Kyle Lehman’s talk, “Inspiring to Write,” roots writing in the ultimate Story: God’s Word made flesh. He shows teachers how to light a fire under students by incarnating truth in stories—using vivid senses, snowballing choices,...

Kyle Lehman explores how teachers in Christian education can intentionally use classroom walls and decor to reinforce spiritual and educational goals. Drawing from Deuteronomy 11 and Habakkuk 2:2, he emphasizes being purposeful...

With long experience can come great weariness. What if you could teach so efficiently as to say goodbye to all the agony of your first years in the role? Improvements in technique are important, but Kyle reminds us of one reality...

Which does your school emphasize: The word of God or mathematics? Personal moments with students or a disciplined schedule? The knowledge of Jesus or the ability to sing? Rather than set up dichotomies like this, Kyle offers the...

While the terms we use to describe our schools can be empty slogans, they can also help us understand what we do. In this talk, Kyle examines key mottoes in Christian education.

What does Christian school do for a child that secular school does not? Perhaps the difference is often less important than we think, says Kyle. Although Christian schools avoid particular problems--for instance, Anabaptist...

Gail Godwin says, “Good teaching is one fourth preparation and three fourths theater.” This class will look at the similarities between teachers and actors and discuss ways to improve our craft.

Why do we need career teachers? How can you become one? What will it cost?

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It’s that time of year when many of us find ourselves thinking forward. It’s finally time to turn over that new leaf that we have been staring at for the last several years. I am resolved once again to find more opportunities for...

Passionate lunatics to predictable sages? How can we sustainably find our way through this teacher’s paradox?

Do your students know who they are? Do they appreciate the Anabaptist value on following Christ? In the first of four talks, Kyle encourages us to settle with our Anabaptist heritage, which views knowledge as dangerous.

In the third of four sessions on the Anabaptist view of knowledge, Kyle points out the difference between what is called "knowledge" in the information age and the knowledge the Bible recommends. Real knowledge comes through...

In the second of four sessions on Anabaptist teaching, Kyle extends the analogy of swords>plowshares/knowledge>wisdom by speaking of the specifics of classroom life. Kyle explores the question of who gets to define education, and...

In the last of four sessions on the Anabaptist view of knowledge, Kyle talks about empowering a faith that will not shrink. Faith, says Kyle, is the window by which we experience the unseen--and school is part of the way we can...