topics include:... -
Collaboration - An Alternative for Mentoring New Faculty Kindergarten-Lifelong"The primary goal of the mentoring relationship is to nurture the professional development of the new teacher." This article discusses the role of the mentor, barriers to faculty collaboration and ways to overcome them. -
Creating and Managing Successful Teams Kindergarten-Grade 12A presentation for NAD school principals, available in 5 video parts. -
Creating Learning Communities in Online Classrooms Kindergarten-LifelongHow important is the concept of community to the success of online learning? Don Roy and Shirley Freed explore the implications of community for online environments and consider how educators can facilitate its development. -
Eight Pet Peeves of Adventist College and University Board Members Tertiary-LifelongRichard Osborn addresses the challenges of serving on college and university boards by identifying 8 complaints/concerns board members often share. He offers solutions for each one, and suggests that implementing the solutions will enable boards, collectively... -
Everyone Wins With Math Teams Kindergarten-Grade 8A successful way of helping elementary students achieve success in math is to develop Math Teams comprised of student/teacher teams at school, and student/family teams at home. The home team is made up of parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and interested family... -
Forming Partnerships Within Adventist Higher Education Tertiary-LifelongWalla Walla College President Sorensen advocates an increased commitment to partnerships within Adventist higher education. He suggests five barriers to partnerships that should be overcomes: distance; resistance to change; fear of additional work load; policy... -
I Didn't Even Know I Liked You - Elementary Students Learn People Skills and Subject Matter Kindergarten-Grade 8This article from the special JAE issue on cooperative learning shows how students involved with cooperative learning not only master subject matter, but also learn social skills. One of the first steps the classroom teacher must take is to provide opportunities... -
JAE AVLN Column - Adventist Virtual Learning Network Tertiary-LifelongIn this column, the following three AVLN initiatives are highlighted: the first online conference, the Montemorelos training, and online courses. -
JAE AVLN Column - Attend the 2007 AVLN Conference Kindergarten-LifelongFreed outlines the purpose of the Adventist Virtual Learning Network through an analogy, using LAN airlines in South America. This page also invites readers to AVLN's 2007 online conference. -
JAE AVLN Column - AVLN Conference 2006 Kindergarten-LifelongFreed describes the AVLN 2006 conference, how it worked online for participants seeking to collaborate in Adventist education from around the globe. -
JAE Editorial: Multi-Level Partnering in Adventist Education Preschool-LifelongDulan considers the causes of reluctance to collaborate across levels of Adventist education, and outlines the advantages to colleges/universities partnering with secondary and/or primary schools. -
Journey to Excellence - Mission, Curriculum, and Collaboration Kindergarten-LifelongThe 2000-2005 Education Report from the North American Division (NAD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The division and union education leadership are processing all policy, relationships, and curriculum development through the mission... -
Mission Geography Kindergarten-Grade 12Teaching social studies and geography with a world missions perspective takes planning. E. Stanley Chace shares the experience of students from a small rural elementary school who selected a country they wanted to study, and in pairs and small groups, planned... -
Motivating Teens for Global Mission Grade 7-Grade 12"You Can Make a Difference" is a curricular unit on Adventist Global Mission for grades 7-12. The unit shares five ways of motivating youth to become interested and involved in missions: provide an example; use positive peer pressure; provide exposure;... -
Neighborhood: A Multicultural Simulation Kindergarten-Grade 8In this article, the authors provide an example of how a social studies interactive simulation can provide opportunities for pre-service teachers, master teachers, parents, and students to collaborate in teaching cooperative learning skills. A simulation allows... -
Networking and Learning - AVLN Conference 2004 0-2 years-LifelongMarilyn Eggers and Shirley Freed report on the 2004 AVLN Conference and share an overview of AVLN's mission and primary emphases. -
Online Adventures - Principles of Virtual Collaboration Kindergarten-Grade 10Time, money, and/or policy often prevented teachers desiring to provide exciting excursions and field trips for students from doing so, however, today, with the help of tools such as a mouse, printer, and email, teachers can take their students anywhere. This... -
Outdoor Pedagogy Kindergarten-Grade 12This article explores various methodologies used in Outdoor Education, and discusses the importance of hands-on activities in stimulating learning and self-awareness. Topics include: Importance of Outdoor Education; Emotional Response; Using Fear for Self-Awareness;... -
Partnering for Success With Information Literacy Kindergarten-LifelongEducators and students need to be information literate to effectively navigate today's information overload. How can classroom teachers and librarians equip students with these skills? The school librarian can help the teacher incorporate technology and multiple resources into the curriculum; teach course-related information skills; and promote a climate of cooperation. -
