{"id":3017,"date":"2017-04-06T14:08:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T14:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2017-04-06T14:19:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T14:19:01","slug":"making-curriculum-work-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2017\/04\/06\/making-curriculum-work-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Curriculum Work for You Pt. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever sat in your living room on a Saturday night and wondered what in the world you are going to teach tomorrow or \u201cdo I have to teach THIS lesson?\u201d I haven\u2019t. I\u2019m the author, right? I\u2019ve always had this figured out. At least I wish that were true. Early on, I struggled to find the right curriculum and teaching. Because of that I wasn\u2019t always successful in getting the response from the kids that I really wanted. Thankfully, God has helped me to learn some principles that changed my course. Now, instead of being unsure of what I will teach or embarrassed about the curriculum we\u2019re putting forward to the kids, I look forward to Sunday, I enjoy our services, and get excited about how our kids\u2019 lives are going to be changed. Teaching is fun and engaging for me! But, curriculum is foundational to creating a great children\u2019s ministry experience.<\/p>\n

We want to help you understand how to make curriculum work for your church. Curriculum is a tool for the children\u2019s leader, not the master over your service. You can adapt, adjust, and tweak the curriculum to meet the goals you\u2019ve set for your service. We\u2019ve identified some different types of curriculum, as well as options for adapting that curriculum to adjust to whatever your kids or church throws at you. Curriculum isn\u2019t just about the kids in your ministry gaining more Biblical knowledge; it\u2019s about true life transformation. As children\u2019s ministry leaders, our goal is to provide kids with an engaging service that captures their imaginations and teaches them God\u2019s truth, so that the Holy Spirit can transform their hearts and minds.<\/p>\n

Back to you sitting in your living room. Yes, that uncomfortable scene. You, your lesson, your recliner, maybe a bag of Cheetos and a Coke. You may be tempted to make a run for it, but don\u2019t! Getting from that point to being ready for your Sunday service is not as scary as you think. In fact, the process is a great journey and on the other side of it is a wonderful blessing. You are planting seeds that will not only reach this generation, but will impact that child\u2019s grandchildren. This is huge. So, if we\u2019re going to impact multiple generations for Christ, then it pays to be hyper-intentional about the curriculum we choose to teach in our services.<\/p>\n

Understanding Curriculum Types<\/strong>
\nLet\u2019s start our journey of the recliner, yes… put down the Cheetos, and understand the kinds of curriculum we\u2019re going to find. I\u2019ve identified three categories that most children\u2019s church curriculum will fall under. The first is VIDEO-DRIVEN curriculum<\/strong>. In this type of curriculum, media is the driving force. Most of the time, 90% of the teaching and instruction comes from the presenters on screen. The actual teaching scripts are minimal. Some curriculum in the category is almost a \u201cset it and forget it\u201d setup. You turn on the DVD and it plays for 20 – 30 minutes. Come back at the end and do a bit of light wrap up. KIDMO<\/em> and Elevate<\/em> both offer video-driven curriculum.<\/p>\n

One of the pros to this type of curriculum is that kids are conditioned to watch TV, so they\u2019re used to learning from technology. Also, the teaching is usually great quality and it relieves a lot of pressure on the children\u2019s leader. You\u2019re not responsible for doing it all. Of course, there are disadvantages, too. Kids can disconnect easily because of the lack of personal interaction. They are looking for someone to connect with them and a physical teacher is often that source of connection. That\u2019s our key advantage over Hollywood. They have tons of money and glitz, but we can reach out and hug a kid who\u2019s hurting. It connects us in a powerful way. It\u2019s also harder to adapt the lesson because much of it is set in stone through the video. Lastly, this type of curriculum doesn\u2019t give as much opportunity for volunteers to grow as teachers. One of the best ways to become a better teacher is to teach, and teach often.<\/p>\n

