Enduring understandings
Target Biblical Perspective

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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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...

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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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...

What Biblical principles do you want your students to understand and apply?

06/11/08 14:08
Through Christian education, we want students to develop a Christ-centered worldview. One way to do this is to have students connect what they study and Biblical principles.

Question: What Biblical principles do you want your students connect to what they study?
 
Here are sample Biblical principles from teachers at Christian Academy in Japan. 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...

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...

What 3 Biblical principles will you help your students understand?

26/08/08 08:06
You want your students to develop a Christ-centered worldview. So, you want them to connect relevant Biblical principles and what they study.
 
2 questions: What 3 Biblical principles with you help them understand? How will you help them understand these principles? 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 do you want your students to understand?

20/08/08 12:39
What do you want your students to understand?
You strive equip your students to love God and impact the world for Him. Good.
 
Question: What do you want your students to understand about God and His creation through what they study? What do you want them to understand as they study…? Read More...

What Biblical teaching connects to what students are studying?

02/06/08 16:02
At Christian schools, we want our students to develop a Christ-centered worldview, to see all of life through the lens of Scripture, to learn about God and His creation. This is a big challenge! How can you help your students do this during class? Read More...