What Methods are Best to Instill Values?

  
     
Teaching and Learning are measured by whether or not a student reaches an Instructional Goal. We need to know where students are and where they need to go. These are defined in "Instructional Goals and Objectives." (See How to build and define Instructional Goals and Objectives). You can't get somewhere if you don't head in the right direction. What is it you want your students to be able to do? Instructional Goals are expressed in "action verbs". They are observable.

Example: All students will exhibit a love for others through acts of kindness.

Non-example: All students will understand what love is.

Multiple Objectives are listed under each Goal and describe the smaller steps required to achieve the Goal.

Example: Obj 1.1: All students will participate in sending cards to the sick of the congregation.

Non-example: Obj 1.2: All students will know how to send cards to the sick.

Teaching Methods that Promote Active versus Passive Learning.  (7 "E's" - Engage, Explore, Explain, Expand/Elaborate, Extend, Exchange, Evaluate)

Master Teacher:

  • Engage: "Let down your nets" Luke 5:5, "coin in fish mouth" Matt. 17:24-27
  • Explore: "Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" Matthew 10:5-18
  • Explain: "This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting" Mark 9:29
  • Expand/Elaborate: "What is the greatest commandment?" Story of the Good Samaritan:  Luke 10
  • Extend: Worship? "Neither here nor in Jerusalem" John 4:1-42
  • Exchange: "Who do men say that I am?" Mark 8:27-33
  • Evaluate: "Peter, do you love me more than these?" John 21:15

Teaching Methods using Differentiated Instruction

What is Differentiated Instruction? Research here

(1) How do each of these relate to differentiated instruction?

  1. Depth
  2. Complexity
  3. Novelty
  4. Pacing

(2) How can Instruction be Adjusted? Research here

  1. Content
  2. Process
  3. Products

List the basic Guidelines:

(3) List Basic Strategies: Research here

(4) How do you Plan for Differentiated Instruction? Research here and Differentiated Assessments Research here

Multimodal Teaching requires: seeing, hearing, speaking, asking, touching, feeling, tasting, imagining, empathizing, and producing (synthesizing). These represents at least 10 Acts of Worship.

METHODS:

Direct Teaching

  • Instructor-led
  • Guest Speakers
  • Lecture or Lecture with Discussion
  • Demonstration
  • Practical Exercise
  • Controlled Practical Exercise
  • Practice Method

Collaborative, Cooperative or Team Practice

  • Brainstorming
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Learning Centers
  • Small Groups
  • Panels of Experts
  • Coach and Pupil
  • Case Study
  • Role Playing
  • Dramatization
  • Values Clarification
  • Problem-based/Service-based Learning

Simulations

Storytelling (including digital and media-based)

Independent

  • Research
  • Journals/Blogs
  • Worksheets/surveys

WHAT is SERVANT-LEARNING? - Google it!

Resources: