We get our students asking us this question in multiple different ways: “But why do I need to memorize facts when I can look up facts on the Internet? No problem. We have Wikipedia. We have, well, Google, just in general. We have...
Classroom confrontations. So, I have a few things to say about that to help you when it happens—if it ever happens. Two Anecdotes So, a long time ago I had a teacher that replaced a very popular teacher, and the parents didn't...
Your students know if you care, and I think they know if you don't care, and I think they know if you don't care and you try to fake it. Their radars are pretty good with that. So I would encourage you to do everything you can to...
Don't you love a good project? Take some time to develop the thing, but once you roll it out to the students, the students are engaged, and you get to stand back and watch them work. You get to advise them as they dig deeply into...
Administration Strategies That Build Community, Part 1
At the end of the day, a school is judged by its capacity to prepare students for life in community. The school’s capacity to understand and communicate the “vision, mission, and values” of a community is vital to success. In...
Bible Memory: From Traumatic Cramming to Hidden Deep in Their Hearts
Cramming for Bible memory is frustrating for both students and parents, and it is NOT hiding God’s word in their hearts, yet that is what a majority of our students do. This session will present several practical ways that...
In this first session of his series on "Educating for the Kingdom," Jeremy Sauder defines both education and the "kingdom." He then turns his focus toward teaching with compassion, using Jesus and others as examples.
Christ-Like Thinking Across Curriculum, Part 1: Definitions
How do we teach students to discern, value, believe, and live the truth? In Part 1 of this series, Mark develops some important definitions related to the topic teaching truth and Christ-like thinking.
Everyone in the world has a specific role to fill to make others' lives better. In the same way, when school staff and students use their talents and collaborate together, great things can be accomplished. But how can we teach...
Teaching is not merely the dispensing of information; teachers fill a place of authority. How will you exercise your authority? Anthony describes common abuses of authority and reminds us that authority is a tool to serve...
The Scarlet Letter: The Effects of Sin Confessed and Unconfessed
This talk explores the effects of confessed and unconfessed sin on the four main characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and Pearl Prynne. Confessed sin does not...
This talk is for teachers who could benefit from reinforcement in how to defend the Christian faith against evolutionary teachings. Wes considers some of the fallacies evolutionists use to support their philosophy, some of the...
Schools hope to participate in shaping a student’s worldview through curriculum and teachers. Sometimes they unintentionally neglect vital life skills in this effort. This breakout wrestles with the question: What are the ten...
History is a lively story full of original characters, interesting places, and surprising plot twists. But history class tends to reduce it to a lifeless assortment of facts and dates. How can we resuscitate history for our...
This talk is for teachers who could benefit from reinforcement in how to defend the Christian faith against evolutionary teachings. Wes considers some of the fallacies evolutionists use to support their philosophy, some of the...
Beyond the Books: Teaching Character and Instilling Life Values
What tests should a Christian student pass to be a graduate from a Christian school? Are high GPA and SAT scores the sole metrics for success in Christian education? Lyndon discusses the breathtaking opportunity and...
Creativity is found in the people of the classroom. To have a creative class, teachers must pay more attention to their students then to projects or programs. In his second talk in the "Educating for the Kingdom" series, Jeremy...
Classroom Management: Teaching Character and Instilling Life Values
Teaching is an investment with few quick and easy dividends. Classroom management is often reduced to strategies that make life manageable for teacher and student. This is an important “dividend,” but is there a larger, broader...
Addressing Students' Frustrating Responses: "I Don't Care."
You have just presented the best project of the year to your students. The students start working, and automatically you see that they are not motivated. They might not say "I don't care," but their actions tell you otherwise....
To educate for God's kingdom, we must get to the root of a matter and take action. Both of these things require us to think. As teachers, one of the greatest gifts we could give our students is the ability to think well. Jeremy...
