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Christian Philosophy of Education: Worldview [In Person] (Course 2 of 3)

Online - ACSI PD LMS   Visit Website
Tuesday, October 01, 2024 - Monday, June 30, 2025   iCalendar Central Standard Time

Please disregard the dates shown here. The training can be scheduled any time during the 2024-2025 school year.  

 

Online - ACSI PD LMS   Visit Website

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A Digital, On-Demand Offering for In-House Professional Development Designed for Teachers and School Staff

A facilitator from your school is required to facilitate the training. Register the facilitator to gain access to the online course materials. Teachers and School Staff who are attending must be registered as participants for the online course to earn CEUs. CEUs will be awarded automatically for all registered users who complete the in-person sessions and the online portions of the course.

Christian Philosophy of Education (CPoE) Worldview (Course 2 of 3) explores key philosophical beliefs from a scriptural perspective and examines their impact on Christian education.

Price: $35 Member / $90 Nonmember 

What’s Included:

  • A Facilitator’s Guide for a school leader to lead the training, including a pacing chart, discussion topics, group activities, Scripture reflection, and strategies for implementing a successful professional development event
  • Dynamic and Engaging Content, including high-quality videos, podcast episodes, and reading passages from the book Undivided: Developing a Worldview Approach to Biblical Integration by Martha E. MacCullough, Ed.D.
  • An expansive collection of digital Participant Resources including a pre- and post-assessment, a course syllabus, artifact rubric and samples, worksheets, audio transcripts, and supplemental resources
  • 10 hours of engaging professional development for all participants: 7.5 in-person hours and 2.5 hours of independent reading, assessment, and artifact creation
  • 10 CEUs (5 Educational and 5 Bible) for each registered participant

Overview

This course will help teachers and staff formulate, articulate, and apply the core concepts of a biblical worldview to an educational context. Through thought-provoking discussions and focused group activities, participants will share insights, develop skills, reflect on their practices, and support one another in developing a foundation for biblical worldview. Whether participants are completing this course for continuing education credit or for their own personal benefit, it will lead them to analyze, evaluate, and even challenge their own worldview beliefs to ensure they are aligned with Scripture.  

The course is accompanied by a high-quality video series led by Jerry Nelson, Chief Ministry Officer at ACSI. Jerry shares his expert insights and interviews prominent leaders in Christian education—Dr. Larry Taylor, Dr. Glen Schultz, Dr. Martha MacCullough, and Dr. Debbie MacCullough. Additionally, current podcasts and audio segments provide a rich array of expert content that explores key principles and insights for biblical integration.  

The course also includes excerpts from the book Undivided: Developing a Worldview Approach to Biblical Integration by Martha E. MacCullough, Ed.D, which deepens the learning experience. For those seeking further exploration, supplemental resources are available to enrich the content even more.  

Throughout the course, participants will create a personalized artifact, guided by a rubric, that demonstrates their understanding of a biblical worldview and its purposes in education.  

This course is second in a three-part series, which fulfills ACSI’s Christian Philosophy of Education (CPoE) requirement. (All three courses are needed to meet the requirement.)

Speaker and Course Details

Speakers

  • Jerry Nelson - Chief Ministry Officer, ACSI
  • Dr. Martha (Marti) MacCullough – Distinguished Professor Emerita, Cairn University
  • Pastor Yohan McGlashan – associate pastor and teacher
  • Dr. Deborah (Debbie) MacCullough – Director of Global Core Standards, ACSI
  • Dr. Sean McDowell – speaker; professor at Biola University
  • Dr. Glen Schultz – Founder and Director, Kingdom Education Ministries
  • Linda Kardamis – Founder, Teach 4 the Heart
  • Dr. Lynn Swaner – President for US, Cardus
  • Dr. Roger Erdvig – speaker; author
  • Dr. George Barna – Founder, The Barna Group

Modules and Sessions

  • Introduction
  • Worldviews
    • What a Worldview Is
    • Factors that Influence Worldview
  • Biblical Worldview
    • What a Biblical Worldview Is
    • How to Develop a Biblical Worldview
  • Educational Purposes
    • A Holistic Approach
    • Beyond the Classroom
    • Overcoming Barriers to Worldview
  • Closing

Learning Objectives  

By the end of this course, participants will be able to

  • Define "worldview" and demonstrate an understanding of how a worldview is developed.
  • Understand, articulate, and apply the core concepts of a biblical worldview.
  • Describe the purposes of education from a biblical perspective.