Youths today are different.
Youths these days have more complex needs and perhaps a greater reliance on social media for self-affirmation. Church-going teens spend more time on their Instagram accounts than meditating on God's words and it doesn't help that, as their attention span gets shorter, it is even harder to engage them during Sunday School lessons.
To be effectively touching their lives, how can we creatively bring them before Christ?
Join us as we unpack teaching & learning pedagogies to tackle these evolving needs and enrich ourselves as educators. This workshop is for Sunday school teachers whose students are aged 12 - 18-Years-old.
Desired Outcomes Achieved:
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Teaching Methods – To understand what is 21st Century learning and apply creative teaching strategies to make biblical principles and values more relevant and personalized;
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Curriculum innovation - To design more creative lesson plans and engaging learning activities; and
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Network Sharing – To create a community of like-minded Sunday School educators who are passionate about learning and encouraging one another.
Webinar Facilitator
John Yeo
John Yeo served as a Sunday School teacher since 1997 and continued to be the Sunday School principal at Providence Presbyterian Church. He has also been invited to share at different church youth development and Sunday School seminars in both Singapore and Malaysia.
He is the founder of Edimpact - a training and consultancy firm that develops programs to edifying people and designing impactful learning. He was also the Assistant Head for Professional Development in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Academic Group in the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, before taking up various MOE school leadership positions.
John was the first Asian recipient of the Ruth B. Noller Research Grant Award for his research on Problem Finding in Creative Inquiry in 2017. This annual award by the U.S. Creative Education Foundation supports emerging, paradigm-shifting research with high potential for impact in the field of creativity.
Besides his experience in research, teaching, and learning, John speaks passionately about how we as believers can better empower youths to make a creative difference!
WHAT PEOPLE
HAVE SAID
Rev. Patrick Loh
Soakability
John has a vibrant way of teaching that engages his participants whether it be on stage physically or online virtually. He raised important questions that got me thinking about how I could relate and communicate to youths in more relevant & engaging ways.
Mr Lee Hoi Leong
Co-Founder of VIVITA Singapore
John’s powerful energy as well as the sharing from his deep experience are what we need to path the way of hope in these difficult times.
Thank you John for highlighting an important point that is often missing in today's learning environments - the need to understand the learners and to help them connect meaningfully to the world around us. His call to inspire hope as Christians and to proactively create an edifying impact is such a timely reminder!
I am definitely looking forward to the next session!”
Ms Tan Xue
MOE Teacher
John is one of the most dynamic speakers in our times. His message of love and hope compel me to rethink why I serve and how I serve better. Thank you sir for your inspiration!
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