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Piper Burdge

Piper Burdge

Faith Builders Christian School

Engaging Learners: Practices that Invite Students to Meaningful Participation

As teachers, we idealize classrooms full of students engaged in lively discussion, meaningful work, and deepening thinking. But how do we move students from passive listening to engaged learning? While offered from the...

Must-Reads Book List

The compilers chose for this list books recognized as timeless classics, or books that form values or expand the minds of readers. Books listed in the preschool through lower elementary sections can be enjoyed again and again....

Women Who Said Yes

Saying “yes” to God changes people. Encounter the stories of two women who said yes to God’s call to serve people who society rejected or ignored. Their “yes” changed their own lives and the lives of thousands around them.

World Geography Infographic Syllabus

An infographic-style syllabus and editable template (PowerPoint) for a junior high world geography course.

The Swedish Method: One Way to Study the Bible with Your Students

In Bible class, you read a passage together. Then what? In the document below, Piper adapts a simple but effective form of study for use in the classroom. Download the questions now or read them below.

The Math They See, the Math They Use: Demonstrating Concepts with Math Manipulatives

Piper: I've worked in food service and I've gotten people who don't know how to make a recipe three times larger than it should be. I can say to them, “You need to double that recipe or you need to triple that recipe,” and what...

Student-to-Student Feedback: Why and How Should You Teach It?

How can we equip young people to engage constructively at home, at work, and in church? Piper found that training her middle school students in peer feedback encouraged valuable communication skills. In this presentation from...

Panel: God's Word Shaping Our Teaching

How do we integrate Scriptures in math, science, and history classes? A panel of four teachers challenge and encourage their fellow educators to consider their callings.

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