Empower others to give students more practice in applying a Biblical perspective

Here's a set of DRAW questions you can use for a discussion of “How can you give your students more practice?
 
Define: Get the facts defined.
In the last week or unit, how many times did you ask your students to connect what they study and what the Bible teaches?

Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  1. What’s satisfying/unsatisfying about having your students connect what they study and what the Bible teaches? about the amount of practice you give your students in connecting what they study and what the Bible teaches?
  2. How do your students feel about connecting what they study and what the Bible teaches? about the amount of practice you give them in connecting what they study and what the Bible teaches?
Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  1. How does practice/repetition impact learning?
  2. What might happen if you increased the amount of practice you give students in connecting what they study and what the Bible teaches?
What’s next?: Get next steps considered.
  1. What can you do to increase the amount of practice you give students in connecting what they study and what the Bible teaches?
  2. What will you do?

Meet your students' learning needs regarding creation-fall-redemption-restoration

Your students’ objective is to better connect what they study and God’s story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration. You want to help your students achieve their objective. Good.

Now what? Help your students achieve their objective by meeting 1 of their learning needs.

Question: What are you students’ learning needs? Read More...

Give your students case studies

Dan Beerens
Dan Beerens, vice president of learning services at Christian Schools International, focuses on Christian education in his blog Nurturing Faith. In this blog entry, he writes about case studies, an instructional strategy you can use to help your students connect what they study and Biblical teaching. Read More...

How can you give your students more practice?

You know practice helps. When students practice their math skills, they get better at math. When student write essays, they get better at writing. When students practice the piano, they play better. Read More...