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Teacher Training
Each ward should hold quarterly teacher Who should attend?

council meetings in which teachers can Everyone who teaches a quorum or class in
counsel together about principles of the ward should attend, along with at least
Christlike teaching. one of the priesthood or auxiliary leaders
https://mediasrv.lds.org/media-services/GA responsible for those teachers. If necessary,
/size/5986858184001/1024/576/1326000 participants may be divided into groups
according to the needs of those they teach.
When should these meetings For example, teachers of youth or children
be held? may benefit from meeting separately on
Teacher council meetings should normally occasion to discuss issues specifically
take place during the 50-minute class time related to teaching youth or children.
of the two-hour schedule of Sunday
meetings. Who leads these meetings?
The ward council, with assistance from the
 Priesthood, Relief Society, and Young Sunday School presidency, oversees teacher
Women teachers can attend on either council meetings. In most cases, a member
the first or third Sunday, as determined of the Sunday School presidency acts as
by local leaders. discussion leader for the meetings; other
ward members may be assigned to lead
 Sunday School teachers can attend on
meetings on occasion.
either the second or fourth Sunday, as
determined by local leaders. What should happen in a
teacher council meeting?
 Primary teachers can attend on any
(Note: These instructions are for discussion
Sunday, as determined by the ward
leaders.) After an opening prayer, the
Primary and Sunday School
teacher council meeting should follow this
presidencies. If desired, Primary
format:
teachers may meet separately from
 Share and counsel together. Invite
other teachers to counsel about the
teachers to share recent teaching
unique needs of teaching children. More
experiences, ask questions related to
than one council may be held during a
teaching, and share ideas for
quarter for Primary teachers, with only
overcoming challenges. This part of the
a portion of teachers attending each, so
meeting could include a review of
that all the teachers do not miss Primary
principles discussed in previous
classes the same week. (Note: As
meetings.
needed, the Primary presidency assigns
substitute teachers, combines classes,  Learn together. Invite teachers to
or makes other arrangements to allow discuss one of the principles presented
Primary teachers to attend teacher in this resource. The principles may be
council meetings.) addressed in any order, and unless
otherwise directed by the ward council,
the participants in the meeting may
choose the next principle to be and act upon any impressions they
discussed. It is not necessary to cover receive about how to apply the principle
every aspect of the principle in one in their teaching—including in their
teacher council meeting—you can efforts to teach in their homes.
spend more than one meeting on a Encourage them to begin studying the
principle if needed. next principle to be discussed.
 Practice and invite. As appropriate, help As much as possible, teacher council

teachers practice the principle they meetings should model the principles being
have discussed. Invite them to record discussed.
Introduction: Teaching in the Savior’s Way
When you think about the Savior taught is to live as the
Savior’s way of teaching, what Savior lived.
comes to mind? Can you see And how did He live?
Him teaching the multitudes by The Savior was full of love.
the sea, speaking privately with Whether He was encouraging a
the woman at the well, or penitent sinner, tutoring His
blessing a little child? As you disciples, or rebuking the
read about Him in the Pharisees, everything the
scriptures, what do you notice Savior did was an expression of
about His way of helping others love. This love and compassion
learn and grow? What does for people and their needs led
teaching in the Savior’s way Him to teach in ways that were
mean to you? meaningful to them. When the
Savior taught, familiar, real-life
The Savior’s Way of Teaching
experiences like fishing,
Jesus Christ declared, “I am the
childbirth, and herding sheep
way” (John 14:6). As you
became spiritual lessons.
ponder His life and your own
opportunities to teach, you will The Savior sought and obeyed
find that the way to become an His Father’s will and taught His
effective teacher is to become Father’s doctrine. From His
more like the Savior. The childhood Jesus was “about
Savior’s way of teaching came [His] Father’s business,”
from who He was and the seeking to do “always those
“power of the Spirit” that He things that please him.” “My
carried with Him (Luke 4:14). doctrine is not mine,” He said,
The key to teaching as the “but his that sent me” (Luke
2:49).

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