To prepare:

Review the following:

• Chapters. 2, 3, 9, and 10 from the course text.
• The video Data-driven Instruction and Assessment: Dashboards, Part l, in which Dr. Osher describes a “dashboard.”
• The assigned article “School Climate Research Summary: January 2010” so you may formulate an understanding of how this type of datum may be a part of overall data collection for school improvement.
• The video Data-driven Instruction and Assessment: Assessment and Accountability in Improving Teaching and Learning Systems, in which Dr. Dohrer discusses the importance of assessing school climate and references this module’s readings on school climate.
• The assigned article “Mission Statements and Vision Statement: Unleashing Purpose.” Review the Texas Association of School Boards’ information about the importance of district vision statements.
• Find a mission and vision statement (and goals, if available) from Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia.
• Resources:
• http://www.state.nj.us/education/data/
• http://mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/index.html
• http://www.schoolclimate.org/climate/documents/SCB…
• https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_90….
• https://www.tasb.org/Services/Leadership-Team-Serv…
• Laureate Education (Producer). (2011e). Data-driven instruction and assessment: Dashboards, part l [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

POST:

Reference the readings and the content of Dr. Osher’s interview in the video for this module to explain the degree to which mission and vision statements in general are aligned with the data collection and diagnostic process. Use specific examples from a district’s mission statement, vision statement, or goals to illustrate the type of data you would need to collect and the diagnostic process you might follow to achieve the mission, vision, or goals of the district.

By Day 3

Post a paragraph response (about 200–300 words in length) to the following questions:

• Do you behave and communicate differently online than you do face-to-face? How so? Give specific examples.
• What does it mean to be “fully human”? In light of your definition, do you think we can be “fully human” while interacting with others in a virtual space? Why or why not? 

In the assigned reading related to your Discussion Board Forum, Duvall & Hays discussed the importance of the historical-cultural context (Chapter 5). Throughout the chapter, they identify the key aspects you should consider related to the historical-cultural context when you study Scripture. Pulling specifically from the Duvall & Hays text and synthesizing into your own words, write a 250–300-word response to the 3 prompts below.

Answer the 3 prompts in 3 separate paragraphs, using about 100 words each.

1. What can happen when people approach the Bible without any concern for the historical-cultural context?
2. Besides those examples cited in this chapter, please give and explain an example of how understanding the historical-cultural context can shed significant light on the meaning of a specific biblical text. Cite the specific passage you are discussing in your post. (ex. Is. 40:27–30).
3. For people living in an “instant application” society such as ours, what can persuade them to put forth effort to study the historical-cultural context?