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Teachers Week 2018

Be Sensational: Engaging the Senses to Stimulate Learning

Be Sensational: Engaging the Senses to Stimulate Learning

Ruth Anna: Be sensational. Ruth Anna: Our kindergarten and first grade students come into our classroom and they have learned about the world primarily through touching, tasting, through experiences. Suddenly they are supposed to...

Components of Classroom Culture

Components of Classroom Culture

Culture is the "hidden curriculum" or "persona" that shapes and influences every aspect of your classroom. Mr. Hurst focuses on the spiritual, academic, and social aspects of a school and the teacher's role in creating a healthy,...

Dannie's Choice

Dannie's Choice

Promote Excellence: A Christian View

Promote Excellence: A Christian View

If the purpose of your school is to bring people to Christ, why worry about academics? Matt challenges this view, and calls us to see Christian education as excellent education.This excerpt was taken from a longer talk,...

Spiritual Disciplines: What Are They?

Spiritual Disciplines: What Are They?

We all admire and appreciate the fruit of careful, rigorous training, whether in artisans, athletes, chefs, craftsmen, neurosurgeons, or preachers. We recognize, at least partially, the sacrificial dedication required to produce...

Little Stewards, Big Consequences

Little Stewards, Big Consequences

Stewardship applies to everyone who has God-given resources at their disposal. Students of all ages must learn to be responsible stewards of the time, talent, and treasure entrusted to them by God. This presentation will define...

The Heart of Teaching: Engaging with Students and Content

The Heart of Teaching: Engaging with Students and Content

Why do we teach? What is the center of center of teaching? How do we bring teaching to life?

Spiritual Disciplines: Why Should We Do Them?

Spiritual Disciplines: Why Should We Do Them?

We all admire and appreciate the fruit of careful, rigorous training, whether in artisans, athletes, chefs, craftsmen, neurosurgeons, or preachers. We recognize, at least partially, the sacrificial dedication required to produce...

Maximizing Teachable Moments in the Classroom: Current Events

Maximizing Teachable Moments in the Classroom: Current Events

Should current events be taught as a one-time per week class, a daily 5-minute reference and review, or simply integrated into class discussions? How can the teacher maximize the nearly-universal interests in the here and now?...

The Exciting Journey: Guiding Your Class to Successful Reading

The Exciting Journey: Guiding Your Class to Successful Reading

Glenda Miller: Welcome to the exciting adventures of first grade. This is one of Debbie Duck's offspring. A couple of years ago I found this huge Debbie Duck to go with the CLE rhymes. Ruth Anna Kuhns : We want to spend some time...

To Lack Nothing: Why Practice and Teach Spiritual Disciplines?

To Lack Nothing: Why Practice and Teach Spiritual Disciplines?

How about if the spiritual disciplines were like teaching academic material? After each lesson, you can stop and ask your students, "Now, what did you just learn?" And at least on the good days, they can give a response with a...

The Age of the iChristian: Identifying the Traps

The Age of the iChristian: Identifying the Traps

Technology has given us many blessings in life. However, what are some of the negative consequences in this digital age?

Foundations of Anabaptism: Reformation Timeline

Foundations of Anabaptism: Reformation Timeline

How does the Anabaptist movement mesh with other reformation events? This presentation focuses on the benefits of using a timeline to keep Anabaptist history in the correct context.

Spiritual Disciplines: How Should We Do Them? Part 1

Spiritual Disciplines: How Should We Do Them? Part 1

We all admire and appreciate the fruit of careful, rigorous training, whether in artisans, athletes, chefs, craftsmen, neurosurgeons, or preachers. We recognize, at least partially, the sacrificial dedication required to produce...

Supporting Parents and Selling the Church

Supporting Parents and Selling the Church

Who is responsible for the education of our children? How do teachers help educate our children? What kind of people should we be?

The Age of the iChristian: Understanding the Impact

The Age of the iChristian: Understanding the Impact

How has technology impacted our times, our ideas, our ways? How is it affecting us?

Sketch of a Servant Teacher: Teachers of Passion

Sketch of a Servant Teacher: Teachers of Passion

Teaching, at its core, is built on service. This fourth and final session in the series is based on the question: What keeps you serving? The disciples left their occupations because Jesus provided inspiration for their lives. We...

Success in the Individualized Classroom

Success in the Individualized Classroom

How is a successful individualized classroom run? Learn from Janet Vance, a teacher for 40 plus years, as she shares the ways the Lord has helped her succeed in teaching.

Foundations of Anabaptism: Reformation Leaders

Foundations of Anabaptism: Reformation Leaders

How and when did other reformation leaders interact with the Anabaptist movement? This presentation focuses on the Reformation and various religious leaders during that time period.

Discipline: Preventative and Corrective

Discipline: Preventative and Corrective

Across the country, discipline problems are the number one reason for teachers leaving the classroom. What are some ways to prevent discipline problems? How can a teacher give effective, corrective discipline? This presentation...

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