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TEACHING TEENS:

A COURSE ON TEACHING ENGAGING CHURCH LESSONS

It’s one of the most exciting AND most intimidating callings to receive at church: Teaching the youth!

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Most of us have a great picture in our minds of becoming best friends with the youth, teaching them life-changing lessons, and having classes filled with engaged teens who are ready to learn.

But then, we get in front of a class of teens, and we feel. . . less than confident.

Phones are out, the questions you planned fall flat, the lesson takes way less time than you planned…

You end up feeling like you aren’t the right person for the calling. 

What if you could walk into your Sunday School, Young Men/Women, or Seminary class and:

  • Feel confident that you planned a lesson that will engage the youth

  • Have tons of strategies for handling behavior issues

  • Ask questions that have a purpose

  • Know how to get your teens in the scriptures themselves

  • Be empowered that you know how to rely on the Spirit while also using best teaching practices

are you ready to make that teaching dream a reality?

I am so excited to share my brand-new resource: a course for how to be an engaging church teacher when teaching the youth.

I'M READY TO GET "TEACHING TEENS" NOW!

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in this online video course, I'm sharing:

    • Lists of engaging activities you can choose from and in which situations I would pick which activity

    • Tried and true strategies for dealing with behavior issues in loving and realistic ways

    • Mindset shifts to help you realize you ARE the best teacher for those teens right now

    • Lesson templates to help you as you plan each week

    • Tips for asking strong questions that will actually get a response

    • Ready-to-go activities for when your lesson is too short

    • Advice on how to appear confident, while in return actually becoming more confident

    • … and SO MUCH MORE!

Get Access to "Teaching Teens" Now!

why did i create this resource?

I come from a long line of educators– college professors, first grade teachers, seminary teachers, music teachers, missionaries. . . I grew up being surrounded by beautiful, empowering examples of teachers.

So when I started teaching piano lessons, Young Women lessons, or topics in high school, I realized that I could pull from a rich background of teaching strategies.

By the time I reached Brigham Young University and received my Education degree, I was surprised to learn that there are people studying the best way to TEACH.

I taught middle school for four years and loved every minute of it.

And then I was called to teach Youth Sunday School. I started with the youngest 12-year-old class, and I’ve now taught every age level possible within the youth program. I have had so much fun taking my professional teaching experience and marrying it with gospel principles.

While I learned that so much of my education training helped me to become a better gospel teacher, I also learned that teaching at church has some major differences than teaching in a classroom, especially when it comes to classroom management. I’ve tried it all, I’ve fine-tuned my strategies, and I can’t wait to share what I’ve learned.

"The whole course is full of fresh ideas and I really can't wait to start planning a lesson. I feel like I have all the tools I need to make a productive, confident lesson for the youth, but also have the tools to better study and learn the gospel for myself! This course is seriously GOLD!"
Megan D.Youth Sunday School Teacher
"Many of us are called having such a love for the gospel, but possibly never being taught HOW to teach. Especially how to teach teens. This course is eye-opening and is a must for anyone being called to teach the youth! It covers everything from planning, how to relate, to how to redirect certain behaviors."
Jessie B.Young Women counselor
"This course is great for veteran teachers and newbies alike. Cali explains things so thoroughly and simply that you feel empowered to teach by the spirit and help the youth that you have been called to serve."
Emily F.Youth Sunday School Teacher
"This course highlights the come follow me program and doesn't take away from church materials but adds to it. I feel that others should take this because it really equips teachers with tools that can expand their horizon on how effective they will be. The templates, tools, and ideas are perfect for magnifying our callings which is what supports the church's mission."
Josh B.Youth Sunday School Teacher

here is what this course is not:

– It is NOT done-for-you lesson plans for each week

– It is NOT meant to replace the AMAZING principles taught in “Teaching in the Savior’s Way” (which is so good– go study it right now!)

– It is NOT going to tell you to focus on teaching strategies while ignoring the Spirit

– It is NOT filled with idealistic recommendations from someone who has never actually taught teens at church week after week after week

when you get "teaching teens", gain access to:

– 3 Modules: Study, Plan, and Teach

– Within each module, multiple video lessons that each dive into a new teaching principle

– Downloadable PDFs that you can save and refer to as you lesson plan, including an extensive list of activities that work well with teens

– Lesson templates (NOT done-for-you plans) that you can fill in each time you teach

There hasn’t been anything like this before, and I can’t wait to help you become a more confident, effective, loving, and happier teacher as you focus on what these teens really need in order to learn the most important subject they’ll ever hear. 

Purchase "Teaching Teens" Now!

looking for another course?

Not currently teaching teens? Still want to improve your teaching skills and become a more confident, prepared teacher? I’ve got you! Find all my current courses, including a course about teaching adults and a FREE course all about using the Gospel Library App more effectively here. 

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