Artos Academy | Stephen Royall | Activity https://learn.artosacademy.org/members/67779/activity/ Activity feed for Stephen Royall. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:56:38 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 bdbea855c001b3a5ed789a6cc32ef03c Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Share a biblically integrated assignment or assessment you use in your classroom. In what way(s) does it work well? Is there room for improvement? If you don’t currently have any biblically integrated assignments or assessments, share an idea you have for one. in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/share-a-biblically-integrated-assignment-or-assessment-you-use-in-your-classroom-in-what-ways-does-it-work-well-is-there-room-for-improvement-if-you-dont-currently-have-any-biblically-in/page/29/#post-95536384 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:19:20 -0400 Reply to Share a biblically integrated assignment or assessment you use in your classroom. In what way(s) does it work well? Is there room for improvement? If you don’t currently have any biblically integrated assignments or assessments, share an idea you have for one.

I teach Bible and my curriculum consists of the Bible and the importance it has in our daily lives. Along with it I use a spiritual gifts assessment that has helped motivate students in fulfilling God’s call in their lives and what tasks are suitable for them on mission trips that fit for the spiritual gift.

]]> 717ccf4950d62617179d9f4f31ad0b75 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Can you see Dr. MacCullough’s guiding questions being valuable to you in creating biblically integrated units/lessons? How do you envision implementing them in your planning process? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/can-you-see-dr-macculloughs-guiding-questions-being-valuable-to-you-in-creating-biblically-integrated-units-lessons-how-do-you-envision-implementing-them-in-your-planning-process/page/22/#post-95536382 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:12:30 -0400 Reply to Can you see Dr. MacCullough’s guiding questions being valuable to you in creating biblically integrated units/lessons? How do you envision implementing them in your planning process?

Yes very important! I can implement them into my daily lesson plans!

]]> 04cb129fdfe27f5138795c764e29b99a Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Have you in your own education, your children’s education, or in a school you’ve taught at experienced a constructivist approach to education? If so, describe some of the impact (positive or negative) you experienced/witnessed. in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/have-you-in-your-own-education-your-childrens-education-or-in-a-school-youve-taught-at-experienced-a-constructivist-approach-to-education-if-so-describe-some-of-the-impact-posit/page/22/#post-95536380 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:06:56 -0400 Reply to Have you in your own education, your children’s education, or in a school you’ve taught at experienced a constructivist approach to education? If so, describe some of the impact (positive or negative) you experienced/witnessed.

Yes, there are students who do have the belief in relative truth. I have had to correct this by teaching absolute truth vs relative truth. There is no in between when it comes to truth and I point them to Scriptures on truth! This is positive because I am allowing God to speak to them through His Word.

]]> cb2e2bcaa38a875492e72ba08287282e Stephen Royall replied to the discussion How does your understanding of the roots of the educational system in the US influence your view of education? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/how-does-your-understanding-of-the-roots-of-the-educational-system-in-the-us-influence-your-view-of-education/page/23/#post-95536376 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:52:08 -0400 Reply to How does your understanding of the roots of the educational system in the US influence your view of education?

Education is important because it teaches us the importance of problem solving and critical thinking skills along with teaching us to read and write. Christian education is more important because it teaches us to have a Biblical mindset and worldview of God’s wonderful creation!

]]> 397b65a1b7432e575ad155a2942d449d Stephen Royall replied to the discussion How do you currently encourage your students to find their God-given calling? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/how-do-you-currently-encourage-your-students-to-find-their-god-given-calling/page/26/#post-95536375 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:46:39 -0400 Reply to How do you currently encourage your students to find their God-given calling?

By seeking God and teaching them the ways that God speaks to us, along with having them spiritual gifts inventory! All of this has helped students understand that God has a calling and plan for each person. Not all people are called to vocational ministry but God does have a ministry and mission for all His disciples!

]]> 908347879ff1a74b1b40c7b164100320 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Are you a “teacher of redemption” in your classroom? Explain. in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/are-you-a-teacher-of-redemption-in-your-classroom-explain/page/37/#post-95536374 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:41:32 -0400 Reply to Are you a “teacher of redemption” in your classroom? Explain.

Yes, I talk about the importance of redemption everyday. We are redeemed by the grace of God and therefore, we need to show students the grace of God and model a redeemed life.

]]> 0f74e2c0dc72f4de067eb7acb777d298 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Describe one or two discipline policies in place in your classroom or at your school that adhere to the model discussed in this lesson. Have they been effective? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/describe-one-or-two-discipline-policies-in-place-in-your-classroom-or-at-your-school-that-adhere-to-the-model-discussed-in-this-lesson-have-they-been-effective/page/22/#post-95536373 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:35:33 -0400 Reply to Describe one or two discipline policies in place in your classroom or at your school that adhere to the model discussed in this lesson. Have they been effective?

