You hear a student say: I like this Biblical perspective stuff. But to really get it, I need time to think about what I’m learning. We don’t really do this in class. I’ve got sports after school and homework at night. When am I supposed to find time to reflect? Read More...

Kim Essenburg serves with Christian Reformed World Missions by teaching English 10 at Christian Academy in Japan. Kim shares about the power of using 1 test question:

Learning involves reflection. Increasing understanding and application of a Biblical perspective involves reflection. And reflection involves time. To cultivate student reflection and student understanding and application of a Biblical perspective, I provide 1 open-ended test question on each unit test. Read More...

To get an idea of how you can more effectively help students increase their understanding and application of a Biblical perspective, complete the following self-assessment on meeting student learning needs. Next, use your self-assessment data to develop action plans. Read More...

You hear a student say: I need to think through answers for myself. I listen to teachers talk. They give good answers. But to really understand the answers, I need to think them through for myself. Maybe the teachers could ask more questions. Questions that have more than one right answer. One of my teachers asks us “Where do you belong?” all the time. Read More...

You’re looking at the data from the Biblical perspective assessment you gave last week. The scores are OK, but not quite what you hoped they’d be. You think, “I thought this might happen. The students didn’t seem into it. I wonder why.” Read More...

You: I need to get a stable job. Me: Do you mean you need a steady job or you need to get a job in a stable? Read More...

You finish marking a recent assessment in which you asked your students to apply a biblical perspective. They did OK, but you want them to do even better. So, you decided to use the 5-step IDEAL process. Read More...

You’re ready. You have 3 sample student essays that demonstrate effective application of a biblical perspective to course content. You’re ready to show the essay samples to your students. You’ve carefully planned your lesson. Your goal is to help your students increase their application of a biblical perspective by addressing 1 of their learning needs. Read More...