{"id":3537,"date":"2014-02-16T09:35:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T16:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newcoolthang.com\/?p=3537"},"modified":"2020-01-09T04:22:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T11:22:40","slug":"teacher-improvement-lesson-5-effective-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newcoolthang.com\/index.php\/2014\/02\/teacher-improvement-lesson-5-effective-methods\/3537\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Improvement Lesson 5- Effective Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I decided to keep things simple.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I start with quoting this famous story of teaching from Elder Packer:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe scheduled zone conferences. For each one, Sister Packer baked a three-tiered cake, \u2026 decorated beautifully\u2014thick, colorful layers of frosting, trimmed beautifully, and with \u2018The Gospel\u2019 inscribed across the top. When the missionaries were assembled, with some ceremony we brought the cake in. It was something to behold!<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we pointed out that the cake represented the gospel, we asked, \u2018Who would like to have some?\u2019 There was always a hungry elder who eagerly volunteered. We called him forward and said, \u2018We will serve you first.\u2019 I then sank my fingers into the top of the cake and tore out a large piece. I was careful to clench my fist after tearing it out so that the frosting would ooze through my fingers, and then as the elders sat in total disbelief, I threw the piece of cake to the elder, splattering some frosting down the front of his suit. \u2018Would anyone else like some cake?\u2019 I inquired. For some reason, there were no takers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we produced a crystal dish, a silver fork, a linen napkin, and a beautiful silver serving knife. With great dignity I carefully cut a slice of the cake from the other side, gently set it on the crystal dish, and asked, \u2018Would anyone like a piece of cake?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lesson was obvious. It was the same cake in both cases, the same flavor, the same nourishment. The manner of serving either made it inviting, even enticing, or uninviting, even revolting. The cake, we reminded the missionaries, represented the gospel. How were they serving it?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Focuing on this idea from the manual<\/p>\n

\u00a0It is not enough to help those we teach to simply understand<\/span> gospel principles. We also need to help them remember<\/span> them and apply<\/span> them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I then turn my attention to the concept of sticky ideas and am going to run the class through the ideas in the book \u201cMade to Stick\u201d by Dan and Chip Heath<\/a>. When I was first asked to teach this class, this was my first thought to teach and I haven’t been able to escape the idea, so I am going with it.<\/p>\n

A summary of the book can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally I asked the class to bring upcoming lessons they are going to be teaching soon to workshop around the group.<\/span><\/p>\n

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