1. ADULT TEACHING AND LEARNING

2. The best teacher I ever had …?

3. WE TEACH WHO WE ARE

4. “Their words float somewhere in front of their faces, like the balloon speech in cartoons.” “Blah … blah … blah …”

5. “Good teachers join self and subject and students in the fabric of life. Good teachers possess a capacity for connectedness. The methods used by them vary widely. The connections made by good teachers are held not in their methods but in their hearts. Teaching cannot be reduced to technique.”

6. “In him (Christ) all things hold together.” (Colossians 1:17)

7. JESUS THE TEACHER

11. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS ROOTED IN EVERYDAY LIFE …

12. used everyday objects and events

13. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS ROOTED IN EVERYDAY LIFE … used everyday objects and events told everyday life stories

14. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS ROOTED IN EVERYDAY LIFE … used everyday objects and events told everyday life stories lived out what he taught

15. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS APT …

16. suited to different learners

17. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS APT … suited to different learners began where people were

18. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS APT … suited to different learners began where people were often began with their questions

19. JESUS’ TEACHING PROVOKED THOUGHT …

20. meaning not always on surface

21. JESUS’ TEACHING PROVOKED THOUGHT … meaning not always on surface simple language but layers of meaning

22. JESUS’ TEACHING PROVOKED THOUGHT … meaning not always on surface simple language but layers of meaning asked questions

23. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS MEMORABLE …

24. short sentences

25. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS MEMORABLE … short sentences rhythm, repetition, refrain

26. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS MEMORABLE … short sentences rhythm, repetition, refrain vivid imagery producing pictures in mind

27. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS MEMORABLE … short sentences rhythm, repetition, refrain vivid imagery producing pictures in mind humour

28. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS MEMORABLE … short sentences rhythm, repetition, refrain vivid imagery producing pictures in mind humour overstatement

29. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS MEMORABLE … short sentences rhythm, repetition, refrain vivid imagery producing pictures in mind humour overstatement riddles

30. JESUS’ TEACHING WAS MOTIVATED BY LOVE …

31. whole person, not just the mind not putting down authoritative but not authoritarian stressing future possibilities open, not pretending thorough preparation

32. ADULT TEACHING AND LEARNING