Partnerships - Connecting Parent Involvement and Student Achievement Kindergarten-Grade 12According to Norman Powell, "If Adventist schools are to continue to offer students superior education, they must actively recruit parents to participate in every aspect of school life." Student achievement is more dependent on parental participation... -
Pastor and Teacher - Cooperating for Success Kindergarten-Grade 12This article from the JAE special child evangelism issue focuses on the collaboration and cooperation of pastors and teachers. It suggests collaboration strategies, proposes some plans, and shares a vision of what can result from effective collaborative outreach... -
Preparing for the Beginning - The First Days of School Experience Tertiary-LifelongThe First Days of School Pre-Service Training Program at Andrews University has been recognized by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education as being exemplary and worthy of emulation. The program successfully prepares pre-service teachers... -
Profile 5: Parent Involvement Kindergarten-LifelongThe Language Literacy Program at Canberra Christian School enlists the help of parents and community members to meet the need of students. They have achieved a ratio of one adult to every two students. Serving the Australian community since 1972, the school... -
Profile 6: Staff Development Kindergarten-LifelongTeacher-Study Groups, first established on a voluntary basis, has become an integral part of staff development in the Carolina Conference. Teams of three to six teachers meet regularly to discuss and try innovation methods of improving instruction. These teams... -
Pulling Together to Build a Good Collection Kindergarten-LifelongThis article suggests ways the librarian can facilitate collaboration in collection development. Librarians must take the initiative in planning and working with teachers. The librarian must draw up a Collection Development Plan that includes the mission,... -
Putting the Team in Teamwork Lifelong"This papers deals with the concepts related to teams and teamwork. Different types of teams are discussed with special emphasis given to participative intervention teams. The importance of teams as an agent for synergy and collaboration benefits not... -
Readiness for Inter-Institutional Collaboration Among Adventist Institutions of Higher Education in North America: Stages of Change TertiaryProblem: The current sociological and economic environment faced by higher education in North America has inspired many institutions to form consortiums in an attempt to enhance institutional viability. The Association of Adventist Colleges and Universities... -
Readiness for inter-institutional collaboration among Adventist institutions of higher education in North America: Stages of change (paper) TertiaryIn this paper submitted for consideration to the Adventist Education Summit at La Sierra University, October 2010, Paulson summarizes findings from his doctoral research. He describes the current status of inter-institutional collaboration among Adventist... -
Seating Arrangements for Better Classroom Management Kindergarten-Grade 12Seating and desk arrangements significantly influence classroom climate. Discussed are issues to consider when developing seating arrangements, such as teaching style and philosophy. Floor space, classroom traffic patterns, and instructional methodology--such... -
Sharing Christ Through Technology Kindergarten-LifelongMoving others closer to the image of God and making disciples of all nations are two goals technology can help Adventist educators accomplish. Excerpted from two morning worships given by Gordon Bietz, this article emphasizes the importance of not losing sight of the mission of sharing Christ. The complete devotional may be accessed at http://www.avln.org/jae/bietz403.htm. -
Striving for Excellence When Circumstances Work Against It Kindergarten-Grade 12Bradfield addresses popular misconceptions and myths about school improvement. Shared are significant observations about what makes a school successful, even in difficult circumstances, along with the administrators -
Study Groups in Schools - A Collegial Way to Improve your Teaching Kindergarten-Grade 12Study groups are very effective in helping teachers build community and collaborate. Comprised of 3-6 people working together to implement common training, these groups focus on curriculum and instruction rather than administrative matters. While a public... -
The Case Against Committees Kindergarten-Lifelong"Why not form a committee?" is often the clarion cry of many a school or operating board. According to Furst, "Committees can slow progress, strangle innovation, promote mediocrity and discourage initiative." His article addresses the effectiveness... -
The Integration of Values and Learning - An Application to Accounting TertiaryFoster proposes a construct that will help accounting teachers in SDA schools of higher education begin integrating values and learning. New ideas are also proposed to those who have already begun. -
Ties That Should Bind our Academies and Colleges: Cooperation and Collaboration Tertiary-LifelongThis article lists a dozen examples and benefits of how colleges and academies achieve true collaboration through teamwork. -
Whole Language in the Middle and Secondary School Grade 5-Grade 12This article shows how whole language can be used in middle and secondary schools. It dispels some myths of whole language, shows how it could be used in mathematics and literature classes, and gives examples of what would be changed in a classroom if a teacher... -
Why You Need to Be Savvy About Learning Styles Kindergarten-Grade 12As student populations become more diverse, educators need to use a variety of teaching methodologies in an effort to help students learn how they learn best. Dorothy Patterson shares insights on how important it is for teachers to understand and accommodate...