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Principles of Christlike Teaching:

Invite Diligent Learning

How can I more consistently & more effectively invite my students to prepare before a learning experience?

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The Savior Invites Us As Teachers to Prepare to Learn

Spiritual preparation matters—for you and for the people you teach.

How do I help prepare my heart for God’s word and invite others to do the same?

Consider the following principles of preparation that can help:

Pray to find out what the Lord wants you to learn.
Live in a way that invites His presence in your life.
Repent daily.
Nurture your desire to learn by asking sincere questions.
Study the word of God with faith that He will lead you to answers.
Open your heart to whatever He will teach you.

How can I more consistently & more effectively invite my students to prepare before a learning experience?

Invite Diligent Learning

Define

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What examples from the scriptures can you think of where people were invited to learn for themselves?

How do these examples affect how you teach?

From the Scriptures:

1) D&C 9:7–8;

2) D&C 58:26–28;

3) D&C 88:118-119 , 122-123:

4) 3 Neph 17: 1-3

How can I more consistently & more effectively invite my students to prepare before a learning experience?

Invite Diligent Learning

Model

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Elder Clark G. Gilbert

“Deep learning requires more than just passive listening. We need our students to lean forward and be engaged learners.

One of the ways this happens is when students are allowed to share what they are learning with others.

If you know you’re going to be expected to share what you are being taught, you prepare differently” (“The Power Is in Them,” S&I Annual Training Broadcast 2025).

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Elder D. Todd Christofferson

“When we teach in a way that only invites listening and ignores active engagement on the part of the learner, we risk signaling to students that we value our teaching above their learning.”

How can I more consistently & more effectively invite my students to prepare before a learning experience?

Invite Diligent Learning

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What are some consistent & effective practices you have seen or done that helps students prepare before a learning experience (class)?

End class with a “Preparation Invitation“ for the following lesson.
Use class group chats
Student-led preparation reminders
Loving personal invitations to those you feel prompted
Follow up
Celebrate effort (not perfection)
Pre-reading assignments
Study questions

How can I more consistently & more effectively invite my students to prepare before a learning experience?

Invite Diligent Learning

More consistently & More effectively

Practice

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Elder D. Todd Christofferson

An invitation to our seminary and institute teachers [is] to find ways deliberately to provide students opportunities to act and take responsibility for their learning.

This is a reminder that effective teachers invite students to take responsibility in their own learning.

Inviting diligent learning requires us to help students become agents in their own learning process.

We can create learning experiences where we invite learners to prepare to learn.

Incorporate

Invitation: Write a daily/weekly preparation goal you can

implement for next week

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President Russell M. Nelson

Remember, the Saviour is with us every step of the way, eager to support us as we strive to live according to His teachings.

…In doing so, we will find joy and purpose in our discipleship. The best is yet to come!