d The Gospel and travel meet By www.om.org Published On :: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:29:47 +0000 Kyle Scott (UK) joined OM Europe’s Transit Challenge Team at Transform 2010 and spent the next 6 months travelling from Italy through Southern Europe to the Balkans. After returning home for Christmas, he flew to Germany for the GO conference in January 2011, from where he joined the OM team in France. We were curious to know more… Full Article
d God stirs the hearts of French youth By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:29:47 +0000 French pastor believes that today a new generation in France is rising up with passion to serve God. Full Article
d God at work in northeast France By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:10:17 +0000 God works in the hearts of those who attend an event at a local church in northeast France. Full Article
d The Lord worked in many ways! By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:20:16 +0000 Six OMers spent two weeks in the south of France sharing God's love with children as part of a large music festival. Full Article
d Sharing the good news with kids By www.om.org Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:06:40 +0000 In spite of fluctuating numbers, an OMer knows God is working in the hearts of those who attended the kids’ club and heard the gospel. Full Article
d Bonding over clean-up By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:07:23 +0000 Cleaning up after class turns into a moment of sharing between an OM worker and two North African women. Full Article
d Raise and Give for Bosnia-Herzegovina By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:20:49 +0000 Mathilde, a French teen, describes her trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina. She and others will raise funds for a youth centre where Bosnian teens can discover God. Full Article
d Bound to superstition By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:16:45 +0000 A recent poll shows "rationalistic" French society still highly bound to superstition. Full Article
d Prisonniers de la superstition By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:05:42 +0000 Un sondage récent montre que la superstition est bien présente dans la société française, qui se veut pourtant si rationaliste. Full Article
d Joy and sunlight By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:14:26 +0000 An OM outreach participant shares the gospel with another group of hikers during a walk down a mountain in France. Full Article
d The God of all resources By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:09:39 +0000 Participants experience a special outreach, Retro-Extreme, in France where they rely on God alone for daily food, housing and ministry opportunities. Full Article
d TeenStreet 2012 and Raise and Give By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:08:12 +0000 French teens attend TeenStreet 2012 and help raise money for youth ministry in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Full Article
d God opens doors By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:43:59 +0000 Two guys with the Transit Challenge team step out in faith to share the gospel in an unfamiliar city. Full Article
d Colliding worlds By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:22:22 +0000 An OMer encounters a French woman who converted to Islam but misunderstands both Islam and the Christian faith. Full Article
d Small steps towards justice By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:07:08 +0000 An OM France couple works among trafficked women and fights for justice before government officials. Full Article
d Town authorities acknowledge spiritual realities By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:04 +0000 French OMer Andre experiences that prayer can change the hearts of authorities regarding victims of human trafficking. Full Article
d A TeenStreet fundraising adventure By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:05:10 +0000 A church youth group sees God provide finances for the teens to attend TeenStreet Europe 2013 in Germany. Full Article
d Dance for France By www.om.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:27:34 +0000 After the Transform conference last July in Rome, about 10 of the participants in eastern France started to meet together in order to share the Gospel through dance. Full Article
d Real freedom By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:57:59 +0000 A French man met in the street prefered to live without God, thinking He would take away his freedom. Full Article
d The gift of words and the Word By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:00:49 +0000 Several years ago OM France started teaching French to immigrants to meet a practical need, build relationships and share God’s love. Full Article
d The least-reached in Europe By www.om.org Published On :: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:12:52 +0000 “I was not happy when the Lord told me to go to France,” recalls one American OM worker, who soon discovered Europe’s great spiritual needs. Full Article
d Et après? (and after?) By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 02:31:36 +0000 Hindsight is, as they say, 20:20. It’s usually easier to see, after the event, what should have been done to prevent it from happening. But whether this is true for the recent tragic events in Paris is a case for argument. Full Article
d Connecting: Finding churches for Turks in France By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:41:29 +0000 While reaching out to Turks in France, one long-term worker feels like Apostle Paul: preaching in house churches and getting kicked out of a mosque. Full Article
d God's perfect timing By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:34:55 +0000 David’s role on the Riverboat is to act as a homeless man. In reality, he is acting out a familiar life he used to lead. Full Article
d Change in Audience By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 06:51:06 +0000 Although the escape room was created with a primary focus to mobilise Christians, OM Riverboats and OM France worked together to make adjustments in the simulation to suit non-believers better. Full Article
d From dream to reality By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:22:51 +0000 “It was a long, green boat, sailing gently along the river,” recalled Ana Barros (Portugal), as she described her dream to her mum. This happened before she had even seen a picture of OM's Riverboat. Full Article
d Sharing God's love through literacy By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:28:35 +0000 "At the end of the class, over tea and mini-cakes, we take time to get to know them, to help them with administrative tasks or to discuss Bible stories," shares Louise. Full Article
d Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris for VP After Intense School Desegregation Clash By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Although Harris clashed with Biden over his record on school desegregation, some of her education proposals might dovetail well with his. Full Article After+school
d COVID-19 Has Left Thousands of After-School Programs in Jeopardy By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Six in 10 programs worry they will have to shut down permanently, a survey finds—and that was before so many districts announced fall remote-learning plans. Full Article After+school
d As Schools Recover After COVID-19, Look to New Orleans By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Hurricane Katrina taught the city lessons that apply to education across the nation now, writes economist Douglas N. Harris. Full Article After+school
d Classes canceled in Baltimore County after cyber attack By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article After+school
d School system dismisses early after cybersecurity threat By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article After+school
d A Classroom Strategy: Using Models for Scientific Argumentation (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Second grade teacher Kitten Vaa shares how her students develop argumentation skills with the use of scientific modeling. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Here's How to Implement the 'KLEWS' Strategy in the Classroom (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In Queens, N.Y., Maria Katsanos' 3rd grade class conducts scientific explanations through the "KLEWS" strategy—identifying what students already know, what they're going to learn, the evidence, their wonderings, and scientific words and concepts. Full Article Elementaryschools
d A Classroom Strategy: The Line-Up Game (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Elizabeth Iwaszewicz, a kindergarten teacher at Lafayette Elementary School in San Francisco, uses music to help students focus their attention as they line up. She uses Jeopardy!'s theme song to make the routine like a quick and timed game. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Can Artificial Intelligence Help Teachers Find the Right Lesson Plans? By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The IBM Foundation has launched a website called Teacher Advisor with Watson, which uses artificial intelligence to find high-quality elementary math resources and lessons. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Scientific Modeling in the Early Grades (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Kaia Tomokiyo, a kindergarten teacher from Southern Heights Elementary in Seattle and Fallon King, a 1st and 2nd grade teacher from Cedarhurst Elementary in Burien, Wash., share how they engage younger students in scientific modeling through observation and discussion. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Combining Literacy and Math Skills Through Thinking Logs (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Thinking logs incorporate both literacy and math skills by asking students to write complete sentences explaining how they solved an equation and arrived at a solution. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Teaching Math: Reasoning About Addition (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Ryan Reilly, a 1st grade teacher at White Center Heights Elementary School in Seattle, shares how he uses related equations so students can identify similarities and differences in numbers and symbols. By noticing patterns, they learn to justify their reasons and can then solve similar problems. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Teaching Young Learners How to Do Math Through Storytelling (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Jeanne Wright creatively introduces her 1st grade students to a variety of strategies for solving addition problems. Full Article Elementaryschools
d A Classroom Strategy: Making Sense of Fractions Through Group Work (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 A 5th grade teacher uses fractions to promote both language and math skills in her dual-language classroom. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Do 2nd Graders Need Homework? Texas Teacher Says No By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 A simple letter home to parents explaining a Texas 2nd grade teacher's no-homework policy has gone viral and is leading to more discussion about what's appropriate for elementary school students. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Learning Through Engaging With Nature (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Outdoor exploration allows children to have fun while making sense of the world around them and developing their critical-thinking skills. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Video: Claims, Evidence, Reasoning By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Teacher Antoinette Pippin engages her 5th grade students in a "Claims, Evidence, Reasoning" protocol. Using what she calls "the trifecta of argument," she helps her students make claims and support their claims with evidence and reasoning. Full Article Elementaryschools
d A Classroom Strategy for Math: Have Students 'Notice and Wonder' (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 This elementary routine encourages students to make sense of a math problem by listing what they both notice and wonder about the given information. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Learning Subtraction Strategies by Talking Through Number Strings (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Elementary math specialist Kristin Gray helps her 2nd graders understand different subtraction strategies by talking through their thought processes. Full Article Elementaryschools
d A Classroom Strategy: Brain Breaks Allow Students to Refocus (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Second grade teacher Tita Ugalde explains how giving 'brain breaks' lets her students shake out their extra energy and refuel in between lessons. Full Article Elementaryschools
d A Classroom Strategy: Choreograph Students' Movements (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A former dancer uses her choreography skills to plan her students' movement through the classroom. Full Article Elementaryschools
d Counting Collections With Preschoolers: An Early-Learning Math Strategy (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 See how one preschool teacher helps her students learn how to count collections of objects. Full Article Elementaryschools
d An Elementary Math Routine: Dot Image (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 A math specialist shares how she uses dots to allow students to see the connections between mathematical operations, like addition and multiplication. Full Article Elementaryschools