Attend FREE as our gift to support your ministry
that equips Christian schools and enhances the student learning experience
Gain valuable teaching strategies to help struggling learners.
Earn up to 20 contact hours and boost your professional development.
Watch master teachers demonstrate how they interact with students.
Explore best practices for using the Abeka curriculum.
Receive encouragement to continue making a difference for Christ.
Top education expert Dr. Troy Shoemaker has served as president of Pensacola... Read More Christian College since 2012. He has held many key leadership positions throughout his career, including 16 years as Pensacola Christian Academy administrator—one of America’s largest Christian schools. His broad and deep understanding of the industry drives his passion for influencing the future of Christian education. Read Less
Since 2012, Joshua Birx has passionately served as the Pensacola Christian Academy... Read More administrator. His undergraduate and graduate-level education degrees from Pensacola Christian College gave him the foundation for an outstanding career in educational leadership. Every year, his goal is to better equip faculty as they teach students how to identify God’s hand in all areas of life. Read Less
From teacher to principal to managing editor of Abeka, Amy Yohe is an Abeka curriculum... Read More expert. After graduating with her master’s in educational leadership, she spent nearly 20 years serving in the classroom and becoming a master teacher. Today, Amy leads the Abeka team in making products easy so parents and teachers around the world can make them amazing. Read Less
Dr. Jon Lands has served in full-time ministry since 1993. During that time, he pastored... Read More Fellowship Baptist Church in Vienna, West Virginia, and founded the Praise FM Radio, which has influenced many homes throughout the region. In 2019 Jon followed God’s call to join the leadership team of Pensacola Christian College where he now serves as vice president. Read Less
I have noticed a difference between our teachers who have been to the seminar vs. the teachers who we recently hired this year that haven’t had the pleasure to attend. —Delegate from Smithville, TN
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I loved how the teachers stressed the importance of a walk with God and adding biblical principles throughout the day. —Delegate from Marrero, LA
Great teachers make great students. As educators, you understand the value of teacher training and its transforming effects on the student experience.
With over 12,000 online participants in the last two years, the Abeka Online Summer Seminar gives teachers and administrators the support and training that makes a difference. You’ll discover new ideas, methods, and practical skills, along with valuable teaching strategies to help struggling learners.
Christian education experts will show you the methods that have worked exceptionally at Pensacola Christian Academy for nearly 70 years—all from the comfort of your home.
Troy A. Shoemaker, Ed.D. President
Online Summer Seminar is available for Christian school administrators and teachers.
While the clinic is specifically meant to be a help to Abeka users, the principles covered are beneficial for any Christian school teaching with traditional education methods.
If your school has not registered yet, register online. If your school has already registered for Online Summer Seminar this year, please call 850-969-1630 to be added to your group.
Since the Seminar begins on July 25, register by Monday, July 24, at 8 a.m. CT to ensure a timely arrival of your login information.
For any changes, cancellations, or additions to your group, please call 850-969-1630.
Instructions on how to log in will be available closer to the event.
Yes! All Online Summer Seminar delegates qualify. The AbekaGift scholarship is a special contribution Abeka is offering to administrators and teachers and is applied automatically when you register.
Because each attendee receives contact hours, each teacher/administrator must register with a unique email address.
It is necessary to log in with your own email address and watch each video. For every session completed you will receive one contact hour. Our advanced software will track the time watched per session.
The Seminar will be available beginning Tuesday, July 25, at 7 a.m. CT.
Sessions average 50 minutes.
On Monday, July 24, an email will be sent to those who are registered with a link to download the Abeka Events App. The link will take you to the EventMobi site and prompt you to enter the email you used to register and ask you to choose a password. The videos will start at 7 a.m. CT on July 25.
Several sessions have been updated to improve video quality and several new sessions have been added. Although some of the session content has not changed, you may still earn new contact hours this year, even if you viewed those same sessions last year. You may also view fresh content by attending sessions for other tracks that you haven’t seen previously.
All of the sessions will be recorded and available to watch at 7 a.m. CT the day they are scheduled until November 1, 2023. Recorded sessions are available to watch and earn contact hours.
Yes; sessions will be available to all registered attendees to watch until November 1, 2023. You are welcome to watch or rewatch at a date and time convenient for you.
Yes; in order to get contact hour credit for attending the Online Summer Seminar, sessions must be watched by August 31, 2023.
Each session is one contact hour. You may earn up to 20 contact hours.
You should watch sessions for the grades and subjects you teach. Additional sessions will be your choice. (We recommend the General Sessions track.) For every session completed, Abeka is notified, and you will receive one contact hour per video watched (up to 20 contact hours).
Contact hour certificates will be emailed to each recipient by Friday, September 29.
You will need a device or a computer with internet availability, and you may want to have a pen and paper with you to take notes during the session.
For every session completed, Abeka is notified, and you will receive one contact hour per video watched. You will be emailed your professional development hours after the event is completed.
850-969-1630
summerseminar@abeka.com