In his session on ‘Motivating Your Students’, Conrad Smucker delves into: The importance of goals The motivating teacher Methods of motivation "Motivating Your Students" was presented at Western Fellowship Teachers' Institute...
Field trips are fun for students, but are they always effective? Conrad Smucker guides a discussion on: Purpose Destinations Planning Tips How to Make It Effective Pitfalls to Avoid "Planning Effective Field Trips" was presented...
In this session 5 different speakers spend a few minutes addressing 5 different areas of preparation. They cover: Preparing Devotionals Preparing Incentives Preparing for a Test Preparing for Lessons Preparing for Programs "Six...
If procrastination were a disease, many of us are certainly infected. Is there a difference between procrastination and reasonable delay? It is not always wrong to put a disliked task off to another time, but we will take a look...
Come here to explore the interweaving of relationships among parents, board, and parents. Who is the teacher accountable to? What should I do when a peeved parent or school board member has some things to help me in my teaching...
There are principles of perseverance that perhaps we need to review occasionally. What are some overarching principles that can keep you going when your hands hang down? “Continuing the Journey” was presented by Conrad Smucker at...
Placement tests, achievement tests, grading procedures, report cards… What data should we be concerned about and why? What collection and reporting systems should be established for consistency? How can we navigate the jungle of...
Reports on the following books: “Handbook for Creative Teaching” - Neal Hackman, LaGrande, OR YWAM Biographies, - Conrad Smucker, Chewelah, WA “Teaching with Love and Logic” - Jonathan Miller, Milton-Freewater, OR
There will always be problems in the classroom, and sometimes you can’t work on all of them at once. How do you decide which issues to ignore till later?
Multi-grade situations call for a multi-tasking teacher. Find some tips on making a classroom flow smoothly by setting expectations for everyone. What are some procedures that smooth the movements of classroom life to take the...
Let's get started! First, the instructors introduce themselves. Next, you will get oriented in this novice track through descriptions of what will happen and how it will happen. A brief description will follow of the tremendous...
