Persevering (John Coblentz)

To Hold Their Hands

Ed Gish November 15, 2019

Teachers do more than fill a spot, or impart information: their hands become the guides for the hands of their students. This excerpt was taken from a longer talk, Teacher, Curriculum, Facility,…

Intentional Service Brings Fulfillment to Teaching

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Carol Burkholder May 3, 2019

We maintain long-term enthusiasm in our classroom by seeing teaching as a ministry, not just a job. When we choose to focus on serving our students rather than on what we can get out of teaching,…

Personal Holiness Makes a Difference

John Coblentz June 22, 2018

Your personal life will make an impact in your home, your classroom, your church, and your community. John urges us to live lives of personal holiness for the sake of those we influence. This…

Multi-Grade Teaching (Rachel Miller)

Rachel Miller August 9, 2014

Preparation is the keystone in the arch of each successful spare-time project. From practicing Grade 1 spelling words with a tiny shovel in the sky-blue sand of a frontier river in the tabletop…

Reactive Attachment Disorder Part 2 (Sumner Loomis)

Sumner Loomis August 9, 2014

This second part of Mr. Loomis’ talk focuses on how RAD affects school and learning efforts and the cure for RAD.…

Understanding Myself (John Coblentz)

John Coblentz August 9, 2014

Though teaching is not primarily about the teacher, teachers should pay attention to their personal strengths and weakness to order to fulfill God’s calling in their lives.…

Devotions For Upper Grades (Matt Petersheim)

Matt Petersheim August 9, 2014

Matt begins with a brief look at why we do devotions and what we are trying to accomplish, followed by practical applications and examples that have been effective in his classroom.…

John Coblentz August 9, 2014

Your life matters. Mr. Coblentz gives examples of three things that can keep us persevering in our calling: the example of others who were faithful, the life and victory of Jesus, and the hope of…

Maintaining Enthusiasm for the Long Haul

Carol Burkholder August 9, 2014

In this talk, Carol discusses the killers of enthusiasm and investigates some of the cures for an enthusiasm deficiency. Is this deficiency preventable and reparative?…

Students and Sound Decisions (Michael Overholt)

Michael Overholt August 9, 2014

Some people consistently make good choices. Is it a stroke of luck or are there principles that we should apply to our own lives in order to make wise decisions ourselves? We will consider five…