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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
Participants 605
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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God’s Word should be the foundation as well as the “topping off” of whatever I teach. The truths of God should encompass the knowledge of the world so that no matter where one turns, God’s truths are there.
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She is illustrating that the Bible should not only be where we start in Biblical integration, but also where we end.
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The Bible is the foundation of truth. Therefore, the rest of what we teach stems from biblical integrated teaching.
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I felt like Dr. Black’s visual demonstrated that all of life needs to be built up the foundation of God’s word.
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I think of the Lord’s teaching in Matthew 7: 24-27 about the two houses, one built upon the sand and one upon a rock. Just like a house needs a solid rock foundation to weather the storms, our curriculum and materials need the solid foundation on the Holy Bible to weather the storms in our world. A house also needs a good roof to protect it from storms. Our curriculum and materials must be surrounded by God’s Word to protect it from the worldly philosophies of our day.
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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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It can be easy to get into a pattern of negative self-talk about just about anything. If a situation has always gone one way, I try carefully to remember that it can still go a different way. I also find it important to set a pattern of gratefulness for all things.
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Individual and corporate Bible study, taking courses, and listening to secular radio talk shows to be aware of changing world views.
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As I remind the students I am working with each day, we all have new things we can learn. We need to seek out those opportunities and learn from each one! I share with them my journey through school while learning how to teach and help them become more knowledgeable and mature. I seek out books that will help me know more about the different disabilities I may come in contact with. When I hear of a condition that I am unfamiliar with, I seek information so I can learn more about what that student’s challenges may be so I can help them in the best way for them. Learning is a process that will never end, kind of like laundry, as soon as you think you have learned all there is on a topic, you find that more information has been released, different perspectives and takes, new research has been done. There is always more to learn, there forever will be until our Lord returns and opens our minds.
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I am constantly attending Bible courses at my church and online, to ensure I am growing as a Christian by gaining more knowledge
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I have all of my radio stations in all vehicles on the teaching, ministering, educating, and instructing in the Word of God, as well as media outlets at home and in course. I’ve learned that I must keep my eye and ear gates open to His will, voice, and presence in all things in order to be the facilitator to those I am called to reach.
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What do you hope to gain from this course?
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I hope to develop a system for Biblical integration instead of just my current trial and error efforts.
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I hope to gain a better understanding of biblical integration upon completion of this course but also hope to find ways to practically implement the Bible into areas I have found it to be slightly more difficult such as math. Learning how to weave the Bible intentionally through the curriculum, rather than just seizing the moments that have presented themselves would also be of help to me.
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I hope that I will have a better understanding of how to integrate the Bible into my math lessons. I am hoping that I can show my students that many of the most practical lessons of life are in the Bible and so we shouldn’t leave it for only the big questions, but for all the little mundane ones as well.
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I hope to effectively learn how to integrate the Bible into all of the curriculum I currently use.
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I hope to gain some knowledge and wisdom to practically teach. I want to have a good testimony in front of my students, I want my content to be saturated with Christian standards and I want my students to be free to learn in my classroom. I like to hear practical examples and ideas that I can understand and use.