Empowering educators to joyfully fulfill their God-given calling

How Christian Schools Can Better Serve Special Education Students

with Jodi Wolkerstorfer of The Collaborative for Christian Education

Christian schools are uniquely positioned to reflect Christ’s heart by welcoming and serving students of all abilities, but what are the practical steps to get there? In this hope-filled session, Dr. Jodi Wolkerstorfer will explore how Christian schools can partner with teachers and families to support and welcome all students as image-bearers of God.

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  • Jennifer Caudle says:

    Great resources and thoughts. I work at an Internation Christian School in South Korea. We see a great need and mission opportunities to connect and have a SPED program or services for students. We already have students with ADHD and low level disabilities. As a teacher who has ADHD, a reading and spelling disability, and a decoding deficiency, I see such an opportunity we could give to our community.

    • Joanna Richter says:

      Thanks for sharing, Jennifer! We would love to continue the conversation on how The Collaborative could be a resource for your school. Feel free to reach out to us on our contact form at the link above, and we can continue the conversation!

    • Angela Anderson says:

      Jennifer – we are so glad to hear the session was helpful for you! Within our Member Dashboard we have even more resources like this one – we hope we can schedule a discovery call with you to meet you and learn more about your school (send us an email: hello@beacollaborator.com). Blessings to you and your ministry

  • Emily says:

    Helpful thoughts for a new christian school trying to navigate special education challenges.

    • Joanna Richter says:

      Wow, Emily! Congrats on launching a new Christian school. The Collaborative has many FREE resources and services, and would love to support your launch. Feel free to check us out at beacollaborator.com

    • Angela Anderson says:

      Emily – we would also love to be able to set up a discovery call to hear more about your ministry and encourage your heart. Send us an email at hello@beacollaborator.com and we can get it set up. Blessings!

  • Kathleen says:

    This session was fantastic. I can not wait to go back and let my administrators know about the resources.

  • Michel Williams says:

    As a fellow Special Educator , this basic info is simple enough to pass along to other staff who may or may not have knowledge of how similiar students are, yet how unique they are too.
    I appreciate the tools offered, always looking for additional helps to better serve students!

    • Amanda Kopischke says:

      Thank you,
      Michel. Let us know how we can help!

    • Angela Anderson says:

      Michael – we are so glad to hear this session was helpful for you! If you are interested, we have more resources just like this one at The Collaborative. Your school can sign up to become a Member School for free by heading here – http://www.beacollaborator.com. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to be a support to you!