Teaching tips from around the Internet

It’s been awhile since I’ve combed the blogs for helpful sites dedicated to teaching others. But this week, for some reason, I found and received some amazing new sites full of ideas and resources to help teachers impart gospel knowledge in a variety of settings.

Seminary teaching: A full-time seminary teacher in Herriman, Utah, decided to start blogging in an effort to provide “ideas to make the scriptures relevant in the lives of the youth.”

Why?

Because “I believe that the scriptures contain the answers to life’s problems. The secret in finding the answers to our problems lies in making the connection from our situations to those faced by the people in the scriptures. The more we are able to liken ourselves to the scriptures, the more relevance we will see in the scriptures.” Wow, check out all his scripture-related posts, with themes including “friends,” “marriage,” “endurance,” “symbolism” and so much more. Awesome.

Sunday School: With the advent of the Book of Mormon study year, Julie M. Smith at Times and Seasons has been posting her extensive notes that she uses to then present her lessons. I love the many, many apostle and scholarly links and quotes that she includes under each scripture section. It’s an amazing resource.

And Blogger Nancy W. Jensen is quick to explain that her blog provides supplementary material and upfront includes links to the current manuals and lds.org. But her ideas and questions at Gospel Doctrine Plus help teachers hone their lessons, helping them think of directions they can go. I also love all her links and graphics and photos. Check it out!

Young women: The name Inkablinka.com just makes me smile, and that smile grows wider as I scroll through this blogger’s creative ideas aimed at young women. For instance, you could make a lighted “Arise and Shine Forth treat jar" that the young women can choose from if they have worked on their Personal Progress that week. Or “Arise and Shine Forth Wands” that represent a sunburst. This is just a delightful, smile-inducing website that you need to check out if you teach young women in your ward.

Now let me teach you where to find other blogs throughout the Bloggernacle: