Curriculum
Target Biblical Perspective

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...

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...

How would you/your school develop a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum?

03/03/09 16:39
As a result of getting a Christ-centered education, we want our students to love God with their minds. So, we want our students to develop a Christ-centered worldview. One way to do to this is by having our students experience a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum:
  • 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.
To move forward on developing a Biblical perspective curriculum, you’ve reflected on 5 key questions:
  1. Regarding developing a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum, what are the opportunities/problems?
  2. What’s your stakeholders’ perspective of a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum?
  3. Where are you/your school in terms of having a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum?
  4. Regarding developing a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum, what’s your/your school’s level of motivation?
  5. To develop a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum, what do you/your school need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?
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What do you/your school need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?

26/02/09 07:11
You want to more effectively help your students connect what they study and what the Bible teaches. So, you’ve identified your goal: To develop a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum:
  • 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.
To move forward on your goal, you’ve reflected on 4 key questions. Read More...

To target Biblical perspective, DRAW others out

07/02/09 19:19
You're at school, and you want to help others grow. Instead of giving advice or suggestions, ask questions that fit the DRAW protocol:
  • 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.
 
Here's a set of DRAW questions you can use for a faculty meeting conversation about a Biblical perspective of science-related issues. 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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What’s your/your school’s level of motivation?

24/01/09 08:23
Your goal: To develop a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum:
  • 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. 
My question: Regarding developing a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum, what’s your/your school’s level of motivation? 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...

What’s your stakeholders’ perspective of a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum?

15/11/08 16:33
Christian school communities are composed of stakeholder groups, including staff, parents, students, alumni, donors, and the board. These groups have a stake in students developing a Christ-centered worldview.
 
Question: What’s your stakeholders’ perspective of a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum? Read More...

Regarding a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum, what are the opportunities/problems?

10/11/08 15:18
Christian schools have a key opportunity to take fuller advantage of—to help students connect what they study and what the Bible teaches. One way to move forward on this is to develop a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum.

Question: Regarding a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum, what are the opportunities/problems? 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...