Category: Adult Learning
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One Good Idea for Teaching Youth and Teens
They are part of the group known as Generation Z (also known as Post-Millennials, the iGeneration, or Plurals). They live in a world of continuous updates, and their brains process information faster because of apps like Snapchat and ever-changing posts on Instagram. Their attention spans can be much shorter than those of the generations before…
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Teaching the Confessions: A Letter From the Editor
Dear fellow servant of the Word, You may get a variety of answers when you ask the adults in your Bible class, “What do you want to study next?” Some may be hoping for a class that would help them understand how to apply God’s Word to a particular faith question they have been pondering…
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Quick to Listen: A Letter From the Editor
Fellow cultivators of Christlike kindness and gentleness, Could I share a Facebook message from my friend Alyssa? I’ll share a few lines at a time in italics. I’ve finished about a quarter of Quick to Listen . . . Thank you for your work on this book! Quick to Listen is a book that was…
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One Good Idea for Teaching Confirmation Class
After some years without teaching a confirmation class, I knew I wanted to try some new things I hadn’t done before. I knew I wanted to involve parents in teaching their children spiritual truths, and I wanted it to be interactive between parents and students. For me, an important component was to have both parents…
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Our Emotions and Memory
How do we teach in a brain-friendly way so that our learners will be more likely to recall the information being learned? Over the past four issues, we’ve explored several strategies that will help us teach in a brain-friendly way. In this issue, we will investigate how our emotional state impacts our ability to learn.…
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Making Lessons Meaningful
How do we teach in a brain friendly way so that our learners will be more likely to recall the information? Five simple strategies will enable us to optimize memory formation. We will continue using a mnemonic device called CROME to help us remember the five strategies. C stands for “Chunk” Information. R reminds us…
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Keeping the Brain Healthy
How do we teach in a brain-friendly way so that our learners will be more likely to recall the information being learned? There are five simple strategies we can utilize that will enable us to optimize memory formation. I like to use a mnemonic device called CROME to help me remember the five strategies.
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Thinking Back to School
This fall marks the first year I did not return to school. No, I’m not skipping class! I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in December of 2017 with bachelor’s degrees in marketing and creative writing. Even though classes have been in session without me for over a month now, I’m still not used to…