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BiblicalIntegrationis(isthiswhatistrueforyou?)Ø AmandateforChristianschools;thepressureforsome
schoolsisevenmore.Ø AneverendingchallengeoffulfillingtheGreat
CommissionintheK-12curriculum.Ø ToacknowledgethevalueofBibleteaching,eventhe
primacyoftheBibleØ Togiveimportancetothebiblical/Christianview.Ø BUTwhatdoesitlooklike?Ø Howdowedefine?Howdoweintegrate?
ThinkingBiblicallyandCritically
ThegoalofBiblicalintegrationistohelpstudentstothinkbiblicallyandcriticallyabouteverysubject.Further,thegoalisforstudentstothinkbiblicallyandcriticallyabouteveryaspectoftheirlives.Ideally,studentsshouldseektoseeeachsubjectthewayGodseesit.Whenstudentstrulyunderstandsomethingfromabiblicalperspective,theyshouldgainagreaterunderstandingofthecharacterornatureofGod,orhaveagreaterunderstandingofhowGoddesignedthingstobe.(ExcerptfromBiblicalIntegration.com)
ChallengesPosedbyFLI• Forcedinsert(“pilit”)• 2frameworksareintroduced(confusing)• Whereshouldbetheemphasis?• Teachersareactuallynotequippedtodotheskillofbiblicalintegration.
• Inconsistency;hugedisconnectbet.“talkandwalk”• Whatshouldoutcomeslooklikeinabiblicallyintegratedcurriculum?
SomeModelsofIntegration
1 TheFansworth Model(1982)2 TheBurtonandNwosu Model(2003)3 FaithLearningIntegrationthrough
ValuesEdandReligiousPractices4 BiblicalIntegrationinallsubjects
TheFansworth ModelofBI(1982)Farnsworth’smodeloperatesonaproblem-posingapproach.Thestudentsorresearchersaregivenareallifeproblemthatispertinenttotheirdisciplines,whichmustthenbesolvedthroughtheuseofintegration.Oncetheproblemhasbeenidentifiedthefirststepistodeterminethepossible“sourcesofrevelation.”InFarnsworth’smodelthismeanstheBibleandthehumanexperience.(appliedinadultlearning)
ConnectingFaithtotheSubjectMatterbyBurtonandNwosu(2003)
Integrationisaprocessofconnectingfaithandthepertinentsubjectmatterathand.ThismodelencouragestheuseofChristianexamplesthatwillpromptstudentstoreflectabouttheirownChristianperspective.Thismodelofintegrationalsopromotesthedevelopmentofcriticalthinking.
Thespiritualandintellectualaspectsmustworkhandinhandinintegration.Inthismodel,therequirementsofthecurriculummustfirstbeaccomplishedbeforesupplementingitwithpertinentlifeissuesandexperiences.Notonlywillthishelpthestudentsunderstandandrememberdetails,facts,examplesandreasonsbutitwillalsoguidethemintheevaluationoftheirfaithalongtheway.
SomeObservedModelsintheK-12CurriculumLandscape1 FaithLearningIntegrationthrough
ValuesEdandReligiousPracticesØAVerycommonmodelofintegrationØOftenfacilitatedbyreligiousgroupsØSomeotherreligiouspractices:Chapelservices,camps,retreats,prayertimes
SomeObservedModelsintheK-12CurriculumLandscape2BiblicalIntegrationinallsubjectsØIntentionallyintegrativeØDrivenbydiscipleshipoutcomesØRequiresmuchtrainingforteachersinknowledgeoftheBibleandpedagogicalskills
ArewegraduatesofChristianschools?
Howwasyourexperienceofbiblicalintegration?
Thequestionofimpactandtransformationallearning
ThinkingBiblicallyandCritically
ThegoalofBiblicalintegrationistohelpstudentstothinkbiblicallyandcriticallyabouteverysubject.Further,thegoalisforstudentstothinkbiblicallyandcriticallyabouteveryaspectoftheirlives.Ideally,studentsshouldseektoseeeachsubjectthewayGodseesit.Whenstudentstrulyunderstandsomethingfromabiblicalperspective,theyshouldgainagreaterunderstandingofthecharacterornatureofGod,orhaveagreaterunderstandingofhowGoddesignedthingstobe.(ExcerptfromBiblicalIntegration.com)
WhatcanyoudotointentionallypromotelovingGodandobeyingHiscommands?• Seeteachingasaministry,avocation,acalling.• FindwaystointroducethestudentstoGodandHisWord.
• HelporassiststudentstomakeconnectionswithwhattheyarestudyingtowhatGodhasdoneandstilldoing.
• EncouragestudentstoaskquestionsaboutGodandtheworld(subjects).
• PRAYFOROURSTUDENTS.
TheSpiritualLifeoftheTeacherisVeryCritical
• Wecannotgivewhatwedon’thave.• Modelling isthebestformofteachingfaithandpromotingspiritualgrowth!
• Remember:Studentscansensepretenseandhypocrisy.
• Thecurriculumistheteacher!