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Explain, in your own words, what “processing activities” are and how they contribute to a coherent curriculum.
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Processing activities circle back to content to allow time and repetition to take effect. It reinforces learning over memorization.
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Processing activities allow the students time to think and even discuss different aspects of the content. I will often give students time to process and then have them turn and talk to a partner about their conclussions.
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I love the idea of giving students time to process, in circling back around to new material or ideas. So many times in school, you are exposed to these big ideas that never have time to fully cement because you were only given half of the process needed. Students may hear the idea but never be given the time to flesh it out practically in their lives or in their own words. It stays ab abstract, far off idea rather that becoming a part of their own worldview.
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I like to break the students up into discussion groups and give “big picture” questions for them to talk about and debate. Then we come together and share those answers with the entire course. It allows for students to wrestle with deep questions and “process” through those ideas.
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Processing activities allow students to more thoroughly understand what they’ve learned, as well as how to apply it, with a Biblical perspective. When students seek to make Biblical connections over all content areas, the curriculum is consistent with God’s word.