Explore getting coaching

You want to pursue God’s calling. You’ve heard about coaching, and you want to explore getting coaching. Good. Start your exploration by watching this 1-minute video.




Does coaching help people pursue God’s calling? Yes.
  • As a result of getting coaching, I’ve clarified my ministry, better balanced home and work, and more effectively led change.
  • Those I coach consistently testify that coaching helps them achieve their goals.
  • And research indicates that coaching, for example, increases training impact by 300%.

To further explore coaching, focus on 4 questions:

  1. What is coaching?
  2. In coaching, who does what?
  3. What could you work on with a coach?
  4. Are you ready for coaching? (Download, print, and complete this self-assessment.)

Review: You’ve explored getting coaching by thinking about what coaching is, what the client and coach are responsible for, what you can work on with a coach, and how ready you are to be coached.

Question: What are you going to do?

Teach and assess Biblical perspective, then reflect



The challenge: 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! One way we address this challenge is by having our students connect what they study with Biblical teaching.

Where can you get some help with this challenge? Read More...

Meet your students' learning needs

You’re sitting in your classroom thinking: “How can I help them get this? I’m supposed to teach them a Biblical perspective. Maybe I should talk with Tom. Michele mentioned a good book and a workshop next month. I wonder if we should work as a department to develop some curriculum for this. What would be the best thing to do?”
 
Stop. Don’t start by talking to a colleague. Don’t start by a reading book or attending a workshop. Don’t start by writing curriculum. These are solutions.

Instead, DEAL with your students' learning needs. Read More...

Christian education involves worldview education

Christian education involves worldview education, education that helps students develop and apply a Christian worldview. Here's a 6-part tutorial you can use to explore Christian worldview education. Read More...

Use assessment to help students understand and apply a Biblical perspective

A key goal of Christian education is students increasing their understanding and application of a Biblical perspective. Assessment can help! Here's a 4-part tutorial on how you can use assessment. The tutorial address the vision for assessment, assessment for learning, goal setting, and rubric usage. Read More...

Use questions to help students understand and apply a Biblical perspective

You want your students to honor Christ and impact the world from Him. Consequently, you want to nurture faith in Christ. One way you do this is by helping your students understand and apply a Biblical perspective to what they study. You've heard that asking questions is a good way to do this.

You wonder, "Does asking questions help students understand and apply a Biblical perspective?" Take this tutorial to find out! Read More...

Target student application of a Biblical perspective to course content

As a Christian school teacher, you want your students to love God with their minds. So, you work to help your students apply a Biblical perspective to the course content you teach. This is a challenge. To meet this challenge, target student application of a Biblical perspective. This tutorial can help! Read More...