2024-2025 Math Teacher Cohort
Good Math teachers are hard to find; they’re often hired for their content expertise, regardless of a formal education background. All the more reason for many Math teachers within Christian schools to feel like they haven’t been prepared to teach their subject from a Christian perspective … beyond talking about order and absolutes. However, Christian Math teachers are just as influential in furthering a gospel-centered approach to learning as teachers of any other discipline in the school. Yet, they need to be equipped with the tools to reflect on and then articulate the beauty of their discipline through the lens of a rich biblical theology.
In the same way that Jesus established a community (a Body made up of diverse members with different giftings) to be instruments of furthering His kingdom, our hope is to establish a community of Math teachers who can grow and learn from each other and celebrate the unique opportunities of their discipline. So they, too, can be instruments and agents of spiritual transformation by bringing their unique perspectives and abilities to further the mission of their schools.
What you can Expect
Cohorts will meet once a month online, but the cohorts will be designed to provide on-going conversation throughout the month via email. Cohort members will also have access to recorded sessions and will receive regular RenewEd emails, targeted toward the tasks and opportunities of today's Math teachers.
Facilitation will be structured around objectives and goals, but will be informed by on-going expressed needs and thoughts. However, we'll always dedicate a significant portion of our time together to open questions and conversation, to share resources, and to generate ideas of how we can collectively further spiritual vibrancy within our school communities. As a part of their registration, all cohort members will receive a digital copy of Noah's book, Jesus Above School to provide some of the framework that will guide our monthly conversation. RenewEd has also recruited experienced Math teachers who have demonstrated a lengthy history of considering the implications of the Christian worldview and a uniquely gospel-driven perspective on the teaching of Mathematics. These teachers will be assisting in the facilitation of the Math teacher cohort.
Cohorts will begin meeting in June and will continue throughout the academic year. The cost to join a cohort is $85 for the year, but you can wait to pay the registration fee until you have determined if a cohort meeting time works for your schedule.