This story comes from a while ago, during my second or third year of teaching. I was hired to teach in a self-contained program for students with mild cognitive impairments. At that time, it was called an “EMI Program.” The program served students who were Educable Mentally Impaired. I taught Math, English Language Arts and […]

Our very own Erin Baller, LSEM Teacher at St John Lutheran School in Rochester, MI, and Special Education Director Dr. Tracie Salgado wrote this impactful article for the Lutheran Education Association’s (LEA’s) April Shaping the Future. In this issue of Shaping the Future, we will dig into the science of reading in upper grades and […]

I have a student who started St. John as a fourth grader. She was struggling with not only basic academic skills but also lacking the stamina and motivation to make it through a school day. She has had experience in school but the year previous to starting St. John she was homeschooled. As the year […]

Episode 40: featuring Kyle Chuhran Kyle Chuhran is the Elementary Education Coordinator at Concordia University Ann Arbor and Act Money Coaching. In this podcast we talk finances and help our teachers better use their God-given resources. He loves teaching and helps students become teachers and ultimately get placed in their student teaching positions. Seeing his […]