Alta Vista - For Christian Educators, Alta, Vista, Teachers, and Parents

A Professional Development Resource for Administrators and Curriculum Leaders

Educating Toward Wisdom, a collaborative project of Alta Vista and the Society of Christian Schools in British Columbia, is an integrative approach for leading Christian learning communities...a collection of principles, articles, and activities for designing school-based professional development.
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Commencement Address - Tonight I’ll only remind you of what you’ve already learned, and encourage you to...

Tuition and Mission, or Do Policies Teach?

Guidelines for School Sponsored Student Travel

Courses

Elaine Brouwer is currently teaching a course on the philosophical and Biblical foundations of Reformational Christian education. The course is for teachers in their second year of teaching at Bellevue Christian School in Medina, WA. Participants gather once a month from October to May to engage course topics.

Alta Vista is working in partnership with Seattle Pacific University again this year to help Christian school teachers earn Professional Certification in the state of Washington. Tim Krell and Elaine Brouwer are each working with two cohorts - one cohort of new Pro-Cert candidates and another of Pro-Cert Completers. All four cohorts began their work in November and will complete a final portfolio by the end of May 2010.

Blogs, Wikis, & more

Visit http://spacetolearn.wetpaint.com/ to view a presentation called “Spaces Where Learners Flourish,” to view stories of innovative educational practices, and to join the discussion.

insearch

Welcome to the most recent edition of InSearch. Inside you will find several articles. The newest include Tim Krell's report on his recent visit to Yabus, Sudan and John Van Dyk's article about his recent visit to Haiti. John Van Dyk also writes about Christian education in Central America and the Caribbean. Other articles include, Assessment that Supports and Encourages Learning: a blessing for our students by Elaine Brouwer, What is Quality Christian Education? by John Van Dyk, and Curiosity and Wonder Lost in School by Tim Krell. We invite you to respond to the articles by clicking the link at the end of each article.

In addition to these articles, you will find two addresses given by Doug Blomberg at the 2008 NWCSI/CTABC Teachers Convention in Abbotsford, BC.

Additionally, you may wish to browse the archives for earlier articles.