What Happens in Classrooms When Teachers of Faith Come Out of the Closet?

Welcome to the first episode of The Mustard Seed, a podcast that explores the intersection where public education and teachers of faith meet.  In this segment, a panel of educators talk about managing classroom challenges through a faith-based lens.

Follow on Twitter: @flippingwithjoy @kathyswanger  @ideasforteacher @bamradionetworkJoy McCourt teaches high school chemistry, physics, and mathematics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she lives with her husband and two sons. Her interests include helping to moderate #flipclasschat every Monday on Twitter and training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Grace Larsen is in her sixteenth year of teaching with a Bachelor’s Degree from Bowling Green State University in Integrated Social Studies and a Master’s Degree from Walden University in Literacy and Technology. She is teaching 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts at the Richland School of Academic Arts in Mansfield Ohio. Kathy Swanger is a life-long Christian educator with over three decades in public education.  She taught high school social studies for 30 years, has facilitated a digital media center for K-12 students, and served as an instructor for a teacher academy. She is an instructional technology consultant for Marion City Schools in Marion, Ohio. Tony Pingitore: Lead Pastor, mosaic, 12 years,  have worked in a number of fields including 5 years in the USAF, 8 years factory work, youth ministry for 22 yrs - married 37 years, father of 4 married adults, 9 grandchildren.