1. Discipleship Across the Lifespan Trinity International University Class #3

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

4. Aspects of a Teacher/Disciple-Maker Guide

5. Coach

6. Facilitator

7. Model

8. Encourager

9. Motivator

10. Stimulator

11. Mentor

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

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

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

16. As Christians, we are committed to a true content

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

18. There is a diligent labor to effective teaching

20. Theories Theories of Learning

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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

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

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

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

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

29. Grade your own educational experiences 1 10

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

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

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

35. Stages of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget 1896-1980

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

37. 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

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

39. Concrete Operations Group Conservation Ages 7-11

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

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

42. Formal Operations Able to reason through unheld propositions Ability to reflect on the theoretical Begins Ages 11-12 Lends itself to idealism A questioning of one’s faith

43. 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?

44. SensorimotorPeriod Implications for Christian Education PreoperationalPeriod FormalOperationsConcreteOperations