Teaching Out of Who You Are: Avoiding Pitfalls as You Build on Your Strengths
Contributor: Anthony Hurst | Length : 7 | File type : Video
How can you teach like other teachers, the ones you look up to so much? Don't even try, says Anthony. Instead, embrace the way you're made while disciplining your own weaknesses.Anthony contrasts ... Read More
It Makes Life Really Simple: How LastPass Lets You Forget Your Passwords
Contributor: Austin Shenk | Length : 6 | File type : Video
Password security: not everyone's favorite topic. IT staff and large corporations can worry about that. Why do you need to be concerned?In fact, hackers steal the passwords of millions of people l... Read More
Start with Simple: Tips to Make the First Year Less Stressful
Contributor: Paul Harrison | Length : 5 | File type : Video
New teachers face a daunting task. There are classrooms to decorate, students to manage, and lessons to teach. Paul reminds us to avoid unrealistic expectations. None of us are masters of a craft the ... Read More
Spiderwebs and Hiking Sticks: How You Can Support a Visionary Leader
Contributor: Clayton Shenk | Length : 9 | File type : Video
Clayton has spent nearly 30 years in Christian education—much of it pioneering a school in the city of York. But not everyone has the ability to start new projects. How do the rest of us fit in? Vis... Read More
Finding Pieces of the Puzzle: Connecting Concepts for Grammar Mastery
Contributor: Stewart Ebersole | Length : 7 | File type : Video
Language: it's a wonderful, rich, and complex system for communication. But some of the principles of language don't make much sense until students have learned to understand the system as a whole. Ho... Read More
I’m a Music Teacher. Now What Do I Do?
Contributor: Yuriy Kravetz | Length : 7 | File type : Video
You've agreed to teach music. Now what? Yuriy describes the goals you should consider for your classes, and lays out a step-by-step method for teaching sight-singing.View or download on Vimeo or d... Read More
Speed It Up—Carefully: Old and New Technology to Serve Your School
Contributor: Austin Shenk | Length : 8 | File type : Video
Isn't technology great?Possibly. Technology can speed up whatever we're doing. But if we're not sure about our goals for technology, it will likely get in our way, says Austin. He describes new te... Read More
Turn and Learn: Engaging Every Student with Turn and Tell
Contributor: Rebecca Beiler | Length : 6 | File type : Video
When you ask your class a question, how many students can answer? Too often, says Rebecca, only one. The student you call on will engage while the others sit passively. But with turn and tell, every s... Read More
Beat the Clock, Beat the Class: Building Skills with Healthy Competition
Contributor: Marla Bear | Length : 6 | File type : Video
In schools that use individualized curriculum, students take responsibility for their own learning. But that doesn't mean they should be deprived of the advantages of working together as a class. Dian... Read More
To Understand and Do: Teaching Literature for Life Change
Contributor: Jonas Sauder | Length : 8 | File type : Video
How important is literature in your school's curriculum? How can you lead your students to godliness through poems, stories, and art? How do you select literature that will influence students towards ... Read More
