Come Alive! Christian Education Conference
At Rumney Bible Conference, Rte 25, Rumney, NH
For
Sunday School Teachers and Administrators, Home Schoolers 
And Youth Leaders

Morning Chapel Speaker: Dr. Jane Wells
Gordon College Education Professor, Emeritus

Session Speakers
Dr. Donna Robinson
 		 Gordon College, Professor of Education with emphasis in Middle and Secondary Education
Dr. Janet Arndt
 		 Gordon College, Professor of Early Childhood Education and Director of the Graduate School of Education
Dr. Kay Bannon Gordon College, Professor of Special Education, Emeritus
Dr. Janis Flint-Ferguson Gordon College, Professor of Middle School Education
Mrs. Liz Shortel
 		 Gordon College Graduate School, Adjunct Professor of Education
Mrs. Susan Wood Gordon College, Professor of Elementary Education
Mrs. Kim Russell Lynn, MA, Teacher and Mother of a Special Needs Child
Mrs. Beth Vincent Lancaster, NH - works with Child Evangelism 
Mrs. Sally Dixon Rollinsford, NH - worked in an Early Childhood Setting
   
Topics
  • How Children  -  What the latest research indicates
  • Developmental Expectations of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School Students
  • Teaching Strategies which Engage Students at Each Level
  • Music that Teaches
  • Sunday School for Special Needs Students
  • Classroom Management Techniques
The Conference
The professors from the Gordon College Undergraduate Education Department and the Graduate Education Department, along with highly esteemed Sunday School teachers from around New England are coming together to offer New England Sunday Schools and Christian Education providers professional development that can enliven and engage students as they learn. Each of the three days will start with an inspirational and reflective chapel service led by Dr. Jane Wells.

The Theme
The theme, Come Alive, relates to research and strategies that school-teachers use that can assist Christian Education teachers in making Sunday School an exciting place for students to learn about their faith. In recent years the educational field has been inundated with research- based information that indicates that students learn best when teachers know what to expect from students' developmental stages and when teachers make learning interactive and hands-on. Students retain what they learn when they act and do - rather than just sit and listen. Our instructors will be bringing their expertise and experiences to assist you in making Sunday School dynamic. 
The Program

August 17, 2009
  Monday
8:30 - 9:30      Inspirational and reflective Chapel - Dr. Jane Wells
9:30 - 10:00        Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:30  What We Know About How Students Learn - Dr. Donna Robinson
11:30 - 12:30  Crafts that Teach - Sally Dixon and Beth Vincent
Lunch*  
 

August 18, 2009
  Tuesday
8:30 - 9:30      Chapel - Dr. Jane Wells
9:30 - 10:00       Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:00  Break Out Sessions on Developmental Learning :
Early Childhood - Dr. Janet Arndt
Elementary - Mrs. Liz Shortel
Middle School- Dr. Janis Flint-Ferguson
11:00 - 12:30  Break Out Sessions on Learning Strategies
Early Childhood - Dr. Janet Arndt
Elementary - Mrs. Liz Shortel
Middle School- Dr. Janis Flint-Ferguson
 Lunch*
   

August 19, 2009
Wednesday
8:30 - 9:30      Chapel - Dr. Jane Wells
9:30-10:00        Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:15  Class Management and Discipline Techniques - Mrs. Susan Wood
11:15 - 12:30  Sunday School for Special Needs Students
                                Dr. Kay Bannon and Mrs. Kim Russell
Lunch * 

*Lunch is $6.       
  Click to print out Schedule in Adobe [PDF] - 3 pages.  Need free Adobe click here
The Setting
We have purposefully created this format so that you can experience the White Mountains and our
lovely campus (with a pool and tennis courts) for the afternoon and evening OR commute to our campus for the morning if you live near-by.
 
Registration     Print Form using Abode Reader [PDF].   Click download Adobe Reader
                                Separate form for each participant
  • The cost of this conference is FREE because we want to serve New England and reach children for Christ.
  • We encourage you to bring your entire church teaching staff to experience this outstanding conference.
  • So we can better plan, Registrations will close one week before the conference. 
  • All registrations will be completed as hard copies and either mailed or FAXed.  Telephone registrations will also be accepted.  The daily cost for lunch is $6 and can be paid on site.
  • Click here for Registration Form [PDF format].   (one form for each participant) 

Mail to:  Rumney Bible Conference
             Attn: Come Alive Conference
             PO Box 599
             Rumney, NH 03266
FAX:  (603) 786 9505
Phone:  (603) 786 9504

Accommodations
If you would like to stay on campus,  accommodations are available.  Click  to view prices. 
Bible Conference Web Site to view prices and make  reservations. The web address 
is www.rumneybible.org.  Telephone reservations are also accepted with major credit card.
Directions Click here for Directions to Rumney. Upon entering the Conference grounds process to the large white Tabernacle building on your far right.

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