This week we speak with Maeson Lange about how she implements special education strategies in her general education 4th grade classroom. Maeson is the 4th grade teacher at Christ Greenfield in Gilbert, AZ You can reach Maeson at [email protected]

This week we learn all about classroom incentives from Annie Ziegelbein. Annie teaches 5th grade at Trinity Lutheran School in Jefferson City, MO. You can reach her with all of your questions at [email protected]

This week we talk with Ryan Ermeling about parent feedback.

This week we speak with middle school students that are leading a bible study at their school!

This week we talk with Dan Sterling from St. Paul's in Des Peres, MO about a fantastic school trip to Washington, D.C. that he helps plan. You can reach Dan at [email protected] with all of your school trip questions.

This week we speak with Bill Becker about the Laura Ingalls Wilder unit he teaches at St. John's in Red Bud, IL. It's such a neat unit! You can reach Bill at [email protected] with all your questions.

This week we speak with Cheryl Haun about her work with the LEA Spiritual Nurture in the Early Childhood Classroom series. If you want to reach out to Cheryl and ask her about the program or about how to grow the faith in early childhood you can email her at: [email protected]

On this episode we talk about a growing school! You can reach Marissa at [email protected] to learn about the great things they are doing at her school. It can't all fit in this one episode.

This week we talk about a really neat intergenerational choir with Matt Gerhardt. You can reach Matt at [email protected] with all your questions about how this works. He would love to talk to you!

This week we speak with Laura Piel about the work she does at Trinity Roselle, and specifically her experience writing plays for her students to perform. You can reach Laura at [email protected]

That's a wrap on Season 1 of What Works for Me! Thank you to all of our guests, to LEA, Denise, Jon, and everyone else that has helped us share the wonderful daily impact Lutheran schools have! If you want to be a guest on the show, know someone we should highlight, or have a question for us don't hesitate to reach out! You can contact Mike at [email protected] You can contact Rob at [email protected] See you when we return for Season 2 this fall. Until then,...

This week we speak with Caroline Creutz, a junior at Lutheran West, and her mother, Lauren, about founding a chapter of the Lutheran Junior Honor Association while Caroline was an 8th grader at Bethany Lutheran School. The best part? It was all Caroline's idea!

This week we speak with Dr. Howard from Mt. Calvary Lutheran School in Milwaukee, WI about her work creating a great school culture! What they are making at Mt. Calvary is something special! You can reach her with questions at: [email protected]

This week we talk about writing grants. Our very own Mike Schiemann is our guest today, and he shares his tips, tricks, and experiences writing grants to further the mission of his ministry. You can reach Mike at [email protected] with all your grant writing questions. He would love it if you contacted him!

This week Rob talks to our guest about Teacher Appreciation Week, and what she does to honor the work teachers do! You can reach our guest, Brooke, at [email protected] To see some examples of her teacher appreciation ideas go here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13zVqznYeDMoiVw2G_x6guanvpKTazSJs?usp=sharing

This week we talk all things classroom management with Sarah Nixon. Sarah teaches 4th grade at Christ Lutheran School in Albuquerque, NM. You can reach Sarah at [email protected] with all your classroom management questions. 

This week Mike speaks with Brenda Jank about her work with schools equipping students and teachers to thrive. Brenda is the CEO of Run Hard. Rest Well. You can reach her at: [email protected]

This week we speak with Matt Hewitt from Pathfinder Church and St. John Lutheran School in Ellisville, MO.  He's talking about his role as their Chief Operations Officer. You can contact Matt at Matt Hewitt [email protected]

This week we speak with Jess Koch about the religion curriculum she created for infant-4 year old children. You can see what she created here: https://www.beyondbibletimeeccurriculum.net/

This week we speak with Kristen Okabayashi and Sally Heit at Hope Lutheran in Seattle. We talk about working as a strong team to drive school enrollment. You can contact Kristen and Sally at: [email protected] [email protected]

This week we speak with Richard Rausch about his journey from public education to becoming a Lutheran school principal. 

This week we talk to Karen Merritt about supporting students emotionally. Karen serves as the school counselor at St. Paul's in Fort Worth, TX

Serving in ministry is tough, and serving in ministry with your spouse is still tough. This week we speak with Ben and Meghan Vogel about how they support each other as they serve. You can reach Ben at [email protected] and Meghan at [email protected]

This week we talk with Dr. Julian Petzold about school safety. Dr. Julian Petzold earned his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and conducted research on best practices in school safety.  Through his extensive research, he learned that there is a lack of school safety plans that are practical, and therefore useful.  His desire is to bring the practical side of safety to schools, early childhood centers, and churches in order to empower them to be confident when a crisis occurs.  You can...