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Encouraging Single Moms to Grow Their
Strengths
During Gail’s years as a single mom she
struggled to find herself as she found her way
out of the forest. It was then she learned to
depend on the Lord for guidance and found that
He was truly dependable, her taproot.
In this presentation she shares her priceless
personal testimony as she tells her “Christmas
Elf” story, which has been published in two
different publications including the book, But
Lord I Was Happy Shallow by Marita Littauer.
It is an inspiration any time of year.
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Personality Predicaments
All
children may be created equal, but they are
definitely not created the same.
Just as
all children are different, so are their
parents. Gail’s experience as a single mother
provided many examples of how each child is
unique. Once the parent accepts and applies
personality knowledge of their own
personality, they can better parent their
children.
This
presentation includes stories, illustrations,
and practical information that can be applied
as soon as you walk in the door.
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The Growing Places
God
never put anyone in a place too small to grow.
–Henrietta Mears
Do you ever feel that God isn’t listening? Do
you wonder if God hears your heart felt
prayers? Gail shares her personal stories that
encourage and inspire women whatever their
situation in life. In this presentation she
tells how the Lord demonstrated that her
prayer was heard. She guides her listeners to
the realization that whatever their situation
they do not have to force growth just be
willing to be pruned.
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Not This Baby,
Lord
Do
your daughters listen to you? Do they follow
your advice? Or should they listen to the all
knowing parent instead? This presentation goes
to the heart of every mother’s desire for her
children. Though about adoption, this is
definitely not your mother’s adoption story.
Gail exposes her heart and her doubts in a way
that moves every audience. She follows the
voice of the Holy Spirit even when her fears
discourage her.
This is a
fabulous message for Sanctity of Life week or
any other time for mothers and grandmothers.
CD is
available of this message as given for Christ
Community Church, Beaumont, Texas in August
2007.
Read Kaylin's story
published in "Live" January 2008.
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Look Around –
You Can See!
We
all have areas in our lives where we are blind
to certain things –and God wants to bring
illumination to all them. Gail’s illumination
came through a hard lesson on the value of
gratitude. She lived through circumstances
that forced her to look up. Teaching blind
children brought new light into her life and
she shares what she has learned to encourage
you to see the illumination God is bringing to
your life. Her moving lessons in god’s
dynamic stories teach us to see. Her moving
lessons in god’s faithful persistence will
bless and build up any audience. (1 hour)
“Where there is
no vision, the people perish.” - Proverbs
29:18
“The most
pathetic person in the world is someone who
has sight, but has no vision.” Helen Keller
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A Look in the
Mirror
Do you really understand who you are? Who God
created you to be? Gail has lived through the
experience of rediscovering her God-given
personality and she graciously shares her
journey back to herself. Becoming the person
God created you to be can be a challenge,
especially if others in your life do not
accept you as you are. Learn what often
happens when we do not recognize the value of
accepting the God-given traits of ourselves
and others, and what we can do to overcome
this struggle. (45 minutes or 3 hour
interactive workshop)
We all know what it means to "burn a bridge."
How can we "build a bridge?" This presentation
gives practical illustrations for better
communication in any area of your life. Gail
gives you the tools to build bridges. Bridges
that will help you maintain relationships and
make connections with others in your life. You
will discover the secrets that make your
friends, colleagues, children and families tick.
You will be surprised with the results you
experience.
Gail will customize this unique presentation for
your group or organization.
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Tots and Temperaments
Gail will customize this unique presentation
for your group or organization. It is
completely original with a Power Point for
enhancement
Understanding personalities and how they
affect our temperaments, can be key in working
with young children.
This workshop demonstrates an effective
approach to guidance techniques and
interactions with children. If offers
practical ways to work with children based on
an understanding of the unique nature and
personality of each child, as well as, how
your own personality affects the way you
interact with the child. It shows ways to
relate to all different children for better
communication that leads to effective
discipline and resolution of conflicts.
Participants will discover how to:
Develop awareness of their potential effect on
the self-esteem of the child and how important
it can be.
Interact with different children.
Better understand their own way of being and
how to better relate to each child.
Personalities in the Classroom
Create a smooth functioning classroom by
learning how to operate with the students’
personalities. You will meet their needs while
they are learning and performing from their
strengths.
Knowledge of the personalities can be
extremely helpful in understanding the makeup
of the students in a classroom.
It can help the teacher know how to assign
responsibilities and what needs each student
has as part of his/her natural make up.
In this workshop participants will:
Receive and complete a personality profile
Document specific ways to communicate with
students of each personality type
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Personalities for Parents
All children may be created equal, but
they are definitely not created the same.
Just as all children are different, so are
their parents. Gail’s experience as a single
mother provided many examples of how each
child is unique. Once the parent accepts and
applies personality knowledge of their own
personality, they can better parent their
children.
This presentation includes stories,
illustrations, and practical information that
can be applied as soon as you walk in the
door.
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Personalities for Single Parents
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Start with the Arts
The primary purpose of the program is to enable
all young children, including those with
disabilities, to learn and grow through:
PLAY - WONDER - DISCOVERY - CREATIVITY
Program Goals:
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use a thematic approach to integrate learning
for children
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provide an objective based instructional program
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involve parents in their child's education
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actively engage young children in the process of
learning and creating
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encourage the use of the arts as important
learning strategies
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promote the inclusion of children with special
needs into general education programs
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develop communication, thinking, and literacy
skills
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promote experience-based learning
Instructional format of START with the ARTS:
A. Activate prior knowledge through sensory
experience:
Visual - Aural - Touch - Smell -
Taste
B. Explore and discover new knowledge through an
arts activity while linking knowledge to activity
throughout by prompting and coaching.
C. Discuss and reflect upon experience and
knowledge gained using a positive and affirming
critical response format.
D. Record knowledge gained in a learning log via
drawing, audio recording, dictation, photographs,
poems, one word evaluations...and encourage
sharing of E. the log and experience with the
parents via the letter home.
www.vsatx.org
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Time for Art -
more information
Target Audience - This presentation is
appropriate for all child care workers working
with age 5 through fourth grade.
Presentation Abstract - This workshop demonstrates
how art projects are much more than just a fun
activity. If offers innovative ways to work with
children. Art has been shown to facilitate
learning and critical thinking skills as
documented in Arts with the Brain in Mind by Eric
Jensen. Gail Showalter, the presenter, has
authored a handbook, Time for Art, published by
The American Printing House for the Blind (2002),
which contains numerous art activities with
companion lessons for children.
Program Objectives (rationale)
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To
recognize the importance of the arts in the
learning process.
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To
offer actual projects and activities for use
with children.
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To
motivate participants to implement more art
related activities.
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Art ‘Specially for Special Students'
The evidence is in and art is the winner. Art
provides real benefits to students. The arts are
not so much a result of inspiration and innate
talent as they are a person’s capacities for
creative thinking and imagining, problem-solving,
critical judgment, and a host of other mental
processes. The arts represent forms of cognition
every bit as potent as the verbal and
logical/mathematical forms of cognition that have
been the traditional focus of public education.
Art offers a variety of ways for learning goals to
be met by students with special needs. Art offers
another means of instruction. Art gives the
student another means of expression and art
provides students with engagement during the
learning process.
Gail’s book, which is being published in 2002 by
The American Printing House for the Blind,
contains art projects along with companion lessons
for teaching using art.
In this workshop participants will:
Develop a clear understanding of the value of the
creative process.
Take-away practical guidelines for art projects
that can be done with their students
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