Connections
Target Biblical Perspective

To help your students connect what they study and creation-fall-redemption-restoration, deepen your own understanding

15/08/09 13:43
You want to more effectively help your students connect what they study and God's overarching story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration. So, you want to deepen your own understanding of the connections between what your students study and creation-fall-redemption-restoration.

Question: How can you do this?

Answer: By reflecting on what your students study and then identifying the connections between what your students study and creation-fall-redemption-restoration. Read More...

To help your students connect what they study and what the Bible teaches, deepen your own understanding

15/08/09 13:09
You want to more effectively help your students connect what they study and what the Bible teaches. So, you want to deepen your own understanding of the connections between what your students study and what the Bible teaches.

Question: How can you do this?

Answer: By identifying 3 things:
  1. What your students study.
  2. The Biblical principles that naturally connect to what your students study.
  3. The connections between what students study and the Biblical principles you identified.
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To learn more about targeting Biblical perspective, explore these 12 questions

04/08/09 10:02
You want your students to understand and apply a Biblical perspective—to connect what they study, the Bible, and their lives. To help your students do this, you know you need to target Biblical perspective even more. So, you want to learn how to do this.

Question: How can you learn more about targeting Biblical perspective?

Answer: By exploring the following list of 12 questions: Read More...

To get started with targeting Biblical perspective, take this self-assessment

04/08/09 08:29
You want your students to understand and apply a Biblical perspective—to connect what they study, the Bible, and their lives. So, you want to target Biblical perspective.

Question: How can you get started?

Answer: By taking the following self-assessment. Read More...

Connect God's world, God's Word, and life

21/07/09 15:48
Help your students connect God's world, God's Word, and their lives.

How can your teachers help your students make connections?

03/07/09 07:12
To get an idea of how your teachers can more effectively help students what they study and what the Bible teaches, complete the following assessment. Next, use your assessment data to develop action plans. Read More...

Help your students connect what they study and creation-fall-redemption-restoration

30/05/09 08:41
Want to help your students to better connect the course content and Biblical principles they study to God’s story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration? Good. Reflecting on a set of DRAW questions can help you determine what action steps to take. What does “DRAW” stand for?
  • Define: Get the facts defined.
  • Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  • Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  • What’s next?: Get next steps considered.

As a result of reflecting on the following set of DRAW questions, you will identify 1 or more SMART action steps you will take to help your students better connect the course content and Biblical principles they study to God’s story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration. Read More...

Use 5 questions to identify Biblical teaching that connects to what your students are studying

07/02/09 14:04
You want your students to connect what they study and what the Bible teaches. You’re clear on what your students are studying. You’re not as clear on what Biblical teaching connects to what your students are studying.
 
Question: How can you determine what Biblical teaching connects to what your students are studying? Read More...

Use 8 questions to reflect on a subject area

27/01/09 19:05
Targeting Biblical perspective is vital. To get an idea of where your academic department is in terms of targeting Biblical perspective, reflect on 8 questions:
  1. What’s God’s purpose? 
  2. What’s wrong?
  3. What difference does Jesus make? 
  4. What will you do?
  5. What does the your department target?
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Use 9 questions to reflect on Biblical perspective in your course

12/01/09 11:49
Targeting Biblical perspective is vital. To get an idea of where you are in terms of targeting Biblical perspective, reflect on 9 questions:
  1. What kind of people do you want your students to be?
  2. What do you want your students to understand about God and His creation? 
  3. What’s your vision? 
  4. What do you target?
  5. Specifically, what do you want your students to connect?
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Specifically, what do you want your students to connect?

10/01/09 11:05
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Kim Essenburg, English 10 teacher at Christian academy in Japan, responds:

In English 10, my students hone their thinking, writing, reading, and presentation skills as they grapple with world literature, for example:
  • The Analects by Confucius
  • Cry, the Beloved Country by Paton
  • “To My Brother Miguel” by Vallejo
  • Night by Wiesel
  • A Midsummer’s Night Dream by Shakespeare
I want them to connect course content and skills with the 11 Biblical principles they learn: Read More...

Where are you/your school in terms of having a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum?

05/12/08 10:27
You want to help your students develop a Christ-centered worldview. So, you want to help students connect what they study and what the Bible teaches. You think that having a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum will help you:
  • Guaranteed: All teachers at a given Christian school teach specified Bible content in each subject they teach.
  • Viable: All teachers have sufficient instructional time to teach the specified Bible content.
  • Biblical perspective: The specified Bible content is formatted as Biblical principles. Each Biblical principle is supported by at least 3 Bible passages.
  • Curriculum: The specified Bible content is documented in the curriculum.
 Question: What’s a next step? Read More...

Develop a Biblical perspective curriculum

07/10/08 09:57
As a result of Christian education, we want our students to love Jesus and live for Him. So, we help our students develop a Christ-centered worldview by:
  1. Modeling Christ-like behavior.
  2. Providing devotions, chapel, and Bible class.
  3. Giving opportunities for service.
  4. Helping students connect what they study and what the Bible teaches.
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Use 7 questions to reflect on developing a Biblical perspective curriculum

01/10/08 16:24
Want to use your curriculum to help students develop a Christ-centered worldview? Reflecting on the following 8 questions can help. Read More...

5 ways to help your students develop a Biblical perspective

17/09/08 11:15
Everyone has a perspective. On everything. On things like grasshoppers, gasoline prices, glaciers melting, and God. Everyone has way of looking at things. At things like chocolate, character qualities, carbon emissions, and Christ.
 
Every Christian school student has a perspective. And our role as Christian educators is to help each of our students develop a Biblical perspective. Read More...

Use 5 questions to connect philosophy and classroom practice

26/08/08 17:04
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Kim Essenburg, English 10 teacher at Christian Academy in Japan, uses 5 questions to reflect on connecting a Christian philosophy of education with classroom practice. Read More...

How can you help your students love Jesus and live for Him?

22/08/08 13:51
You want your students to…
  1. Study the Bible.
  2. Understand spiritual truths through object lessons.
  3. Study the world.
  4. Participate in devotions.
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What role do connections play in Christian education?

26/05/08 15:11
Educated people make connections. They connect what they have learned with what’s going on around them. So, I think it’s fair to say that getting educated involves making connections. Read More...

How can you help your students understand that worldview affects how a person answers questions?

06/05/08 13:54
A person’s worldview is connected to how s/he answers questions. How can you help your students understand this? To help their students, teachers at Christian Academy have their students.... Read More...

Show your students what a connection looks like

05/02/08 10:57
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Anda Foxell, who teaches Social Studies 6 at Christian Academy in Japan, reflects on a unit in which her students connected course content and Biblical perspective. She notes the importance of showing students what a connection between course content and Biblical perspective looks like. Read More...