Accommodating Traumatized Children in the Classroom
Children scarred by trauma require extra time and energy. How should schools respond to these students? Can we be flexible enough in our methods and expectations to accommodate them? How can school boards help bear the load to...
A series of brief talks from CASBI 2022.Mark Webb - "Keeping Minutes"Lyndon Hartman - "High School? How Far?"Anthony Hurst - "What does it Mean to be Professional?"Jonas Sauder - "Ten Tips for Effective Board Meetings"
Seeking wisdom prudently begins with believing that what God says is right. It is wanting God's approval on what we learn and do. This translates to every part of life, including the classroom.
School boards are sometimes unsure how to assess their faculty's performance. This workshop addresses the need and goal for evaluations and offers practical advice on types of evaluations and tools that can be used.
Challenges and opportunities often walk hand in hand. In this session, Ernie Weaver shows that the challenges of a large school can also be opportunities. In addition, members of the audience address difficulties they face in...
Relationships are important, but they can also be fraught with challenges. Lynford Burkholder gives tools to help evaluate relationships between staff, board, and patrons.
There are many varied and difficult issues related to school enrollment. In this session, the speaker defines enrollment issues, discusses overarching themes, and opens the floor for audience questions.
Taking care of teachers is an important part of a board's job. Ernie Weaver reminds board members of the value of good relationships with their staff and gives practical ways to encourage and bless a school's teachers.
Good readers do not just know how to read; they read in a way that causes their listeners to understand the meaning of the text. Lyndon Hartman shares six ways school administrators and boards can promote good reading in their...
Curriculum shapes students throughout their years of school. In this workshop, Kendell Myers defines curriculum and offers some thoughts on evaluating, choosing, and implementing curriculum.
I'm finished with class. The students are starting to work on their problems. Billy again. You know Billy. Billy says, "I don't know how to do this problem." It's today's problem. There are examples on the board. Billy doesn't...
What is your contribution to your husband's work at school? In this workshop, Diana Sauder suggests a few ways to add to and help the work your husband does.
Schools do not exist in a vacuum; they exist inside a broader framework of which their culture is a reflection. Gerald Miller defines school culture and gives a few practical steps that boards can take to influence school culture...
Just like businesses, schools boards need to be evaluated to see if they are functioning properly. This session addresses how board performance should be assessed and some of the tools needed to do so.
Pastors have a tremendous opportunity to influence the children in their schools, even though they are not usually the primary teachers. In this workshop, Nathan Yoder offers some practical ways that pastors can influence their...
Who is an Anabaptist? Even if a school does not have a formal "Anabaptist History" class, the lives of the staff and pastors teach children about their history as Anabaptists.
Small schools have a unique set of challenges, such as lack of facilities or staff. However, these issues can also be opportunities for the school. In this breakout, the speaker discusses some of these challenges and...
Children who suffer from severe trauma can be hard to work with in the classroom. In this session, Arlyn Kauffman addresses some of the technical parts of trauma, including FASD, and seeks to inspire school leaders and boards to...
Cliques and bullying hurt everyone, from those involved to those standing on the sidelines. This talk gives school leaders information, awareness, and motivation so that they can stop cliques and bullying before these problems...
