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...
Okay, board, listen up. A teacher is going to share with you some board-shaking ideas. We hope that this workshop will cause the apathetic tendency in your board heart to dash away like a surprised rabbit.
Attributes of an Anabaptist School by Jonathan Erb
What makes a school Anabaptist? Citing the examples of the earliest Anabaptists, Jonathan takes a sobering look at what our schools have to offer--and of what we must be ware.
Some home situations lead to annoyance. Some lead to a breakdown of the student's ability to function at school. Jonathan leads a discussion on school's response to this range of issues.
Enjoy a family-oriented evening as two presenters alternate with stories that illustrate wisdom from various school disciplines--nature, history, human interst, etc.
The Five R's: The Service Skills Your Students Need
Jonathan expands lesson content beyond the three R's. The academic setting provides a forum for teaching five R's of service skills: reverence, responsibility, reality, respect, and relationships. Courtesy Christian Light...
Service suggests selflessness and work--even undesirable work. However, we serve because we understand Christ's sacrifice, his holiness, and his example of service. Courtesy Christian Light Education (CLE).
Drawing on the teaching ministry of Jesus, participants discuss signs of attitude issues versus learning disabilities, and responses that honor parents, teachers, and students. Compassion, says Jonathan, is required for even the...
How can we change our methods to maximize the learning experience? Jonathan guides participants in considering self-analysis and flexibility in response to critiques and disappointing results.Courtesy Western Fellowship Teachers'...
Acceptance, rejection, and all the complexities with this issue have created a lot of issues in our schools. Jonathan takes a balanced look at accepting children in ways that motivates them properly towards good ends.Courtesy...
Jonathan leads a discussion on best practices in grading and record-keeping, stressing that although this is a significant part of a teacher's work, it should not be consuming.Courtesy Western Fellowship Teachers' Institute.
What are they? Why should we give them? Jonathan looks at the data and gives a thorough look at achievement testing.Courtesy Western Fellowship Teachers' Institute.
Jonathan leads a discussion on best practices in grading and record-keeping, stressing that although this is a significant part of a teacher's work, it should not be consuming.Courtesy Western Fellowship Teachers' Institute.
Many different factors go into motivating and changing children's behaviors. Jonathan deals with how to help a child be motivated correctly in academic, social, and moral behavior.Courtesy Western Fellowship Teachers' Institute.