Healthy communication as it says in Matthew 18:15-17 that we should use I statements when communicating the problem that they are having especially when it comes to bullying. Another discipline that we use is a time out method. In the timeout method the student processes their feelings and describes what is going on them emotionally as they…

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]]> 1c816f62ce55b9864e61e4b9c32c2d68 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Have you had discussions about creation and evolution in your classroom? If so, how did those go? Is there anything you would do differently? If you have not had these discussions in your classroom, how do you think you would handle them? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/have-you-had-discussions-about-creation-and-evolution-in-your-classroom-if-so-how-did-those-go-is-there-anything-you-would-do-differently-if-you-have-not-had-these-discussions-in-your-classroom-h/page/25/#post-95536372 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:30:01 -0400 Reply to Have you had discussions about creation and evolution in your classroom? If so, how did those go? Is there anything you would do differently? If you have not had these discussions in your classroom, how do you think you would handle them?

God is our ultimate Creator without Him nothing would have been created. Yes, I have had to discussions about evolution and explained how that is a theory that can not be proven based on the missing fossil that changed animal to man. Plus, I use the creation of animals and how that a dog doesn’t mate unnaturally to a cat. God knows what He…

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]]> 544c1fcfebee367fe3e1f6c15ffea3c3 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Do you think it is important for young children to know Scripture? Explain. in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/do-you-think-it-is-important-for-young-children-to-know-scripture-explain/page/29/#post-95536371 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:16:52 -0400 Reply to Do you think it is important for young children to know Scripture? Explain.

Yes it is very important for young children to learn Scripture because when we know Scripture than we know the Heart of God. To know the heart of God is to know the Word of God!

]]> 0dd02390537493465e9217129ba9556c Stephen Royall replied to the discussion How would you respond to someone who says that Jesus Christ was a wonderful teacher but nothing more? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/how-would-you-respond-to-someone-who-says-that-jesus-christ-was-a-wonderful-teacher-but-nothing-more/page/29/#post-95536370 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:09:09 -0400 Reply to How would you respond to someone who says that Jesus Christ was a wonderful teacher but nothing more?

I point them to the cross and share Jon 3 Nicodemus story and the importance of having a personal relationship with Jesus and then I go over the Roman Road to point the importance of salvation and calling on Jesus.

]]> 58ec891b5a88187af875eeeabab56914 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion What does Dr. Teague mean when he says, “Integration was never the legitimate starting point for a godly pedagogy”? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/what-does-dr-teague-mean-when-he-says-integration-was-never-the-legitimate-starting-point-for-a-godly-pedagogy/page/28/#post-95536369 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:58:45 -0400 Reply to What does Dr. Teague mean when he says, “Integration was never the legitimate starting point for a godly pedagogy”?

It means that we can’t as teachers integrate a Biblical Worldview of learning if we ourselves aren’t grounded in Christ and have a growth Biblical mindset.

]]> f3e68a11e87906d19195d429ea187b5d Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Explain, in your own words, Dr. Black’s visual of a book in the middle of two Bibles. What is she illustrating with this visual? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/explain-in-your-own-words-dr-blacks-visual-of-a-book-in-the-middle-of-two-bibles-what-is-she-illustrating-with-this-visual/page/33/#post-95536367 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:00:05 -0400 Reply to Explain, in your own words, Dr. Black’s visual of a book in the middle of two Bibles. What is she illustrating with this visual?

The illustration that Dr. Black is stressing the importance of framing everything we teach and curriculum that we use are to be framed within God’s Word. We must make sure that we are teaching Biblical curriculum.

]]> fac5e256edfe461039ab8ac9d919187c Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Identify one or two practical ways you can help prepare your students for the struggles they’ll face in the world. in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/identify-one-or-two-practical-ways-you-can-help-prepare-your-students-for-the-struggles-theyll-face-in-the-world/page/31/#post-95536324 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:31:39 -0400 Reply to Identify one or two practical ways you can help prepare your students for the struggles they’ll face in the world.

By teaching the students to share their faith story with others. I am striving to teach the students the importance of sharing their faith and being bold for Christ as He was bold for us by giving Himself up for us out of His love for us.

]]> a73816a2e3700524b28eb2a115fed44c Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Identify one or two ways you can help prepare your students for attacks on their Christian faith. in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/identify-one-or-two-ways-you-can-help-prepare-your-students-for-attacks-on-their-christian-faith/page/48/#post-95536323 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:22:01 -0400 Reply to Identify one or two ways you can help prepare your students for attacks on their Christian faith.

By teaching them to hold on strong to their faith and stay away from deceitful teaching. Secondly, the great reward for not falling into the trap of the world. We need to teach that the end is coming and false prophets are fixing to rise, and therefore, we need to stand in truth and ask God for the gift of discernment.

]]> 2a4b47a3d5623542d9ffc96724f626f0 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Explain, in your own words, what “processing activities” are and how they contribute to a coherent curriculum. in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/explain-in-your-own-words-what-processing-activities-are-and-how-they-contribute-to-a-coherent-curriculum/page/46/#post-95536321 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:54:44 -0400 Reply to Explain, in your own words, what “processing activities” are and how they contribute to a coherent curriculum.

Processing activities that help students engage and interact with the lesson. They contribute to the lesson by bringing it alive for the students as they work together in the assignment rather it be by group or role playing!

