A Teachable HeartTeacher’s Training Seminar

Part Two- Preparing CarefullyPrepared by N.H. Beaman, based on the book

What Every Sunday School Teacher Should know by Elmer Towns

Knowing Your RoleThere are 4 areas of any teaching ministry Reaching- making a connection with peopleTeaching- guiding the learning Winning- communicating and motivating a person to respond to the Gospel Disciplining- nurturing and maturing all members

It is important to have balance- focusing on all not merely one area.

Teachers must be…

Saved In agreement of the doctrine of the church Faithful in attendance and in financial giving Be experienced in God’s working in their lives Be consistent in their spiritual life Be able to feed themselves from the Word of God Be a Shepherd to the flock they have been given

oversight

Shepherding

Original word translated “pastor” Teachers have the same responsibility to

their class as the pastor to the larger flock Shepherds lead, feed, and care for the flock

they have been given oversight Using every means possible to teach and

reach Ever watchful protecting his or her flock-

(absenteeism) Caring for straying lambs

The Lesson

CENTRAL TRUTHS Limit each lesson to one central truth Relate lesson title, reading, and memory

verse to the central truth Adapt emphasis according to the unique

needs and personalities of your students Write a simple sentence that states what you

want to teach Evaluate your statement

Does your statement…

Reflect the heart of the lesson passage? Pinpoint the idea suggested by the title? Set forth a basic principle of Bible truth? Contain a gist of the memory selection? Coincide with the unit of study? Present an interest, problem, or need? Seem appropriate to your class? Square with all the teachings of the Bible on the

subject?

Taken from Blue Print for Teaching- written by John Sisemore

TEACHING AIMS Learning to write a teaching aim is the single most

effective skill to produce learning in a student Are a clear statement of purpose in a lesson The nature of the lesson, your students needs and

personalities will determine which of the three teaching aims you will emphasize in the lesson.

THE THREE TEACHING AIMS1. Educational- increasing knowledge and

understanding2. Inspirational- changing attitudes3. Motivational- taking action, applying knowledge

Evaluating

1. Who am I teaching?

2. What am I teaching?

3. What am I trying to achieve in this session?

4. What do I want to achieve?

Objectives and Learning Activities To know or understand, to instruct or communicate (

educational) To encourage or comfort, to feel or appreciate

(inspirational) To Enlist or involve, to apply or commit

(motivational) A good aim also identifies the specific change you

want to achieve. (acquiring new knowledge, changing attitudes, or action taken.

The best aims are short, concise and to the point.

Evaluation

Is your teaching aim…1. Brief enough to be remembered?2. Specific enough to meet needs?3. Clear enough to be obvious?4. Practical enough to be attainable?5. Interesting enough to entice participation?6. Relevant enough to support the ultimate

aim?

LESSON OUTLINES should… List main points Cover all material you wish to discuss Be written out Be built around structure (a series of questions,

statements, the logic of an argument, a theory, stating or solving problems, a series of keywords, or verse by verse of a passage)

Acrostics and alliterations are helpful for remembering an outline but not all outlines are suitable

A lot of content?- keep a copy of the outline in front of you, distribute a copy to your students

A good lesson outline helps you determine the best way to communicatethe lesson

A Teachable HeartTeacher’s Training Seminar

Part Three- Present the WordPrepared by N.H. Beaman, based on the book

What Every Sunday School Teacher Should know by Elmer Towns