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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She is showing how really the most important part of the education that we are encouraging our students to learn is how knowledge fits into God’s truths. It sets one (knowledge) next to truth (Bible) and encourages you to compare the two. And also shows that on a two to one ratio (figuratively) the Bible is truly the more important one.
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Everything that is taught should be surrounded by the truth of the Bible and what we teach should be grounded in Scripture and not step outside of it.
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She is teaching us that everything we do and teach should be grounded in and surrounded by His word.
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Everything taught (materials and curriculum) begins, in accordance with, and ends with God Word.
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God is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end so everything we do needs to start and end with Him. We need to make sure we ourselves and our students are always fact checking using the Bible as our guide.
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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 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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Living life with the understanding that God is in all and above all and constantly communicating with us. So, by seeing God in every situation, it reminds us to teach a fully integrated course.
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I listen and write down things I have learned and then reflect and pray upon them.
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Note taking, listening, and always finding ways to apply it keeps my growth mindset healthy.
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What do you hope to gain from this course?
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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.
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I hope to gain different ways to integrate Bible into my everyday teaching especially in Math and Science.