EDCT 5247 - Increase Meaning: A Wholistic Approach to Christian Education

Course Description

Explores how an understanding of the "bigger picture" of a biblical worldview can bring meaning and purpose to the study of academic subject matter (K-12), and how the biblical worldview can bring meaning to extracurricular activities of students, teachers and administrators. Practical learning tools will be presented, including a mind mapping technique for incorporating the biblical worldview into academic lesson plans using a "Bigger Picture Think Sheet"; a "Truth and Baloney Detector" for developing higher level thinking skills relative to comparative worldview analysis; a "DADI Plan" tool for aligning biblically-informed beliefs with activities in and out of the classroom, and much more.