Teacher Workshop for Children by Traci Sproule Part 2

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 2:30 MPR 4 Speaker

 

Speaker:Traci Sproule

 

Stepping into the Bible

Lecture #2: ...You can do it

The Hallway

The Classrooms

The Media Center

The Teacher's Binder

• 5 copies of each binder—one for each teacher
• Intended to give teachers “everything” needed
  • Teacher Instruction
  • Lesson Plan
  • Handwork
  • Songbook and flash drive
• Intended to unify our educational efforts
• Intended to ensure consistency
• Intended to be easily adaptable to all ages

The Lesson Plan

• Take Home Review Sheet
  • Objective
  • Scripture Reference
  • Memory Verse
  • Lesson Facts
  • Review Questions
• Narrative
• Discussion Questions for Older Kids
• Wednesday Night Highlights
• Suggested Songs

The Curriculum

• 16 Semesters
  • Customized numbering system:  Semester.Session.Lesson
• 280 lessons of original material
• 8 Old Testament semesters (with 1 review semester)
• 8 New Testament semesters (with 1 review semester)
• 2-week mini-session
• Rotation every four weeks

Decisions to Make / Lessons Learned

• This was a whole new way of teaching for everyone involved, including the curriculum, the schedule, the rotation, etc.
  • We implemented mandatory Teacher Training
    • Every three years: In-depth training for all teachers, explaining of how to teach in this new program
    • Before every semester: Teacher Meeting to discuss expectations and answer any questions
• The rotation of classes every 4 weeks (in a 20-week semester) would mean most of the kids would start classes out of order
  • We decided the older kids would go through in chronological order
  • We created the timeline bulletin board in each classroom to show where each room fit
• The change from the 13-week quarter system to a 20-week semester system created some issues with the middle school, high school and adult classes that were still on the quarter system
  • We decided to change all of our upper classes (middle school, high school and adults) over to the 20-week semester system – divided in half, so that we now have 10-week sessions for our upper classes instead of 13-week quarters
  • During the Two-Week Mini-Session, when the children all meet together for review and Bible drills, all of the upper classes meet together in the auditorium for two weeks of an intergenerational Bible class
• The rotation of different-sized children through classes with different-sized furniture creates some difficulty
  • We decided to move the furniture from class to class every four weeks
  • We have also considered purchasing furniture that would fit multiple age groups
• The rotation of classes every 4 weeks created confusion for the parents to know which classroom their kids were in
  • We created magnets for the metal door frames, to make easy (but unobtrusive) room identification
• We had to get used to starting and stopping semesters at seemingly “random” times
• We had to decide how and when to promote our kids to their next grade levels

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAnFjvP7jM

Duration 41:55