Reading is an extremely important part of our education. How can lower-grade teachers and middle grade teachers give students tools they need to be good readers?

What is the language of math? How do we teach it to students? This class considers mathematics as a meaningful language that tells a compelling story.

A class on the history of the English language and teaching English grammar. Focuses primarily on upper grade English.

A session on Anabaptist history that looks at migration from Europe to numerous locations in America.

Organization begets efficiency. Learn organizational tips and techniques that will promote efficiency in your classroom this coming year.

A class on the history of the English language and teaching English grammar. Focuses primarily on upper grade English.

This topic is about relating to my authority in the classroom. What is within my realm of authority? How do I implement my given authority without over-using it?

An introduction to the Novice Teacher's Training Track at WFTI 2021.

Do your teachers ever come away from board meetings wondering what got decided? Did you lead out in the board meeting? What about getting things done on time? Or showing an interest in the problems faced by the teachers? Are you leading in a way that makes the teachers want to follow?

Discernment is needed in many facets of school. What are some steps that can be taken to ensure fair discernment that meets the need of the moment during the pressure of the moment?

What do we teach when we teach science: a body of knowledge about the physical world or a process for gaining that knowledge? Good science teaching embeds content knowledge in process.

What is the language of math? How do we teach it to students? This class considers mathematics as a meaningful language that tells a compelling story.

Effective discipline starts with a disciplined teacher. What are some tools that can be used to effectively promote and preserve order in our upper elementary classrooms?

What is the language of math? How do we teach it to students? This class considers mathematics as a meaningful language that tells a compelling story.

You must communicate as a teacher, but is your communication clear? Clear communication involves understanding your audience and building on what your audience already knows.

Presenters at WFTI summarize, review, and recommend books of interest to teachers.

What do you love? Who are you? We rely on our relationships to give us a sense of place, identity, and a view of the world. But ultimately, our relationships need to be based in God.

Think. Just think. Yes, but how? What does it mean to analyze? What are key concepts in analyzing a scenario? How can we help students to think beyond the current moment?

School life is about learning, but what the students are learning should be practical and should enable our students to be ready to face life with vigor that will be a blessing to the kingdom of God. We are called to be lights. Do your students have the training they need to help them be lights?

A teacher’s persona is about his or her personality, yet there’s more to it than that. What is persona? Should I be concerned about it? Can it be changed, should change be attempted, and what components of persona are essential of effective teaching?