Teacher Development Skills Fulfilling the Objective in Seminaries and InstitutesFulfilling the objective in seminaries and institutes Focus on Jesus Christ Teach about Jesus Christ No Matter What You are Teaching Emphasize the example of Jesus Christ. SkillHelp students connect what they are learning with how Christ exemplifies the principle.Emphasize the example of Jesus Christ. SkillUse pictures and videos of Jesus Christ to illustrate a gospel principle.Emphasize the example of Jesus Christ. Teach about the titles, roles, and attributes of Jesus Christ. SkillCreate search questions to help students identify roles, titles, symbols, attributes, and characteristics of Jesus Christ.Teach about the titles, roles, and attributes of Jesus Christ. SkillAsk questions that allow students to identify roles Jesus Christ can have in their lives.Teach about the titles, roles, and attributes of Jesus Christ. Look for symbols that testify of Jesus Christ. SkillAsk questions that help students learn about Jesus Christ through symbols in the scriptures. SkillHelp students have a sensory experience with scriptural objects that symbolize Jesus Christ. Help Learners Come unto Jesus Christ Help learners recognize the Lord’s love, power, and mercy in their lives. SkillAsk questions that focus on connecting the Lord’s power, mercy, and influence to the truths being taught.Help learners recognize the Lord’s love, power, and mercy in their lives. SkillGive invitations that help learners recognize the Lord’s love, power, and mercy in their own experiences.Help learners recognize the Lord’s love, power, and mercy in their lives. Help learners strengthen their relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. SkillStatements that help students know and feel the love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. SkillAsk questions that help students find examples of Heavenly Father’s love in the scripture passage. Help learners intentionally strive to be more like Jesus Christ. SkillObserve Christlike attributes in students and share what you’ve noticed in ways that inspire them to continue to be like Him. SkillInvite students to look for ways to follow the example of Jesus Christ in their personal lives. Love Those You Teach See learners the way God sees them. SkillStudy recent prophetic messages to understand how Heavenly Father sees young people. Skill“Think celestial” about your students to help you see them as God does. Seek to know them—understand their circumstances, needs, and strengths. SkillObserve and ask about students’ interests.Seek to know them—understand their circumstances, needs, and strengths. SkillPause, reflect, and answer questions we ask ourselves that invite a Christlike spirit of discernment, love, and empathy in our interactions.Seek to know them—understand their circumstances, needs, and strengths. SkillSeek to clarify and understand the real intent of students’ questions, feelings, and beliefs.Seek to know them—understand their circumstances, needs, and strengths. Pray for them by name. SkillPray and ask how you can help your students and follow the promptings from the Holy Ghost.Pray for them by name. SkillInvite students to pray for other students.Pray for them by name. Create a safe environment where all are respected and know their contributions are valued. SkillCommunicate that you value students before they comment or as they raise their hand to comment.Create a safe environment where all are respected and know their contributions are valued. SkillCommunicate that students are not only welcome but needed.Create a safe environment where all are respected and know their contributions are valued. Find appropriate ways to express your love. SkillSend a message to a student’s parent about something positive you have noticed about their child. SkillTestify of God’s love when it is hard for you to feel or express love to those you teach. Teach By the Spirit Prepare yourself spiritually. SkillUse the document “Improving as a Christlike Teacher—A Personal Evaluation” to invite the Holy Ghost to help you refine your preparations to teach. SkillAsk questions to assess your own experience and testimony with Jesus Christ and the doctrine and principles in the lesson. Always be ready to respond to spiritual promptings about the needs of learners. SkillAsk a question to assess learning before moving on in the lesson. SkillListen to and observe students to ask follow-up questions. Create settings and opportunities for learners to be taught by the Holy Ghost. SkillCreate student self-evaluations about a doctrine, truth, or principle.Create settings and opportunities for learners to be taught by the Holy Ghost. SkillUse sacred music. Invite students to identify lines and phrases in sacred music that connect with the truths they are learning.Create settings and opportunities for learners to be taught by the Holy Ghost. Help learners seek, recognize, and act on personal revelation. SkillBefore responding to a student’s question or comment, pause and think, “What can I ask them?” or “What can I invite them to do?”Help learners seek, recognize, and act on personal revelation. SkillShare statements that help students recognize when the Holy Ghost is performing His role or function.Help learners seek, recognize, and act on personal revelation. Bear testimony often and invite learners to share their feelings, experiences, and testimonies. SkillCreate prompts that help students verbalize their feelings, experiences, and testimony.Bear testimony often and invite learners to share their feelings, experiences, and testimonies. SkillTestify more frequently and more powerfully of Jesus Christ.Bear testimony often and invite learners to share their feelings, experiences, and testimonies. Teach the Doctrine Learn the doctrine of Jesus Christ for yourself. SkillCreate open-ended search questions that help learners discover gospel doctrine and principles for themselves and do not lead students to a specific response.Learn the doctrine of Jesus Christ for yourself. SkillSearch the scriptures and words of the prophets for deeper understanding.Learn the doctrine of Jesus Christ for yourself. Teach from the scriptures and the words of latter-day prophets. SkillPrepare invitations that help students connect truths found in the scriptures to what living prophets are saying. SkillExpress your love for and testimony of prophets as their words are shared in class. Help learners seek, recognize, and understand truths in the scriptures. SkillCreate student self-evaluations that help them recognize their current understanding and abilities about scripture study skills.Help learners seek, recognize, and understand truths in the scriptures. SkillConsider assessment questions to carefully choose media, personal stories, and object lessons.Help learners seek, recognize, and understand truths in the scriptures. Focus on truths that lead to conversion and build faith in Jesus Christ. SkillAsk questions that help students identify and state converting principles.Focus on truths that lead to conversion and build faith in Jesus Christ. SkillRespond to questions in a way that avoids speculation and nondoctrinal personal ideas.Focus on truths that lead to conversion and build faith in Jesus Christ. Help learners find personal relevance in the doctrine of Jesus Christ. SkillPrepare invitations and prompts that help students find personal relevance to a scripture block. SkillStart a learning activity by inviting students to ponder a personal circumstance. Invite Diligent Learning Help learners take responsibility for their learning. SkillResist the tendency to respond to every comment and question and invite the class to respond. SkillFocus on what the learner can do in class that the teacher typically does. Encourage learners to come to know the Savior by studying the gospel daily—study goal. SkillAssist students in creating a daily scripture study goal.Encourage learners to come to know the Savior by studying the gospel daily—study goal. SkillDevelop and ask questions that help learners connect what they have learned in their personal and family scripture study to the classroom experience.Encourage learners to come to know the Savior by studying the gospel daily—study goal. Invite learners to prepare to learn. SkillCreate invitations that help learners prepare for the next learning experience. SkillCreate a meaningful invitation connected to the lesson outcome to be used at the beginning of each lesson. Encourage learners to share the truths they are learning. SkillHelp students create or begin gospel conversations.Encourage learners to share the truths they are learning. SkillPrepare invitations for students to share with each other what they are learning.Encourage learners to share the truths they are learning. Invite learners to live what they are learning. SkillPlan to follow up on invitations given in a previous class and invite learners to share their experiences living what they learned. SkillAsk search questions that help learners consider who God is and blessings He offers them.