Tag: learning
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Adult Education: Lessons Learned
A veteran of almost 20 years of ministry entered the classroom with a preconceived idea of what higher-level adult education (andragogy) would look like: linear and clean, organized and detailed. There were going to be tables and chairs facing one direction. At the head of the classroom there would be a podium at which the…
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Teach the Word: Having an Aim for Your Lesson
In a previous issue of Teach the Word we emphasized that the purpose of a Bible study is not simply to make spiritual smarty-pants out of God’s people so they can answer all the questions in Bible Trivial Pursuit. But since our students must first know God’s Word before they will be empowered to act,…
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Educational Technology – Is It “Kid’s Stuff”?
The Teacher’s Guide to Tech 2022 comes in at a whopping 336 pages. Each page brings fresh ideas regarding apps and websites for the classroom courtesy of the guide’s publisher, Jennifer Gonzalez, and her blog—Cult of Pedagogy. Jennifer Gonzalez concentrates on tech resources for K-12 educators, students, and classrooms. But if you’re waiting for the…
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Universal Design for Learning, Part One
Imagine taking a dozen sixth graders out for ice cream. Their eyes light up as they view their choices on the menu board behind the counter and the various flavors displayed in the cooler case in front of them. Chocolate peanut butter, birthday cake, mint chocolate chip—and a host of others. What’s more, some might…
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Five Things With a Young Pastor
FIVE resources you’d recommend for educators who teach adults. First Days of School by Harry K. Wong and Rosemary T. Wong. This book helps me survive my first weeks of catechism class every year. If you don’t want to read the book, just search Harry K. Wong on YouTube or in your favorite podcast app. I learn every…
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Five Things With Another Veteran Pastor
FIVE resources (books, blogs, YouTube videos, websites, articles) you’d recommend for educators who teach adults. Book: 50 Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement by Rebecca Stobaugh I recently purchased this book and am happy that I did. Although written for those who teach secular subjects, the book gives examples of various learning activities that could be used in…
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Using Tech to Create Connections, Part Two—Connecting Student and Content
I used to be of the opinion that I was a little more of a serious thinker than many people because I read Atlantic Monthly, a serious, old-school magazine with page after page of block text. No pictures ever. Nope, no pictures for this guy because things like pictures, photos, images, diagrams, or charts—those were…
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Using Tech to Create Connections—Connecting Teacher and Student
We’ve all seen people type things at a keyboard that they would never say in person. We’ve all seen parents ignore their children or spouses ignore each other because their screens commanded their attention instead. We’ve all seen the criticism of remote learning and its difficulty in replicating the personal interaction that the face-to-face classroom…