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Faculty Responses
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The Spori Summit Conference was very
uplifting and an inspiring experience. New friendships were kindled, the sharing of
techniques and experiences provide a new insight into delivering the promise to teach
effectively. However, I feel an application phase of the principles taught need to be
reported back to the facilitators in order to insure a worthwhile experience. |
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If you want to have a revitalizing and
top-notch experience with wonderful colleagues and facilitators, this summit is for you. I
feel like I can start back into the classroom more focused and refreshed. The Spori Summit
has helped me to re-evaluate my teaching priorities aiming for true understanding and
wisdom for my students. More than anything it has served as a wonderful reminder of how
blessed we are to be teachers at Ricks College and how great it is to pull from each
other’s strengths. |
Just wanted to thank you for the opportunity to be involved with such a great program. The insight into what the faculty is and can be was tremendous. I have always felt a little in the woods as an administrator without a home because I’m not to heavily involved with my group (not by choice.) I appreciate the chance to broaden my understanding. The representative group that was there speaks highly through their actions for the caliber of the whole. Thanks again for the opportunity and the information. Let me know if I can do anything to assist you cause in the future. I think the program was handled well. As
an administrator and not classed as faculty, this gave me some insight into problems and
successes with this large group of people. I enjoy the spirit and cooperation. The ability
to meet new people of a variety of discipline’s was helpful. I can go back and use
these ideas gleaned to better associate with staff and students. This type of opportunity
helps to solidify the "Spirit" of Ricks. |
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This was an inspiring experience. I
agree that the strength of Ricks has been, is, should be, and will be unity. This
experience has been extremely effective in making me feel part of the group. I feel love
and respect for those faculty from other departments/disciplines. I understand their
challenges better. I respect their abilities and insights more. I have felt the spirit
they’ve shared with the group. I’ve felt their love for their subjects, their
love for their students, their love of the gospel, their love of life, their love for
their families, their love for Ricks. I’ve felt that they love me as a Ricks
colleague, a friend, a fellow teacher. Even more than other conferences, the experience
here has been upbeat and uplifting. I don’t feel intimidated but inspired by them. I
want to go back and be a better teacher like them, like the best in all of us. This summit
brought out that we all can be great teachers if we can bring out the best in us. |
The experience was wonderful getting to know
other faculty personally and professionally, having teaching ideas reinforced, and
learning new ideas for improving my teaching has been ver valuable. I am rejuvenated
and ready to go back into my classroom now and influence my students. |
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The most significant experience of the Teaching Summit was to interact with
other faculty members feelings, their love, their commitment to teaching, and their desire
to impact the lives of other people. Our mutual interaction at the summit impressively,
modeled how we individually and collectively teach one another. I was profoundly persuaded
that all the individuals at the summit desired to perpetually learn, and to love. I was convinced
that we must effectively bear one another’s burdens, lightening them through faculty
sharing and mutually teaching each other. Sharing at the summit lightened my burdens and
my perceptions. |
Thank you for making my experience at the Summit a treasure that I will
value forever. All of you contributed in your own way through words and examples to touch
my heart and bless my life. I will carry with me the "feelings’ that I had
there, and I know that this experience will help my teaching reach new levels. Thank you
for sharing you expertise and lover with me. What a wonderful opportunity it is to be here
at the summit and to be among great educators. What better way is there to become better
at teaching then to associate with experts and to gain and learn and grow! I not only had
a wonderful time, I know I can take ideas back to my classes that will make learning for
the students much more rewarding. I have been at other institutions where training and
development were very important, However, this training has something that the other
didn’t— the Holy Ghost to guide and direct our development. Thank you for this
blessed opportunity. As a final note, never, never, never, take for granted our
professional obligation to our Ricks College Students to do all we can to become better
educators. |
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Fantastic, Fantastic, Fantastic. This opportunity to socialize,
philosophize, and share ideas in a non teaching environment was so beneficial for me. To
think that Ricks College would invest so much in me as a teacher is wonderful. I would
attend every year just for the motivational boost I received. I would like to return as a
participant or facilitator some day. |
The Jacob Spori Teaching Summit has been an enjoyable learning experience.
Not only have I learned more about teaching, but I feel I have gained new friends that I
can utilize for help whenever I need it. I would recommend that the summit remain small in
number (15-18) because it is a lot easier for many people to open up their thoughts and
feelings in smaller groups. It is refreshing to be among people close to the spirit and
feel the spirit in the work field. Thank you for the fun experience and the good food! |
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I loved the commaderee. It has been fun. I would like at least a brief
explanation of the object lessons. They are so good. Especially if Jerry is here, a nature
walk together would have been fun |
I just wanted to thank you again for the Summit experience. Of all the
things we do at Ricks for the faculty development, I believe this is the most beneficial.
If I can help in any way in the future (facilitator, etc.) just let me know. |
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