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
Spelling the Song: Learning to Sight-Sing with Familiar Hymns
Contributor: Allen Troyer | Length : 3 | File type : Video
If your students can sight-read shaped or conventional notes, a world of classic and modern hymns is unlocked for them. They can learn new songs and harmonize the old ones accurately. But how can you ... Read More
Freedom Quilts, Cotton Gins: Invite Historical Understanding with Hands-On Activities
Contributor: Deana Swanson | Length : 7 | File type : Video
Slavery. The births of Argentina and Brazil. The Industrial Revolution.Are your students' eyes glazed over yet? Studying the past can involve a wearying barrage of names, dates, and far-away force... Read More
Tech on a Budget: Serving the School as Efficiently as Possible
Contributor: Howard Lichty | Length : 14 | File type : Video
Which computer system do you prefer: one that costs more than your school can afford, or one that needs constant maintenance from school staff? Neither are ideal for small schools short on funds and s... Read More
We Love a Challenge: Promoting Staff Development
Contributor: Ken Kauffman | Length : 8 | File type : Video
"The best teacher is the learning teacher."If new teachers must learn all they need by trial and error, they're missing out on opportunities to invest in the long-term flourishing of the school, s... Read More
Education Is a Gateway: The Story of Elida Mennonite School
Contributor: Lyndon Hartman | Length : 8 | File type : Video
Born in the year of D-Day and V-E Day, Elida Mennonite School is one of the oldest private schools still operated by conservative Anabaptists. Lyndon describes how the Mennonite community built the sc... Read More
Love, Hate, Manipulate: Communicating Effectively with Unhappy Parents
Contributor: Gerald Miller | Length : 8 | File type : Video
What are practical ways interact with manipulative parents? What is the core problem with manipulative parents? What's underneath the communication problems you experience with parents, and what can y... Read More
Small Problems, Small Solutions: Dealing with Issues before They Overwhelm You
Contributor: Anthony Hurst | Length : 6 | File type : Video
If a student breaks an important rule, your classroom culture is disrupted. But which rules are important? Which violations can you tolerate? While not all problems are equally serious, all your rules... Read More
Teaching Them to Teach Themselves: How Do Your Students Learn?
Contributor: Spencer Weaver | Length : 4 | File type : Video
What if you could tailor each lecture for your students' needs? The twin challenge of the teacher is to know the content and know the student. Spencer describes practices of individualized instruction... Read More
Read, Think, Talk: Effective Discussions around the Textbook
Contributor: Bethany Beiler | Length : 6 | File type : Video
Your students benefit from reading aloud. They practice skills of enunciation, voice projection, and confidence in a group. But how can you maximize their subject-area learning during class read-aloud... Read More
