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Increase Student Understanding and Application of a Biblical Perspective, Level 1 (6 hours): How can you help your students increase their understanding and application of a Biblical perspective? By doing 4 Biblical perspective fundamentals: targeting Biblical perspective, asking questions, assessing learning, and meeting student learning needs. In this hands-on workshop, you will:
  • Increase your understanding of the 4 Biblical perspective fundamentals (targeting Biblical perspective, asking questions, assessing learning, and meeting student learning needs).
  • Identify how you can increasingly focus yourself and your students on understanding and applying a Biblical perspective.
  • Document effective Biblical perspective questions you can ask your students.
  • Develop an effective Biblical perspective assessment you can give your students.
  • Use the IDEAL process to create a plan to meet 1 of your students’ learning needs.
  • Reflect on your learning.
  • Develop action steps to apply your learning.
Increase Student Understanding and Application of a Biblical Perspective, Level 2 (6 hours): Help your students increase their understanding and application of a Biblical perspective by increasing your understanding and application of the 4 Biblical perspective fundamentals (targeting Biblical perspective, asking questions, assessing learning, and meeting student learning needs). In this interactive workshop, you will:
  • Assess your current understanding and application of the 4 Biblical perspective fundamentals.
  • For a given Biblical perspective question, clarify what the question means, what valued-added content students will learn, and how students can use your question when considering issues.
  • Enhance 1 Biblical perspective assessment.
  • Use the GROW process (Goal, Reality, Options, Will do) to determine action steps you will take to modify instruction in order to increase student understanding and/or application of a Biblical perspective.
  • Reflect on your learning.
Close the Gap: Define, Measure, and Achieve Your Mission (6 hours): You’re committed to your school’s mission. And you want to close the gap between the words of the mission and the reality of the classroom. Good!
  • This workshop will help you define what it takes to achieve your mission in terms of student learning, measure current mission achievement in terms of student learning, and design action plans to close the gap.
  • You’ll focus on a key part of your mission—helping your students increase their understanding and application of a Biblical perspective. You will develop an effective Biblical perspective assessment you can use to measure your students’ understanding and application of a Biblical perspective. You will use the IDEAL process to create action plans to meet 1 of your students’ learning needs.
Ask Good Questions (90 minutes): How can you help your students understand and apply a Biblical perspective? By asking good questions. In this interactive workshop, you’ll:
  • Consider how God uses questions.
  • Discuss 6 characteristics of good questions.
  • Develop questions you can ask your students.
  • Document Biblical answers to 1 or more of your questions.
  • Develop action steps to apply your learning.
Assessment Helps Your Students Learn (90 minutes): That’s right—assessment isn’t just for determining grades. You can use assessment to help your students learn, to help your students understand and apply a Biblical perspective. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll:
  • Consider questions like, “How does assessment help students learn?” and “What makes a good Biblical perspective assessment good?”
  • Use 4 criteria to develop an effective Biblical perspective assessment.
  • Practice using 1 or more “hot tips” to make your assessment even more effective.
  • Develop action steps to apply your learning.
Meet Student Learning Needs to Increase Student Application of a Biblical Perspective (90 minutes): How? Learn the 5-step IDEAL process. Use the process to define your students’ learning needs regarding understanding and using a Biblical perspective of course content. Explore ways to address learning needs. Develop a plan for addressing student learning needs.

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