This Lunch & Learn is specially designed for educators who are curious about ways to use the Bible in the secondary classroom.
As the children’s song says, the Bible is a “fountain flowing, deep and wide!” The Bible offers countless opportunities to explore and wonder, engage and learn in meaningful ways. Join us and Reverend Dr. Jennifer Jones Powell, former education professor and current minister, as she discusses the many ways we can use the Bible to enhance secondary students’ understandings of the human story through the lenses of history, science, literature, and literacy learning. Learn how to go “deep and wide” with the Bible in the classroom, and gain some resources to do so, too!
The speaker for this event will be virtual. Guests are welcome to join in person at the museum or online. Please register below.
Lunch & Learn is a free in-person or online program. If you wish to attend Lunch & Learn in person, please remember a museum general admission ticket is required for entry.
Jun 5, 2024 - Jun 5, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
New Discoveries Lab, Floor 4
Lunch & Learn Free
In Person Event
Virtual Event
Speaker
Reverend Dr. Jennifer Jones Powell
For 19 years, Rev. Dr. Jennifer Jones Powell served as professor of literacy education in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. Dr. Jones Powell has published articles in top-tier publications including The Reading Teacher, Reading Research Quarterly and Science and Children. She has co-authored two books and multiple refereed and invited chapters in professional books. Dr. Jones Powell has in leadership positions for state and national/international organizations in her field. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award, the Radford University Donald N. Dedmon Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Jones-Daly Award Faculty Involvement Award from the Virginia State Reading Association.
Dr. Jones Powell is passionate about working with teachers and leaders toward the development of best practices within school systems, and she feels called to lead, teach, and guide others in their faith development. A former third and fourth grade teacher, Jennifer Jones Powell earned her MEd in Reading Education and her Doctor of Education degree in Reading Education from the University of Virginia. Dr. Jones Powell earned her MDiv from Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte. She currently serves as Minister of the First Presbyterian Church-Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.