Guidelines for Teacher Council Meeting format

Preparations

·      Teachers reminded in advance of the day and time of the upcoming council meeting and to come prepared to discuss the designated teaching principle

·      Teachers arranged in a half-circle to encourage familiarity and discussion

·      Extra copies of the booklet “Teaching in the Savior’s Way” on hand for all attendees

·      Ward Sunday School presidency members (or, on occasion, others assigned by the Ward Council) serve as council facilitator

·      Each Teacher Council Meeting begins with an assigned opening prayer

Format of a Teacher Council Meeting

As per the guidelines set forth on page 3 of “Teaching in the Savior’s Way”:

1.     Teachers share successes and counsel together on how to resolve specific issues they’re experiencing in their classrooms. (15 min.)

2.     Facilitator invites discussion on one of the teaching principles found in “Teaching in the Savior’s Way” booklet and selected by the council.  (15 min.)

a.     Teachers themselves to select the next teaching principle to be discussed.

3.     Facilitator does the following: (15-20 min)

a.     Invites teachers to practice the teaching principle (#2) as recommended at the end of each lesson;

b.     Invites teachers to prayerfully implement the teaching principle in their class or at home;

c.      Leads the class to select the teaching principle for the next TCM discussion;  

d.     Closes with testimony and assigned closing prayer.