This course introduces students to principles of teaching and learning framed in the context of Christian education and formation. Each week’s content explores the role and practice of the teaching and discipling ministries of the church as means of cultivating the character of Christ personally and corporately. An incarnational model of teaching and learning—engaging the whole person—will be emphasized. Students will reflect on their own experiences while incorporating texts and videos on teaching methods, learning and habit formation, and spiritual formation in children and youth...
REQUIRED TEXTS
- Maria Lichtmann, The Teacher’s Way: Teaching and the Contemplative Life: 2005. ISBN 978-0809143030
- Parker Palmer, To Know as We are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey: 1993. ISBN 978-0060664510
- Teacher: Jennifer Pattee