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Privileges and Presources

Teachers receive tremendous potential when given the awesome responsibility of a classroom of their own. Before too long however,...

I Will Study and Get Ready

Wes Bauman stresses preparing for diverse roles like teaching, preaching, and defending faith through study and life experience. His...

The Teacher, A Mentor

The teacher is not the parent. The teacher is not the preacher. The teacher is the teacher though, and perhaps sometimes we will need...

Preparation

The teacher needs to know what he is going to teach. How does the teacher know when he has enough? Jonathan Erb emphasizes the...

Why Some Children Learn Differently

God has created us with uniquely different processing abilities for His honor and glory. Recognizing and accepting these can help us...

Classroom Accomodations

We must be flexible and creative when it comes to helping every student experience success and accomplishment in school. Sometimes we...

Presentation

Jonah Avina uses a fishing analogy to teach three steps for effective presentations: Bait (Introduction): Grab students' attention...

The Art of Memorization

Memorization...It’s that pesky thing that is somewhat easy to avoid in an era of internet-connected devices. Does memorization have...

Science by the Textbook

How can we maximize the potential that a science textbook can bring to our classroom? We need a textbook, but is it possible to get...

Remediation and Techniques

Come explore the importance of evaluating and pursuing remediation. We need to execute remediation that will address the specific...

Continuing the Journey

There are principles of perseverance that perhaps we need to review occasionally. What are some overarching principles that can keep...

Pitfalls

In this session, Jonathan Erb identifies four common challenges for novice teachers: Faulty self-concept (e.g., over-apologizing,...

Taking the Wheel

As a teacher, you need to lead out in the classroom. How can I gently lead the forward thinking student to do it someone else’s way?...

To Whom Do You Answer?

Come here to explore the interweaving of relationships among parents, board, and parents. Who is the teacher accountable to? What...

God In Science

Is God to be seen in science anywhere? Do we have to fit God into science or does science fit into God? Does God have a grudge against...

Reckoning with Reality

I have heard a lot of good things at a teachers’ institute. Now, it’s time to get in gear and do it all, right? Not so fast. Becoming...

Penalties of Procrastination

If procrastination were a disease, many of us are certainly infected. Is there a difference between procrastination and reasonable...

The Seven Laws of Teaching

Jonathan Erb provides an overview of the book "The Seven Laws of Teaching" by John Milton Gregory, emphasizing its practical, enduring...

High Fives in Ten Minutes

In 10-minute segments, Verlin Miller, Loren Kropf, and Paul Bear discuss: Using Analogies: Simplify problems, apply concepts, condense...

Preparing - Six Minute Talks

In this session 5 different speakers spend a few minutes addressing 5 different areas of preparation. They cover: Preparing...

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