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Lesson OneIntroduction and Overview4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoDefining Curricular Biblical Integration3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeYou Can't Integrate What You Don't Know: The Role of Christ3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourYou Can’t Integrate What You Don’t Know: The Role of the Scripture3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveChristian Worldview: The Foundation for Curriculum – Creation3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixChristian Worldview: The Foundation for Curriculum – The Fall of Man3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenChristian Worldview: The Foundation for Curriculum – Redemption3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightChristian Worldview: The Foundation for Curriculum – Fulfillment3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineCurriculum Orientations: Traditional and Process/Mastery3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenMove resource Curriculum Orientations: Constructivism3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ElevenBiblical Integration Has Specific Tasks3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwelveAssessment, Biblical Integration, and Closing Thoughts5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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Explain, in your own words, Dr. Black’s visual of a book in the middle of two Bibles. What is she illustrating with this visual?
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Everything that we do as Christian school educators should always begin, end, and include the Word of God.
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The visual of the book in the middle of two Bibles is illustrating how we as Christian teachers should make sure that our lessons begin and end with the WORD of God. It shows how important it is to keep God in the midst of it all.
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The Word is our foundation, the beginning of all lessons and the end of all lessons. The curriculum is the middle of the “book”
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I think the visual is a good reminder. We start and end with God’s Word for all that we do. That fact doesn’t take away from the importance of creating/following a scope and sequence that has worthwhile formative and summative assessments. The visual simply reminds us that all of those components sit on God’s Word and God’s Word has the final say.
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As Christian educators, God’s Word needs to serve as the foundation of our teaching and planning- what we need to start with and end with (when we teach, plan, set goals for learning, assess etc).
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What are some techniques you have used, or currently use, to encourage a growth mindset in yourself?
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To encourage growth mindset in myself, I enjoyed reading new things often. Reading and learning are essential to growth mindset. I try to do new things and challenge myself physically also. I enjoy running and staying active so as to not become stagnant. I enjoy discussions with others who push me to learn more. Iron sharpens Iron.
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I have always been a lifelong learner so is not new to me. I am always trying to learn something new or grow in an area. I also like to stretch myself by learning things that are difficult such as I recently took up the guitar.
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I try to take new learning opportunities for myself whenever I can. I was able to attend an ACSI Fine Arts Roundtable and the information I received from peers who have been doing this much longer than I have was invaluable. There is something to be said for a growth mindset for yourself that will translate on down to your students.
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A growing mind equals a growing person. By applying techniques that grow my mindset in a Biblically integrated way it helps grow my whole person: character, morals, and how I express those to others. The Bible is foundational to growing in the way the Lord has commissioned us to be.
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One effective technique for developing a growth mindset is to embrace challenges. Rather than shying away from complex tasks, my growth mindset allows me to approach challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. I also view failure as a part of learning and setbacks as invaluable learning experiences. Cultivating a sense of curiosity and a love of learning come naturally to me, but finding time to keep learning can be difficult with a busy schedule. However, given this, I need to be persistent and resilient because to succeed at life-long learning requires perseverance and effort to achieve my goals. Adopting these growth mindset techniques allows me to develop what it takes to fulfill my potential.
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What do you hope to gain from this course?
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Practical ideas of how to better my teaching in the classroom and my relationship with others.
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A growth mindset vs a fixed mindset.
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I hope to learn ways to incorporate biblical mindsets in our young students and myself.
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I hope to become more familiar with the “Growth Mindset” principle and also find new ways of integrating God’s Word into the Math lessons I teach.
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I hope to learn and understand how to better apply biblical integration in my curriculum.