Key Essential Questions Further Questions Action Response Description of Biblical Sample Teaching and Learning Ideas for for Students for Teachers (Thread Number) Action Response Foundation that reflect an adventist worldview in this value Adapted from Transformation by Design Adapted from Transformation by Design Schools Adventist Values What influence does a positive (growth) Great people of the past who persevered: mindset have on our Thomas Edison, Ernest Shackleton, Peter the Students overcome What does responses to setbacks? Apostle, etc. setbacks through the 1:12 perseverance look like By knowing God, how Redesign a failed science experiment Overcoming strength of the Spirit Matt 5:11-12 (12) and how do we can we intentionally Suggest improvements to a science Setbacks Romans 5:4 and live in hope and respond to setbacks? resilience and experiment faith. perseverance into our Resilience and courage in receiving and curriculum/teaching giving feedback practices? Hatch chickens, grow vegetables and fruit, Students embrace the How do we provide look at insects under the microscope, full suite of God’s What do we do to Ps 16:8-11 students opportunities investigate decomposers, study genetics, life Celebrating Life provisions in life and value and celebrate Eccles 9:10 (4) to celebrate life, cycles, reproduction, cooking what we have Ps 90:14,17 live in such a way that life? and learning? grown Hope all may flourish. Ten most ugly animals website Physical sciences: play with Lego, make pulleys, helicopters, race Billy carts and measure their speed, use robotics, make Students have an Can we find the electronic circuits attitude of joy-filled balance between work, Proverbs 8:27-31 Biological sciences: make DNA models, play as they respond Why is play important rest and play? Eph 5:20 investigate insects and flowers (17) Relishing Play to what God has Job 38:4,7 in Science? What is play and how and space sciences: Make renewable Job 38:32,35,37 provided and Christ can I make Science energy, make rockets. has restored. fun? Chemical sciences: investigate as many elements as possible, make plastic or ignite fuels Key Values of the scriptural story can be woven through the curriculum and thereby together’ meaning and purpose in learning. ‘draw These numbers in the Response Threads column correspond to the Threads in by Design” by the National Institute for Christian Education, 2015 ‘Transformation
Values for Adventist Schools Action Response (Thread Number) Description of Action Response Biblical Foundation Key Essential Questions for Students Adapted from Transformation by Design Further Questions for Teachers Adapted from Transformation by Design Sample Teaching and Learning Ideas that reflect an adventist worldview in this value Hope Overcoming Setbacks (12) Students overcome setbacks through the strength of the Spirit and live in hope and faith. 1:12 Matt 5:11-12 Romans 5:4 What does perseverance look like and how do we respond to setbacks? What influence does a positive (growth) mindset have on our responses to setbacks? By knowing God, how can we intentionally resilience and perseverance into our curriculum/teaching practices? Great people of the past who persevered: Thomas Edison, Ernest Shackleton, Peter the Apostle, etc. Redesign a failed science experiment Suggest improvements to a science experiment Resilience and courage in receiving and giving feedback Celebrating Life (4) Students embrace the full suite of God’s provisions in life and live in such a way that all may flourish. Ps 16:8-11 Eccles 9:10 Ps 90:14,17 What do we do to value and celebrate life? How do we provide students opportunities to celebrate life, and learning? Hatch chickens, grow vegetables and fruit, look at insects under the microscope, investigate decomposers, study genetics, life cycles, reproduction, cooking what we have grown Ten most ugly animals website Relishing Play (17) Students have an attitude of joy-filled play as they respond to what God has provided and Christ has restored. Proverbs 8:27-31 Eph 5:20 Job 38:4,7 Job 38:32,35,37 Why is play important in Science? Can we find the balance between work, rest and play? What is play and how can I make Science fun? Physical sciences: play with Lego, make pulleys, helicopters, race Billy carts and measure their speed, use robotics, make electronic circuits Biological sciences: make DNA models, investigate insects and flowers and space sciences: Make renewable energy, make rockets. Chemical sciences: investigate as many elements as possible, make plastic or ignite fuels Key Values of the scriptural story can be woven through the curriculum and thereby ‘draw together’ meaning and purpose in learning. These numbers in the Response Threads column correspond to the Threads in ‘Transformation by Design” by the National Institute for Christian Education, 2015
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