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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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This visual illustrates that the Bible is the book ends for everything that we do as educators.
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Our curriculum should be surrounded by God’s word. It should be begin and end with God’s word.
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I think this illustration shows how we should look at what we teach. The curriculum and scope and sequence are important but they need to be framed in God’s word. We need to look at each topic from a Biblical perspective and how we can weave that into every area that we teach. This also helps the student understand that all topics can be directed back to the word of God.
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Dr. Black is illustrating that you cannot separate the Bible out of other subject content. They must be infused/integrated correctly otherwise, our Christian Philosophy cannot stand. Christian Curriculum cannot stand alone, it must be built upon and integrated with scripture as the foundation and woven into every subject and every aspect of our teaching. We must be able to articulate this clearly to our students and model it daily.
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Our curriculum is not only built upon the foundation of Scripture but also is covered by Scripture.
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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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I use the visual that our mindset or brain is a muscle. If we do not challenge it our exercise it, it goes soft.
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I try to focus on what I can learn from a course rather than how much time it’s taking. I take notes while I read or listen to material.
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When I’m learning something new, I try to view the challenges and failure(s) I experience as new opportunities to grow- instead of as hangups or reasons to quit. I remind myself often that I am growing and getting better (at whatever challenge I’m facing) and do my best to avoid negative thinking.
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I encourage myself and my students to have a growth mindset by knowing that making mistakes are ok. That is how we learn. If we were correct all of the time, there would be nothing to strive for and we wouldn’t continue to improve on what we already know. I also remind myself that having a fixed mindset with not get me anywhere but miserable.
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I agree that “We can’t have the mind of Christ without really studying Scripture, without being reflective.” Also, studying new concepts in science and educating middle-schooler is vital to becoming a better teacher. I must stay humble and receive advice from others on how to improve myself.