During my recent survey of 182 Seminary teachers, I included a question about the frequency teachers demonstrated advanced Gospel Library…
Tag: teaching tips
The myth of “Church Approved” resources
I got an email today asking me if my website was church approved. I thought I had squelched the myth…
My Lesson is Boring!
AC expressed a common concern on the LDS Seminary Teacher Facebook Group: “I’m a new teacher this year, not creative…
Increasing Student Participation during Gospel Lessons
Most gospel teachers struggle with classroom participation. Sometimes you’ll get a classroom of students who are very active and loud,…
Evaluating A Gospel Lesson – 10 Questions to Ask
After a lesson is complete, you may feel elated or even discouraged. Evaluating your teaching is an important, often neglected,…
Cell Phones in Seminary Class
Electronic Device Use of Electronic Scriptures Survey Report, 2012-2013 By Jenny Smith Note from the Author: I originally gave Russell…
Improving the Quality of Devotional Talks
Youth devotionals — they can put the most patient of teachers over the edge. The forgetting, the faking, the false…
Regional Seminary Inservice Report – Leading Discussions with Good Questions and Lesson Ideas
We had a regional inservice training the first weekend in January. In this area, Seminary and Institute teachers are invited…
10 Tips for Giving a Great Talk
Primary Object Lesson Talks You will get some good ideas from my LDS Object Lessons for simple Primary talks. Top…