The connection between who people are and where they live is stronger than what is superficially apparent. The purpose of these workshops is to stimulate an interest in other people and their environments, provide some content...

All students (and teachers) have abilities and weaknesses. Maximizing ability goes hand in hand with minimizing weakness. In this class we want to discuss some practical ways to work with both disability and giftedness in our...

It has been said there are no "bad" students only unmotivated ones. How does that apply to teachers. In this workshop we want to discuss the importance of high motivation, how it comes "naturally" and how to gain it when it...

In this session, Steve Overholt explores: Spiritual Tool: Singing teaches, admonishes, and expresses thanks to God. Invigorating Effect: Music engages the brain with predictable yet surprising patterns. Educational Benefit:...

Steve Overholt explores lessons from influential teachers, highlighting traits of resilience, passion, creativity, compassion, and commitment to students' individual and collective needs. He draws from: Sister Nancy Jesus Christ...

What are some ways our students can be learning to lead the songs that are an integral component of our worship services, with a sense of gracious and humble confidence?

What does it mean to be an American? A Christian? An American Christian? A Christian American? The goal of this class is to explore what it has meant and means to be “salt and light” within the fascinating combinations of...

How do we get our students to sing with enthusiasm when neither they nor we feel like it? Bring some ideas and we’ll share them with each other.

What are the reasons that we study history? What is history? Is it what happened or what we think happened? How do we dig through bias and teach what really happened? Also, discover a few fascinating historical events that helped...

In brief sessions, speakers introduce the cultures of the Kazakhs, Spanish, Americans, and Mursi.

An inspired teacher often will cause the phenomenon of inspired students. Perhaps we could try to be more inspiring for our students…but how?

What are the reasons that we study history? What is history? Is it what happened or what we think happened? How do we dig through bias and teach what really happened? Also, discover a few fascinating historical events that helped...

What are the reasons that we study history? What is history? Is it what happened or what we think happened? How do we dig through bias and teach what really happened? Also, discover a few fascinating historical events that helped...

The purpose of this talk is to help inform us of the broader context of the New Testament in general and of the Gospels in particular. In what ways was the time of Jesus similar to that of the Old Testament, and in what ways was...