APRIL 2009
Use Assessment
Michael Essenburg
Why? To Increase Student Application of a Biblical Perspective to Course Content.
Imagine.
Every student in every class—proficiently applying a biblical perspective.
Imagine.
If this happened, how would this affect your students' understanding of the importance of looking at all of life through the lens of Scripture? How would this affect your students' ability to impact the world for Christ?
If this happened, how would parents respond? How would your colleagues respond? How would your board respond? How would this affect the achievement of your school's outcomes and mission. Read more.
Report Card Time - Again?
Bill de Jager
"Doing" report cards has usually been an emotional time for me as a teacher. Looking back, I wonder if I was too concerned about accurately calculating grades, rather than determining them. Too hesitant to have my professional judgment override numerical data that too easily could be defended. Too absorbed in the burden of the task; not enough in the blessing, as suggested by Elaine Brouwer. Read more.