The second category of curriculum is what I call TEACHER-DRIVEN<\/strong>. This type of curriculum focuses primarily on live teaching in the classroom. Teaching could encompass puppets, skits, lecture, or activities. Usually, there aren\u2019t a lot of media elements included with this type of curriculum. Some examples of publishers within this category include DiscipleLand<\/em>, LifeWay<\/em>, Group<\/em>, David C. Cook, and Gospel Light.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are definite pros for teacher-driven lessons. Generally, they are much easier to adapt to your group. You can move items around and change the script if necessary. Also, volunteers and leaders grow in their teaching gifts as they use them week in and week out. However, the lack of media can communicate some negative ideas about your ministry, such as that you\u2019re not on the cutting edge or even irrelevant to modern culture. Without accompanying visuals and media, the kids\u2019 engagement may also wane quickly. The workload for you, the children\u2019s leader, is usually a lot heavier.<\/p>\n

The last category of curriculum is what I would call the HYBRID MODEL<\/strong>. It may also be known as a media-rich curriculum<\/strong>. The difference between this model and the other two is that while it contains a lot of media, the lesson is not driven by video. There are videos and graphics that engage the kids, but the in classroom teacher is key to the lesson.
\nThere are a number of pros to this curriculum model. First, the teacher doesn\u2019t have to teach or plan for the entire service. Videos will provide much needed breaks during the lesson. Volunteers still develop teaching gifts and you\u2019re able to engage the kids personally. Choosing a high quality curriculum helps churches of all sizes maintain excellence in their productions, even if they don\u2019t have professional artists or video editors on staff. Some of the cons are that the cost of media-rich curriculum is often higher than a teacher-driven curriculum. Also, there is still a lot of prep to ready the lesson for Sunday since significant portions of the lesson will be taught live. The technology requirements may necessitate purchasing new equipment or software.\u00a0 Some great examples of hybrid curriculum are Equip KidMin<\/em>, Elevate<\/em>, Orange<\/em>, and High<\/em> Voltage<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In the next blog we\u2019ll explore the importance of evaluating curriculum, as well as some suggestions for how to do it!<\/p>\n

