How can you close the gap?

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Kim and Michael Essenburg, missionaries with Christian Reformed World Missions, serve at Christian Academy in Japan. This morning they talked about progress Kim's students are making on applying a Biblical perspective, and then Kim determined her next step. Read More...

You have what you need to help students

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Tom Postema and Michael Essenburg, missionaries with Christian Reformed World Missions, serve at the Christian Academy in Japan. During their 9:30 meeting today, they talked about helping students understand and apply a Biblical perspective. Then Michael started asking Tom questions. (“As he usually does,” says Tom.) Read More...

3 writing guidelines that help students apply a Biblical perspective

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Kim and MIchael Essenburg, missionaries with Christian Reformed World Missions, serve at Christian Academy in Japan. They talk about progress Kim's students are making on applying a Biblical perspective. Read More...

We need a standards-based teacher training program for Biblical perspective

At Christian schools, we train teachers to help their students apply a Biblical perspective to course content. Our task is to provide teachers with challenging, coherent, relevant training. Not an easy task. Why? Because there's no curriculum. More specifically, there isn't a set of curriculum/training standards for teachers. Read More...

What hinders you/your school from helping students increase application of a Biblical perspective?

Want to increase student application of a Biblical perspective?
  1. Identify which of the 20 factors (listed below) affect your school’s staff/students.
  2. Develop 1 or more action plans to address one factor you identified.
  3. Take action.
  4. Repeat steps 2-3 as necessary.
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To target Biblical perspective, share stories

Want to target Biblical perspective? Share stories. Share stories of students learning about and applying a Biblical perspective. Here are some of the stories staff shared at a recent staff meeting. Read More...

How can you get/provide increased support, encouragement, and accountability?

Christian school teachers model Christlike behavior, talk with students about Christ, and do devotions, Bible class, and chapel. Parents like this. And students get this part of a Biblical perspective—they encourage each other, help lead devotions/chapel, and participate in Bible class.

So, is increasing student application of a Biblical perspective to course content a necessary operational priority? Read More...

How can you equip students to impact the world for Christ?

You want your students to impact the world for Christ. To carry out this vital task, you know your students will need to apply a Biblical perspective to all of life—including the course content they are studying in your class right now. Read More...

Targeting Biblical perspective works

Teachers like you believe that targeting Biblical perspective works, that it results in students being better able to apply a Biblical perspective to what they study. To find out what teachers are saying, read on! Read More...

Use assessment data to target Biblical perspective

Want to increase student understanding and/or application of a Biblical perspective? Use data from 1 Biblical perspective assessment to modify a unit plan (questions, content/skills, assessment, instructional strategies). Read More...

Identify current learning results

To get an idea of how you can more effectively help students increase their understanding and application of a Biblical perspective, identify current learning results by completing the following self-assessment. Next, use your self-assessment data to develop action plans. Read More...

How does measuring student application of Biblical perspective help?

Quick Answer: Measuring student application of a Biblical perspective helps students to know how they are doing, how to improve, and what Christian education is about. Read More...

How can you increasingly target Biblical perspective?

In Christian education, targeting Biblical perspective is vital. Targeting Biblical perspective means focusing yourself and your students on understanding and applying a Biblical perspective. To get an idea of how you can target Biblical perspective even more, complete the self-assessment below for 1 class you teach. Read More...

What's your mission?

You’re working at a Christian school, and it’s vital that you understand the answer to the following question: What’s your mission? To answer this question, first let me clarify what I mean by “mission.” Your school’s mission is your school’s purpose. Read More...

They’re getting it!

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Kim Essenburg: I’m sitting in the library between my 1st and 4th period classes. I’m reading essays on my students’ favorite song lyrics—everything from the hymn “Blessed Assurance” to “Breaking the Habit” by Linkin Park to “Mr. Feather” by ELLEGARDEN, a Japanese band. I’m smiling. They’re getting it—they’re applying a biblical perspective to their music: Read More...

What happens at a Christ-centered school?

Shortest answer: The “4 Christ-centereds.” Short answer: At a Christ-centered school, students learn Christ-centered content for a Christ-centered purpose from Christ-centered people in a Christ-centered environment. Read More...

What do your students need to learn?

As a result of you asking a biblical perspective question, your students need to learn 3 things: (1) what the question means, (2) a biblical answer that adds value, and (3) how to use the question to further understand and use a biblical perspective. Read More...