Tag Archives: children

A new resource for children’s missions education

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Israel Galindo

I’m pleased to announce the release of a new resource for children’s missions education: Ready! Set! Go! Children on Mission Throughout the Church Year. The book was written by the students in my Teaching Children course, co-taught by Barbara Massey, … Continue reading →

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The brain and learning, 6

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Israel Galindo

Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain learns through conscious and unconscious processes. A great deal of the insights we acquire and the patterns that we grasp are a consequence of ongoing unconscious processing, perhaps more than we realize or … Continue reading →

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The brain and learning, 5

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Israel Galindo

Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain perceives and creates parts and wholes. The brain has two separate but simultaneous tendencies for organizing information. One is to reduce information to parts. The other is to perceive and work with information … Continue reading →

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The brain and learning, 3

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Israel Galindo

Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain makes meaning through patterning. The human brain is not a formal logic machine. It makes sense of life experience by finding patterns and order, largely through making connections. At the heart of patterning … Continue reading →

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The brain and learning, 1

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Israel Galindo

I’ll be teaching my Introduction to Teaching course during the May term. It’s a misnomer as the course actually focuses on one narrow area of teaching, namely, instruction. Two frameworks inform the approach to the course: (1) research on effective … Continue reading →

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Are you enforcing your church’s child protection policy?

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Israel Galindo

It’s hard to imagine but there are still churches that have no child protection policies in place. That’s just a tragedy waiting to happen. One related issue is that many congregations have adopted child protection policies but fail to ensure … Continue reading →

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Good behavior

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Israel Galindo

I recently overheard a religious leader state that a good Christian education will emphasize teaching children good behavior. Children should learn early how to act in Christian ways: being kind and polite, telling the truth, being honest, etc. Those are … Continue reading →

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