About the Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dwayne Riner is the associate children\u2019s pastor at The Ark Church and the head writer for Equip KidMin Curriculum.\u00a0Dwayne attended Emmanuel\u00a0College and graduated in 2000 from the School of Christian Ministries.\u00a0For over twenty years he has worked with thousands of kids, creating stories and characters that inspire them to become everything God has created them to be. Dwayne has spoken at conferences in the U.S. and abroad. He has\u00a0also\u00a0authored a children\u2019s book series for elementary kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[646,647],"class_list":{"0":"post-3017","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-childrens-ministries","8":"category-general","9":"tag-curriculum","10":"tag-dwayne-riner","11":"entry"},"title_es":"Hacer Curriculum trabajo para usted pinta. 1","content_es":"\u00bfAlguna vez se sent\u00f3 en su sala de estar en un s\u00e1bado por la noche y se pregunt\u00f3 lo que en el mundo se va a ense\u00f1ar a ma\u00f1ana o \u201ctengo que ense\u00f1ar esta lecci\u00f3n?\u201d No tiene. Soy el autor, \u00bfverdad? Siempre he tenido esta resuelto. Al menos me gustar\u00eda que fuera verdad. Al principio, me cost\u00f3 encontrar el plan de estudios y la ense\u00f1anza correcta. Debido a que no siempre tuvo \u00e9xito en conseguir la respuesta de los ni\u00f1os que realmente quer\u00eda. Afortunadamente, Dios me ha ayudado a aprender algunos principios que cambiaron mi curso. Ahora, en vez de estar seguro de lo que voy a ense\u00f1ar o verg\u00fcenza por el plan de estudios que estamos proponiendo a los ni\u00f1os, espero a domingo, disfruto de nuestros servicios, y emociono acerca de c\u00f3mo van a cambiar las vidas de nuestros hijos . La ense\u00f1anza es divertido y atractivo para m\u00ed! Pero, plan de estudios es fundamental para la creaci\u00f3n de experiencia en el ministerio de ni\u00f1os grandes. Queremos ayudarle a entender c\u00f3mo hacer que el plan de estudios para su iglesia. Plan de estudios es una herramienta para el l\u00edder de los ni\u00f1os, no el amo sobre su servicio. Puede adaptar, ajustar y modificar el plan de estudios para cumplir con los objetivos que se ha fijado para su servicio. Hemos identificado los diferentes tipos de planes de estudio, as\u00ed como las posibilidades de adaptaci\u00f3n curricular que se ajuste a lo que sus hijos o iglesia lanza a uno. Plan de estudios no se trata s\u00f3lo de los ni\u00f1os en su ministerio ganando m\u00e1s conocimiento b\u00edblico; se trata de la verdadera transformaci\u00f3n de la vida. Como l\u00edderes del ministerio de los ni\u00f1os, nuestro objetivo es proporcionar a los ni\u00f1os con un servicio atractivo que capta su imaginaci\u00f3n y les ense\u00f1a la verdad de Dios, para que el Esp\u00edritu Santo puede transformar sus corazones y mentes. De nuevo a usted sentado en su sala de estar. S\u00ed, esa escena inc\u00f3moda. Usted, su lecci\u00f3n, su sill\u00f3n reclinable, tal vez una bolsa de Cheetos y una Coca-Cola. Usted puede tener la tentaci\u00f3n de hacer una carrera para \u00e9l, pero no lo hace! \u00bfC\u00f3mo salir de ese punto de estar listo para su servicio del domingo no es tan dif\u00edcil como usted piensa. De hecho, el proceso es un gran viaje y en el otro lado de ella es una maravillosa bendici\u00f3n. Usted est\u00e1 plantando semillas que no alcanzar\u00e1n s\u00f3lo a esta generaci\u00f3n, pero tendr\u00e1n un impacto en los nietos de ese ni\u00f1o. Esto es enorme. Por lo tanto, si vamos a tener un impacto m\u00faltiples generaciones de Cristo, entonces vale la pena ser hiper-intencional sobre el plan de estudios que elegimos para ense\u00f1ar en nuestros servicios. Descripci\u00f3n de los tipos de curr\u00edculo<\/strong> Vamos a empezar nuestro recorrido del sill\u00f3n reclinable, s\u00ed ... sofocar la Cheetos, y comprender los tipos de planes de estudio que vamos a encontrar. He identificado tres categor\u00edas que plan de estudios de la iglesia de la mayor\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os estar\u00e1n bajo. El primero es el plan de estudios de VIDEO-conducido.