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Master of Education
M.Ed.
AWARD-WINNING TEACHER
AIMS FOR ETERNAL IMPACT
Ryan Churchward ’07,
M.Ed.’16 Combines Tech
Savvy With Love for Christ and Kids
by Michele (Cummings) Solomon ’91
As a classroom teacher, Ryan Churchward ’07,
M.Ed. ’16 has been recognized for his
efforts using technology as a tool for learning. But it’s his love for his students and servant’s
heart that really set him apart. He would quickly tell you that his greatest accomplishment
is using his teaching as a tool to shine the light of Christ to a darkened world.
PATH ORDAINED
Churchward’s path since he left Cedarville in 2007
with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education has
been varied, yet God-ordained. He began his career
teaching social studies at Mexico City Christian
Academy inMexico City, Mexico.There he met his wife,
Kathryn, a fellow teacher. The couple moved to Fort
Worth, Texas, where Churchward began as a substitute
teacher and eventually became an English/language arts
teacher at Kerr Middle School.
For the past four years he has taught world cultures
at Kerr, and last year he was recognized for his use of
technology in the classroom. He received the 2016
Classroom Teacher of the Year award from the Texas
Computer Educators Association and was also honored
as the Classroom Teacher of the Year from both Kerr
and the Burleson Independent School District.
This fall, he began teaching global studies at the
prestigious Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth. There,
he is continuing to reach students not just through
technology, but through his passion tomake a difference
wherever God places him. It’s a passion that has its roots
in Cedarville’s Master of Education
(M.Ed.) program.
CULTURE IMPACTED
“Our program is crafted in a way that improves
our teachers’ ability to facilitate learning to make an
impact on the culture,” explained Jeremy Ervin, Dean of
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