{"id":7303,"date":"2018-09-27T19:59:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T02:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielharper.org\/yauu\/?p=7303"},"modified":"2018-09-27T20:02:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T03:02:43","slug":"updated-sunday-school-teacher-manual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danielharper.org\/yauu\/2018\/09\/updated-sunday-school-teacher-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Sunday school teacher manual"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just completed a major re-write of A Manual for Sunday School Teachers in Unitarian Universalist Congregations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among other improvements, I completely rewrote Section 2, “Basics of Teaching and Learning,” based on my observations of what new Sunday school teachers really want to know. On Saturday, I’ll be leading a workshop on “Teaching 101” at Pot of Gold,<\/a> the district religious education conference, and I’ll base this workshop on the revised Section 2 (with added hands-on activities).<\/p>\n

I’ll post the table of contents below the fold.<\/p>\n

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Above: A Sunday school teacher coaching a middle schooler on how to use a power tool during a Sunday school class at my church. No, this is not your mother’s Sunday school!<\/em><\/p>\n

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A Manual for Sunday School Teachers in Unitarian Universalist Congregations
\nTable of Contents<\/p>\n

Section 1: Goals and Visions
\n1-A. The principles and mission of the congregation
\n1-B. Four Big Learning Goals
\n1-C. What does a Sunday school teacher do?<\/p>\n

Section 2: Basics of Teaching
\n2-A. Setting the stage
\n2-B. The opening circle
\n2-C. Using your curriculum book
\n2-D. The closing circle
\n2-E. Back-up or sponge activities
\n2-F. Classroom management<\/p>\n

Section 3: Models of teaching and learning
\n3-A. Developmental stage theories
\n3-B. Learning styles and multiple intelligences
\n3-C. The traditional three-way learning styles model
\n3-D. How to use games, songs, movement, and more
\n3-E. Is it school, or something else?<\/p>\n

Section 4: Procedures and policies
\n{Most of this section is specific to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto.]
\n4-A. Substitutes
\n4-B. Supplies and equipment
\n4-C. Child and youth protection
\n4-D. Emergency and health procedures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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