<\/strong> En este tipo de plan de estudios, los medios de comunicaci\u00f3n es la fuerza motriz. La mayor\u00eda de las veces, el 90% de la ense\u00f1anza e instrucci\u00f3n proviene de los presentadores en la pantalla. Los guiones de ense\u00f1anza reales son m\u00ednimas. Algunos planes de estudio en la categor\u00eda es casi una configuraci\u00f3n de \u201cestablecer y olvidarse de \u00e9l\u201d. Que a su vez en el DVD y juega durante 20 - 30 minutos. Volver al final y hacer un poco de luz recapitulaci\u00f3n. KIDMO<\/em> y elevar<\/em> ambos ofrecen planes de estudio de v\u00eddeo impulsada. Una de las ventajas de este tipo de plan de estudios es que los ni\u00f1os est\u00e1n condicionados a ver la televisi\u00f3n, por lo que est\u00e1n acostumbrados a aprender de la tecnolog\u00eda. Adem\u00e1s, la ense\u00f1anza es por lo general una gran calidad y que alivia una gran presi\u00f3n sobre el l\u00edder de los ni\u00f1os. Usted no es responsable de hacer todo. Por supuesto, hay desventajas, tambi\u00e9n. Los ni\u00f1os pueden desarmar f\u00e1cilmente debido a la falta de interacci\u00f3n personal. Ellos est\u00e1n buscando a alguien para conectar con ellos y un profesor de f\u00edsica que es a menudo fuente de conexi\u00f3n. Esa es nuestra ventaja clave sobre Hollywood. Tienen un mont\u00f3n de dinero y brillo, pero podemos llegar y abrazar a un ni\u00f1o que est\u00e1 haciendo da\u00f1o. Nos conecta de una manera poderosa. Tambi\u00e9n es m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil de adaptar la lecci\u00f3n, porque gran parte de ella es de piedra a trav\u00e9s del video. Por \u00faltimo, este tipo de plan de estudios no da tantas oportunidades para voluntarios para crecer como maestros. Una de las mejores maneras de convertirse en un mejor profesor es ense\u00f1ar, y ense\u00f1ar a menudo. La segunda categor\u00eda de plan de estudios es lo que llamo MAESTRO-conducido.<\/strong> Este tipo de programa se centra principalmente en la ense\u00f1anza en directo en el aula. La ense\u00f1anza podr\u00eda abarcar marionetas, obras de teatro, conferencias o actividades. Por lo general, no hay una gran cantidad de elementos multimedia incluidos con este tipo de plan de estudios. Algunos ejemplos de los editores dentro de esta categor\u00eda incluyen DiscipleLand,<\/em> LifeWay,<\/em> Grupo,<\/em> David C. Cook, y la luz del Evangelio.<\/em> Hay ventajas definidas para las lecciones del maestro impulsada. En general, son mucho m\u00e1s f\u00e1ciles de adaptar a su grupo. Puede mover los elementos alrededor y cambiar el gui\u00f3n si es necesario. Adem\u00e1s, los voluntarios y l\u00edderes crecen en sus dones de ense\u00f1anza, ya que utilizan ellos la semana tras semana. Sin embargo, la falta de medios puede comunicar algunas ideas negativas sobre su ministerio, como que no est\u00e1s en el filo o incluso irrelevante para la cultura moderna. Sin visuales y medios de comunicaci\u00f3n que acompa\u00f1a, la participaci\u00f3n de los ni\u00f1os tambi\u00e9n puede decaer r\u00e1pidamente. La carga de trabajo para usted, el l\u00edder de los ni\u00f1os, por lo general es mucho m\u00e1s pesado. La \u00faltima categor\u00eda de plan de estudios es lo que yo llamar\u00eda el modelo h\u00edbrido.<\/strong> Tambi\u00e9n puede ser conocido como un plan de estudios rico en medios.<\/strong> La diferencia entre este modelo y los otros dos es que si bien contiene una gran cantidad de medios de comunicaci\u00f3n, la lecci\u00f3n no es impulsado por v\u00eddeo. Hay videos y gr\u00e1ficos que se dedican a los ni\u00f1os, pero el maestro de la clase de es clave para la lecci\u00f3n. Hay una serie de ventajas a este modelo de plan de estudios. En primer lugar, el maestro no tiene que ense\u00f1ar o planificar para todo el servicio. Videos proporcionar\u00e1n un descanso muy necesario durante la lecci\u00f3n. Los voluntarios desarrollan todav\u00eda regalos de ense\u00f1anza y que es capaz de involucrar a los ni\u00f1os personalmente. La elecci\u00f3n de un plan de estudios de alta calidad ayuda a las iglesias de todos los tama\u00f1os mantener la excelencia en sus producciones, incluso si no tienen los artistas profesionales o editores de v\u00eddeo en el personal. Algunas de las desventajas son que el costo del plan de estudios rico en medios es a menudo m\u00e1s alto que un plan de estudios de maestro impulsada. Adem\u00e1s, todav\u00eda hay una gran cantidad de preparaci\u00f3n para preparar la lecci\u00f3n para el domingo ya que una parte significativa de la lecci\u00f3n se impartir\u00e1n en vivo. Los requisitos tecnol\u00f3gicos pueden requerir la compra de nuevos equipos o software. 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