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ProD day February 12, 2013

ProD day February 12, 2013. Teaching f or Transformation. So … What ’ s your story?. An Invitation to a Better story. If … is there a better way?

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ProD day February 12, 2013

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  1. ProD day February 12, 2013

  2. Teaching for Transformation

  3. So … What’s your story? An Invitation to a Better story

  4. If … is there a better way? • The primary goal of Christian education is the formation of a peculiar people – a people who desire the kingdom of God and thus undertake their life’s expression of that desire. Jamie Smith

  5. Christian Education: An Invitation to a Better story

  6. Will you recognize your role? We won’t begin to understand our lives, or what the gospel speaks of, until we understand the Story in which we find ourselves. For when you were born, you were born into an Epic that is underway. John Eldredge “We need to know the Bible story well, to feel it in our bones!” An Invitation to a Better Story

  7. … to be human is to desire some version of the kingdom … many visions … many “roundtables” … kingdoms are hotly contested … “ J. Smith An Invitation to a Better Story

  8. For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it. - John Ortberg -

  9. An Invitation to a Better Story • If hearts are going to be aimed towards God’s kingdom, they’ll be won over by good story tellers, they’ll be won over by creators of better stories. • If Christian education is going to have a future – it needs to be attractive – and that pull won’t come from arguments or activities, but by the stories we tell… by the stories we live …by the invitations that are extended … by the better stories created. Christian Educators Journal – Vol 51 No 1 – October 2011 – Learning (by) Stories – James K. A. Smith

  10. An Invitation to a Better Story: “The goal of Christian education “is not just a certain way of thinking but a certain way of beingin the world, … to lead the student in a Christian way of beingin the world.” Christian education provides a vehicle within which a Christian community can learn how to live kingdom priorities “on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10) “we are called to reflect that coming kingdom of peace, righteousness, and love in every dimension of life and in all corners of society.” Not just to “teach about kingdom priorities, but intentionally provide opportunities to live these priorities and be characterized by them.”

  11. “This world is His kingdom – He’s building it every minute of every day. And He invites us, His people, to join Him in His kingdom building. He is working to restore the world, all of it, one step at a time – and He wants you and me to be a part of it.” TFT “Welcome to another day in God’s Theater!” “An Invitation to a Better Story” “Lord Over All Things” “Great Christian Education requires Great Christian-Story Tellers” “An Invitation to a Better Story

  12. “It is nothing but a pious wish and a grossly unwarranted hope that students trained to be passive and non-creative in school will suddenly, upon graduation, actively contribute to the formation of Christian culture.” • “What if education is not about ideas and information, but about the formation of hearts and desires? Education most fundamentally is a matter of formation, a task of shaping and creating a certain kind of people. These people are distinct because of what they love and desire – the kingdom of God” Smith An Invitationto a Better story

  13. Are you a Christian-Story Teller? StonecuttersTwo stonecutters are asked what they are doing. One responds:“I am cutting this stone in a perfectly square shape.”The other responds: “I am building a cathedral!” http://youtu.be/Pk7yqlTMvp8

  14. 1951 - Edmonton Christian School opens with 20 students • 1999 – 3 campuses, 775 students • 1999 agreement with EPS • EPS provides the resources for the daily operation of Edmonton Christian Schools. • As partners with EPS, the Society remains responsible for providing a unique alternative program Alberta context

  15. Funding the Christian program vision, perspective and content, • Preserving the integrity of the School's Christian vision and mission. Elected Board members participate in all school staff interviews and new parent/student interviews • Teachers and Administrators are hired only with Board approval • Owning, maintaining and enhancing all Edmonton Christian School buildings, furniture and equipment • Jointly monitoring the program with Edmonton Public Schools The Christian School society is responsible for:

  16. ECS offers a distinctively Christian program that is an alternative program of Edmonton Public School • As a partnership between the Edmonton Society for Christian Education and the Edmonton Public School Board, ECS follows the Alberta curriculum and meets or exceeds all Alberta Education requirements. • This partnership enables Edmonton Christian School to keep program fees affordable while providing a strong, continuous Christian education program for our students. A unique alternative program

  17. What exactly is unique and alternative about the Christian schools? What is a distinctive Christian program? The Challenge

  18. Woltersdorf , van Brummelen, Stronks Critical thinking Biblical worldview Responsive discipleship Distinct methodology But … is it enough? Teaching Christianly - history

  19. Start from the things that are most worthwhile (our story) Start from the things that make us most distinct [What must our students know?] Who must our students be(come)? >>> the Christian Through lines Distinct and alternative in content and methodology

  20. God-Worshipper • Idolatry-Discerner • Servant-Worker • Justice-Seeker • Beauty-Creator • Image-Reflector • Creation-Enjoyer • Earth-Keeper • Order-Discover • Community-Builder Biblical Throughlines

  21. TL – the unique / distinctive nature of the student TFT – the alternative way of developing that unique student Throughlines and TfT

  22. Essential Questions Transformational Living Kingdom Building Ensuring Learning Learning Outcomes Through-lines Biblical Story

  23. The Prairie Centre of Christian Education version of teaching for transformation is a uniquely wedding of Christian thinking on curriculum building and cutting-edge technology Print sample of a unit: grade 9 social studies unit on Economy. Throughlines and TfT

  24. Break time

  25. Select a Throughline about which you are most passionate and connected to. Join in groups of 2 or 3 Your Passions

  26. Brainstorm as many topics as you can that connect to the Throughline you have chosen. Select 2 or 3 Learning Outcomes and decide how your group would teach using the Throughline. For each Learning Outcome develop 2 – 3 Essential Questions that will help to ensure learning. A Topic Related to a Throughline

  27. Alignment Essential Questions Transformational Living Kingdom Building Ensuring Learning Learning Outcomes Through-lines Biblical Story

  28. Website: tftshare.ca (pcce.ca) • hvanderhoek@tftshare.ca PW hugo54321 • Sample of on-line developed grade 6 Language Arts unit. • Curriculum builder • Speed builder The potential of doing this online - group • Discuss a topic of common interest • Log-in • Begin the speed build process Throughlines and TfT

  29. Lunch time

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