All Belong Center for Inclusive Education

03/12/2026

We're grateful to partner with Michigan Association of Non-public Schools to teach about attention controls to help support every learner! Have you registered yet?

Join All Belong Center for Inclusive Education on March 26, 2026, where you’ll learn how to observe attention-related functioning, better understand why students respond the way they do, and walk away with practical strategies you can use right away.

If you’re looking for tools that move beyond behavior management and toward meaningful support, this session is for you. Register Today! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AllBelongMarch

03/04/2026

We're excited to lead this PD for Michigan Association of Non-public Schools and help teachers learn more about attention controls! Have you registered yet?

All Belong Center for Inclusive Education is hosting a virtual professional learning opportunity on March 26, 2026! Have you ever considered what exactly we mean when we use the phrase 'Pay Attention'? Register for this FREE virtual professional learning opportunity to learn what attention control really means! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AllBelongMarch

03/02/2026

Social-emotional skills grow over time, just like academic skills.

This week, choose one competency — self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, or responsible decision-making — and name a strength you see in a student.

Begin with strengths.

When we slow down to observe carefully, students are more likely to be known, needed, and experience belonging.

Explore this more on our blog:
https://allbelong.org/understanding-the-heart-a-christ-centered-view-of-social-emotional-development

02/24/2026

As educators in Christ-centered schools, we are called not only to teach minds, but to shepherd hearts.

What are you noticing about your students’ social-emotional growth right now?

Where do you see strengths emerging?
Where might a skill still be developing?

Understanding development helps us know students more clearly and respond more thoughtfully.

Read the full article here:
https://allbelong.org/understanding-the-heart-a-christ-centered-view-of-social-emotional-development

02/20/2026

In Christ-centered schools, social-emotional development is not separate from faith formation.

If each student bears the image of a relational, loving God, then their emotional and relational growth matters deeply.

This month on the blog, we reflect on how a biblical lens shapes the way we understand social-emotional development, and why it matters for belonging.

Read the article on our blog:
https://allbelong.org/understanding-the-heart-a-christ-centered-view-of-social-emotional-development

02/20/2026

“One Size Doesn’t Fit All.”

At the FSI Conference in Texas, Becky Tubergen and Tyler Harms had the opportunity to share practical strategies for personalizing student growth in Christ-centered schools.

We are grateful to the Association of Christian Schools International for inviting us into this space with Christian school educators who are deeply committed to nurturing the hearts and minds of their students.

We talked about what it means to move beyond one-size-fits-all thinking and instead walk through a thoughtful process of knowing students well, responding to their strengths, and helping every learner belong.

Did you see us there? We’d love to hear what stood out to you!

01/14/2026

Today’s professional development focused on a simple but deep truth: as image-bearers created for community, students are more likely to thrive in school environments rooted in relationships and belonging.

We explored how Tier 1 practices in a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) can nurture social-emotional development and support behavior for every student through shared expectations, predictable routines, daily greetings, classroom circles, and learning environments that feel safe and connected.

We're grateful to walk alongside educators who want every student with a disability to be known, needed, and experiences belonging in their Christ-centered school. How is your team strengthening Tier 1 practices this year?

01/12/2026

This spring, join Christian educators worldwide for a 12-week online book study on "The AI Assist: Strategies for Integrating AI into the Very Human Act of Teaching."

Together, we will explore how AI can support inclusive, Christ-centered classrooms where every student is known, needed, and experiences belonging.

✔ Asynchronous format
✔ 25 PD clock hours
✔ Open to all educators and future educators

Registration is open through Jan. 20.

Learn more and register:
https://allbelong.thinkific.com/courses/spring-2026-book-study

All Belong partners with Christ-centered schools to build inclusive environments where every student, regardless of ability, experiences belonging. Discover how we can help your school thrive.

01/01/2026

As we step into the new year, our prayer for 2026 is this:

that you would be known fully,
needed for who you are, and
experience true belonging in every place you go.

Happy New Year from all of us at All Belong!

12/26/2025

As you think about year-end giving that helps faithfully build belonging, we want you to be aware of a quiet change at the U.S. Postal Service that may affect mailed gifts this December.

Beginning December 24, 2025, most postmarks will show the date your envelope is processed at a regional postal facility, not the day you dropped it in the mailbox. For donors who still mail checks, that could mean a gift you send on December 31 is postmarked in January and counted for the next tax year.

To help your mailed gift count for 2025, you can:
• Mail your check several days before December 31.
• Ask for a hand-stamped postmark at the Post Office counter when you send it.
• Consider giving online or by electronic transfer instead of by mail. Give easily online at https://allbelong.org/yearend

However you choose to give, thank you for investing in Christ-centered communities where students with disabilities are known, needed, and experience belonging!

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at All Belong! Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus, who came near so that each person would know they are loved and never alone.

We are grateful for students, families, and school communities sharing Christ’s love in everyday moments of care, joy, and welcome.

May the peace of Christ be with you and those you love today.

12/05/2025

This year's Head and Heart Conference is in the books—and one for the record books! We had our biggest group ever with over 100 educators from across the country and beyond! We are truly grateful for their desire to build schools and classrooms where every student is fully known as the child of God that they are. We can't wait to hear about the difference you will all make in the lives of your students!