Effective discipline starts with a disciplined teacher. What are some tools that can be used to effectively promote and preserve order in our upper elementary classrooms?

Think. Just think. Yes, but how? What does it mean to analyze? What are key concepts in analyzing a scenario? How can we help students to think beyond the current moment?

What do we teach when we teach science: a body of knowledge about the physical world or a process for gaining that knowledge? Good science teaching embeds content knowledge in process.

Perhaps you can light a fire in your students, but fire needs fuel. How can we motivate students to use the tools they have? They need to keep learning, keep growing, and keep showing others the love of Christ.

Are there some techniques that perhaps are smart and some that are not so smart? How can we focus on teaching actual material instead of always dealing with discipline dilemmas that darken the mood of the classroom?

A session on Anabaptist history that looks at migration from Europe to numerous locations in America.

Relationships can be complicated. We are not some sort of inanimate objects with no feelings. How can we teach our students to relate to each other and to life in general in a Biblical and personable way?

Schools are the training grounds for citizens of the Kingdom of God. It is imperative that schools and teachers make this the focus of their mission.

Presenters at WFTI summarize, review, and recommend books of interest to teachers.

Managing a classroom requires clear procedures. This is the key takeaway of this sesssion on classroom management.

Some people can say in 5 minutes what other people say in 15 minutes. Enough said.

Once we have learned the basics, let’s move on to the warmups, enjoyable things to do with music, and song ideas that will keep the smiles on our faces. Ultimately, we want our students to love singing.

Music is something most of us enjoy. Certain skills can be a blessing to help us learn new songs, understand old songs, and perhaps even create our own songs.

Effective discipline starts with a disciplined teacher. What are some tools that can be used to effectively promote and preserve order in our upper grade classrooms?

Effective discipline starts with a disciplined teacher. What are some tools that can be used to effectively promote and preserve order in our lower elementary classrooms?

Once we have learned the basics, let’s move on to the warmups, enjoyable things to do with music, and song ideas that will keep the smiles on our faces. Ultimately, we want our students to love singing.

Music is something most of us enjoy. Certain skills can be a blessing to help us learn new songs, understand old songs, and perhaps even create our own songs.

How do you present content in a way that appeals to your students, that "sells" them on truth? Three steps: bait, bite, and catch.

School life is about learning, but what the students are learning should be practical and should enable our students to be ready to face life with vigor that will be a blessing to the kingdom of God. We are called to be lights....

What do you love? Who are you? We rely on our relationships to give us a sense of place, identity, and a view of the world. But ultimately, our relationships need to be based in God.