Building Bridges - Part 2: Where do you want to go? (Learner focused)
Last time we looked at Successful Bridge Building and the importance of knowing your destination. Building bridges requires you to take stock of where you are and where you want to go. We mentioned that is must be in BROAD terms and set the DIRECTION you want to go. That moves us toward the destination. But the true destination is a change in the life of the student.
2.Goals tell what should happen to the learner, not the teacher!
- Goals do not express what the teacher will know or understand.
- Goals do not state what the teacher will do to teach the lesson or the course.
- Goals tell what happens or will happen to the learner.
For example, the following statement tells what will have happened to the learner at the end of a course.
- Knows the temptations of Jesus
Which of these goals describes what will happen to the learner rather than what the teacher will do to teach?
- Understands the beatitudes of Jesus.
- To increase the student’s understanding of the beatitudes of Jesus.
The Answer?
In number 1, the student obviously understands the methods of Bible study.
Number 2 tells what the teacher intends to do. You should have checked number one.
Title: Building Bridges - Part 2: Where do you want to go? (Learner focused)
Posted by Ken Sapp on March 13, 2007 12:00 AM | Link
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First, I'm just becoming familiar with your website and am so impressed and thankful for your knowledge and understanding AND for your willingness to share it without having to SELL each and every idea. Your website is a breath of fresh air in a world (withing the church) where making money and not furthering God's church and God's kingdom is the goal.
Now, in relation to the "Building Bridges" series I just wanted to add one point.
The ultimate and final goal for me as a teacher is to see the students LIFE changed. Yes, I want students KNOWledge to increase but I also want them to FEEL how this truth interacts with his/her life (that will become intrinsic motivation) and ultimately to DO something with the truth that CHANGES their life.
Teaching is complete when a student is walking the truth in their everyday life. Now, that may take weeks, months and maybe even years and here's where we as student ministers become examples of living the truth and encourager's and motivators as they are maturing and coming to live the truth. But, my hearts desire is to lead them to walk differently because of the truth.
(Now, that said, you may have already said this in another blog. If so, please accept my apology.)
Thanks again for your heart for God, students, parents, and ministers of students.
Posted by: Dennis Schwarm | March 23, 2008 01:34 AM