Discipleship Across the Lifespan Trinity International University Class #3

Aspects of a Teacher/Disciple-Maker List five people who have impacted your life

Aspects of a Teacher/Disciple-Maker Guide

Coach

Facilitator

Model

Encourager

Motivator

Stimulator

Mentor

Law of the Teacher The teacher is primarily a learner, a student among students. ― Howard Hendricks

Law of the Teacher If you stop growing today, you stop teaching tomorrow. ― Howard Hendricks

Content Constituents The Teacher must know his… Law of the Teacher

As Christians, we are committed to a true content

Law of the Teacher Experience does not make you better unless it is evaluated experience

There is a diligent labor to effective teaching

Theories Theories of Learning

Behaviorism Pavlov B. F. Skinner Dr. Phil Focus upon what you DO Behavior changes as a result of rewards & punishments

Behaviorism Humanism Pavlov B. F. Skinner Dr. Phil Carl Rogers Maslow Fromm Focus upon what you DO Focus upon what you WANT Behavior changes as a result of rewards & punishments Learning takes place through reflection on experience and through the learner’s intrinsic motivation

Security Needs Social and Family Needs Love & Belonging Need to receive & give love Esteem Need Self Respect & Esteem Meaning Self Purpose Actualization Self Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Physiological Needs Food, Water, Shelter, Clothing

Behaviorism HumanismDevelopment Pavlov B. F. Skinner Dr. Phil Carl Rogers Maslow Fromm Jean Piaget Focus upon what you DO Focus upon what you WANT Focus upon how you GROW Behavior changes as a result of rewards & punishments Learning takes place through reflection on experience and through the learner’s intrinsic motivation Learning takes place as the learner interprets and experiments his experiences

Education Environment Heredity In what ways and to what extent are these involved in the development of people?

Education Environment Heredity In what ways and to what extent are these involved in the development of people?

Education Environment Heredity In what ways and to what extent are these involved in the development of people?

Education Environment Heredity In what ways and to what extent are these involved in the development of people?

Grade your own educational experiences 1 10

What have been the strengths of your own education with those learning experiences?

What have been the weaknesses of your own education with those learning experiences?

Delivery System Stuff “Corpus” Learner We are involved in teaching people, not just “stuff”

Stages of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget

Sensorimotor Period Sensory Input Visual recognition Increasing motor activities Learning language skills Learning through relationships Self-contained (not involved in groups) Ages 0-2

Preoperational Period Ages 2-7 Using symbols of thought to replace actual objects Language replaces motor skills: “Use your words” “Make believe” play Collective monologue An ego-centric world view One thing at a time

Concrete Operations Group Ages 7-11 An understanding of relationships If A = B and B = C then A = C

Concrete Operations Group Conservation Ages 7-11

Concrete Operations Group Conservation Classification –Lists –Categories Ages 7-11

Concrete Operations Group Conservation Classification Seriation Ages 7-11 Ability to place objects, events, and ideas into logical and chronological order

Formal Operations Able to reason through unheld propositions Ability to reflect on the theoretical Begins Ages Lends itself to idealism A questioning of one’s faith

For Small Group Discussion Do you agree or disagree with Piaget’s idea of cognitive development? Are there exceptions to his four stages? What are the implications for Christian education?

SensorimotorPeriod Implications for Christian Education PreoperationalPeriod FormalOperationsConcreteOperations