“The Open Generation”: New Barna Research on Today’s Teens
About Today’s Show In this podcast, Dr. Lynn Swaner interviews Dr. David Kinnaman, President of the Barna Group, on a new research project...
Podcast Archive
ACSI’s monthly podcast, Moving Forward with Lynn Swaner, features Christian school leaders and educational experts whose forward-thinking, innovational approaches to current issues and topics will inspire listeners toward transformation in their own schools.
“The Open Generation”: New Barna Research on Today’s Teens
About Today’s Show In this podcast, Dr. Lynn Swaner interviews Dr. David Kinnaman, President of the Barna Group, on a new research project...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Questioning
Today’s podcast features Justin Smith, Head of the Upper School and Vice President of Little Rock Christian Academy. Justin talks with Lynn...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Leadership Interdependence
About Today’s Show Today’s podcast features Jon Eckert, the Copple Professor for Christians in School Leadership at Baylor University and a Cardus Senior...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Resilience in Adults
About Today’s Show Today’s podcast features Rex Miller, founder of MindShift and author of WHOLE: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive. Rex...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: God's Story
About Today’s Show Today’s podcast features Marianne Vangoor, Director of Leadership at Edvance in Ontario, Canada. Marianne talks with Lynn Swaner about the...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Caring Environment
About Today’s Show Today’s podcast features Sean Schat, Assistant Professor of Education at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ontario (Canada). Sean talks with Lynn...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Insular Culture
Today’s podcast features Tia Gaines, director for Educational Strategies for UnifiEd, A Center for Hope and Unity. Tia talks with Lynn Swaner...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Resource Constraints
Today’s podcast features Andrew Neumann, Executive Chair and CEO of Open Sky Education. Andrew talks with Lynn Swaner about the Flourishing Schools...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Responsiveness to Special Needs
About Today’s Show Today’s podcast features Elizabeth Lucas Dombrowski, Director of All Belong Center for Inclusive Education. Elizabeth talks with Lynn Swaner about...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Mentoring Students
Today’s podcast features Tyler Amidon, Director of Student Life and Middle School at Denver Christian School. Tyler talks with Lynn Swaner about...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Stress
Today’s podcast features Ginger Hill, Founder of Good Health for Good Works. Ginger talks with Lynn Swaner about the Flourishing Schools construct...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Qualified Staff
Today’s podcast features Darren Iselin, Director of Research and Innovation with Christian Schools Australia (CSA). Darren talks with Lynn Swaner about the...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Resilience
Today’s podcast features Dave Hill, Founder of HeartSmart. Dave talks with Lynn Swaner about the Flourishing Schools construct of Resilience, where “students...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Culture of Improvement
Today’s podcast features Heather Lee, Assistant Superintendent at Fredericksburg Christian School in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Heather talks with Lynn Swaner about the Flourishing...
Moving Forward Flourishing Series: Community Engagement
Today’s podcast features Joel Gaines, Head of School at The City School in Philadelphia. Joel talks with Lynn Swaner about the Flourishing...
Women’s Leadership in Christian Education
This month’s podcast features Becki Rust, ACSI Thought Leadership Project Coordinator, who interviews Dr. Maria Varlet, Head of Research and Innovation at...
Returning to School with a Trauma-Informed Perspective
This month’s podcast features Betsy Winkle, Director of Evaluation Services at All Belong. Guest host Dr. Charlotte Marshall Powell speaks with Betsy...
School Mergers and Collaborative Christian Education
This podcast features Phil Puleo, Superintendent of the Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg (CSAGH), an organization that oversees both Harrisburg Christian...
Catalyzing Change in Christian Education
This month’s podcast features Dan Beerens and Erik Ellefsen, who are co-editors of the new book MindShift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education,...
Learning from the Future
This month’s podcast features Tom Rudmik, who is the CEO and Founder of Master’s Academy and College, an award-winning R&D Christian school...
Teacher Well-Being in Our Schools
This month’s podcast features Rex Miller, author of the upcoming book, WHOLE: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive, which examines ways...
Creating Diverse Communities in Christian Schools
This month’s podcast features Joel Gaines, High School Principal at The City School of Philadelphia, and Jenny Brady, Director of Diversity at...
Pursuing Shalom: Christian Education in the City
This month’s podcast features Jake Becker, Head of School at The City School in Philadelphia. I talk with Jake about the what...
Becoming More Intentional about Serving and Learning
This month’s podcast features guest host Dan Beerens, CACE Fellow, as he interviews Lynn Swaner and Roger Erdvig about their new book,...
PODCAST: Developing “Schools within a School” in Christian Education
This month’s podcast features Tim Greener, Superintendent of Christian Academy of Louisville School System, as he discusses the concept of creating “schools...
PODCAST: Creating Inclusive Communities in Christian Schools
This month’s podcast discusses how to create inclusive communities in Christian schools, which are welcoming of learners from all backgrounds and abilities.
PODCAST: Addressing Mental Health Needs and Challenges in Christian Schools
Christian school students present with a number of mental health needs and challenges. School leaders can benefit from learning about best practices...
Making Schooling Choices in a Competitive Schooling Market
This month's podcast discusses the joint Barna-ACSI research report entitled “Multiple Choice: How Parents Sort Education Options in a Changing Market” which...
ACSI PODCAST: Transforming Your Space AND Your Leadership Culture
The “flexible office” concept is an innovative approach to designing spaces for the school leadership team. However, this approach isn’t really about...
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