Steven Levy and Sara Espinoza interview Ron Berger, Senior Advisor for Teaching and Learning with EL Education.  Check out the new book, We are Crew, as well as the video, Brave and Honest Communication through Crew.   Questions they consider include: 1. How do you find time to schedule Crew? 2. How do you form small groups and still have an adult with each of these Crews? 3. Is there a curriculum for Crew? 4. How do you maintain Crew culture from year to year? 5. How do you have discussions around hard questions? 6. How do you start Crew? 7. Are there best practices around group numbers per grade level? 8. For middle school students, what are some recommendations for this age group? 9. How do you get buy-in from your school? Book:  https://eleducation.org/resources/we-are-crew Video: https://eleducation.org/resources/brave-and-honest-communication-in-crew

Today's show features an interview with Ron Berger, Senior Advisor for Teaching & Learning with EL Education.  Ron talks about the structures and the culture of Crew. He is interviewed by Steven Levy, co-chair of Christian Deeper Learning. Ron shares a video on the "Power of Crew", which can be viewed online. Check out Ron's latest book:  We are Crew - A Teamwork Approach to School Culture. 

Listen to our Welcome Session of the CDL4 virtual gathering, led by Steven Levy and Dan Beerens.   To learn more about Christian Deeper Learning, visit our website: christiandeeperlearning.org Read the white paper that dives even deeper into Christian Deeper Learning!

Notes by Dr. Stan Ward: To learn more about how to beat leadership burnout, go to coachingforinfluence.com/burnout Because I’m all too aware of how Christian school teachers and administrators can burn the candle at both ends, I suggest you read this blog post on Servant Leadership vs. Martyr Leadership. For those who would like to see more of what I’ve written, here is a link to my Author Page For anyone who just wants to know more about the work I do or contact me, they can use my personal webpage -  www.stanleyjward.com For those who want to know more about my coaching business and the resources I offer, they can find that information at www.coachingforinfluence.com Finally, I encourage all your listeners to either podcast episode to see this Sacred Pace blog post.  For any listeners who simply want the audio files for my burnout book, they can email [email protected] and put “audio book” in the subject line. For any listeners who want more information about the group program I’m offering to Christian School administrators, they can email [email protected] and simply put “group program for administrators” in the subject line.

Host Krista Adams Wallace shares her own story of starting the Doulos Discovery School and WHY Christian Deeper Learning is important to her. To learn more about the Doulos Discovery School, visit: doulosdiscovery.org - for information on the school doulosministries.us - for information on serving with Doulos

The three co-chairs for Christian Deeper Learning discuss how we connected to Deeper Learning, as well as the people who have influenced and inspired us on the journey.   A white paper that provides a definition of Christian Deeper Learning can be found here.  

Darryl DeBoer is the Director of Teaching for Transformation, a distinctively Christian method of Deeper Learning.  Learn more at https://www.teachingfortransformation.org/ and discover their Deep Hope.  

Dr. Lynn Swaner, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer with ACSI, shares why service learning is a powerful tool for Christian schools.   Check out ACSI's "Flourishing Schools Institute" in 2021: https://www.acsi.org/home/professional-development/fsi

Today's guest is Dr. John Eckert from Baylor university. He is a professor of educational leadership, and he will be presenting on assessment and feedback at this year's CDL4.