Van Brummelen 2009 Walking With God In The Classroom Summary

Walking with God in the Classroom

Metaphors We Teach By

Metaphors We Teach By helps teachers reflect on how the metaphors they use to think about education shape what happens in their classrooms and in their schools. Teaching and learning will differ in classrooms whose teachers think of students as plants to be nurtured from those who consider them as clay to be molded. Students will be assessed differently if teachers think of assessment as a blessing and as justice instead of as measurement. This volume examines dozens of such metaphors related to teaching and teachers, learning and learners, curriculum, assessment, gender, and matters of spirituality and faith. The book challenges teachers to embrace metaphors that fit their worldview and will improve teaching and learning in their classrooms.

Transformational Teaching

Transformational Teaching by Kenneth Coley, Martha MacCullough, and Debbie MacCullough provides a comprehensive, Christ-centered introduction to instructional design and effective teaching. It will be useful for education courses, teachers-in-training, and experienced teachers who want to elevate their pedagogy from a Christian framework.