]]> 5d1e6178fe6fc7a7743371d6fda73482 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Is mentorship something you’ve considered as part of your role as a Christian educator? Why or why not? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/is-mentorship-something-youve-considered-as-part-of-your-role-as-a-christian-educator-why-or-why-not/page/49/#post-95536320 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:40:03 -0400 Reply to Is mentorship something you’ve considered as part of your role as a Christian educator? Why or why not?

Yes mentorship is very important. The way that I provide mentorship is by using a hands on approach of learning. I walk with the students in the lesson plan and make role playing and group work a part of the day to day lesson. I use the last ten minutes of class for open discussion with the students where they can share what they learned from…

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]]> a5a4787fe629a91adda15bae70611787 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Describe your discipline philosophy. Do you think you are disciplining in a way that nurtures your students? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/describe-your-discipline-philosophy-do-you-think-you-are-disciplining-in-a-way-that-nurtures-your-students/page/36/#post-95536319 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:32:13 -0400 Reply to Describe your discipline philosophy. Do you think you are disciplining in a way that nurtures your students?

I discipline through a point and rewards system. Every decision we have in this life has some type of either a reward or a consequence. My dad used to say, “You make the bed you lie in.” Yes, biblical discipline does allow nurturing to take place. As a student who was disruptive in the class and always trying to be a class clown I have…

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]]> b1e27a2828d6183d9d3c653d87e38bd2 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Discuss a teacher who had a positive influence on your life. What did he/she do that was influential for you? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/discuss-a-teacher-who-had-a-positive-influence-on-your-life-what-did-he-she-do-that-was-influential-for-you/page/41/#post-95536318 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:08:27 -0400 Reply to Discuss a teacher who had a positive influence on your life. What did he/she do that was influential for you?

I grew up in public school and the one teacher that influenced me the most was my fifth grade teacher Mrs. Bowman. I am a high level autistic person with ADHD and the way that Mrs. Bowman would deal with me is by walking me around the school hallways and tell me how important that I am to God and how He created me to be very special and that…

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]]> c36fb179edb7967d3e1a398d7e8fe634 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion In what practical ways do you and/or your school currently support parents? What benefits have you seen from this? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/in-what-practical-ways-do-you-and-or-your-school-currently-support-parents-what-benefits-have-you-seen-from-this/page/50/#post-95536316 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:52:26 -0400 Reply to In what practical ways do you and/or your school currently support parents? What benefits have you seen from this?

Our school supports parents by providing free breakfast and lunch for the students. In the afternoon, we have volunteers who come and provide snacks for each student and school staff.

]]> f37a98a673e2b49b79b010e16378e839 Stephen Royall replied to the discussion Describe a recent time when you’ve been discouraged with a student’s progress. Have you witnessed a change in the student’s life, or are you still waiting for that change to occur? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/describe-a-recent-time-when-youve-been-discouraged-with-a-students-progress-have-you-witnessed-a-change-in-the-students-life-or-are-you-still-waiting-for-that-change-to-oc/page/49/#post-95536314 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:32:46 -0400 Reply to Describe a recent time when you’ve been discouraged with a student’s progress. Have you witnessed a change in the student’s life, or are you still waiting for that change to occur?

I had a student who was very challenging, however, with 3 weeks left in the school year that student gave his life to Christ and spoke at the assembly how God changed his life and apologized to everyone for his bad behavior and then said, “As Mr. Royall says, “It is a new day! Put yesterday behind you and move forward strive to better today…

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]]> d5f57c87560eba1a3841e7ca7cf5e72d Stephen Royall replied to the discussion What are some ways you can apply the concepts learned in this lesson in your classroom? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/what-are-some-ways-you-can-apply-the-concepts-learned-in-this-lesson-in-your-classroom/page/50/#post-95536313 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:51:56 -0400 Reply to What are some ways you can apply the concepts learned in this lesson in your classroom?

One way is to make sure that I am teaching all 66 books in the Bible. I want to implement the teaching of the memorization of the good and bad Kings for the purpose of allowing the students to learn what happens when you do good in the sight of the Lord and what happens when you do evil in the sight of the Lord.

]]> fb877a86c7d07a3da50e847d55f1baaf Stephen Royall replied to the discussion In what ways do you make your students feel valued? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/in-what-ways-do-you-make-your-students-feel-valued/page/57/#post-95536311 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:30:02 -0400 Reply to In what ways do you make your students feel valued?

By reminding them of God’s love and forgiveness. I always remind my students that each day is a new day. If they got in trouble the day before that it has already been handled and today is a new day. Why not make each day a new day and a new start. Lastly, I do my best to treat each student the same after all God has no favorites and therefore,…

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]]> dbbda1dc39fd9e1c2d847806feae269b Stephen Royall replied to the discussion How do the concepts discussed in this lesson apply to your work in your classroom? in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/how-do-the-concepts-discussed-in-this-lesson-apply-to-your-work-in-your-classroom/page/57/#post-95536308 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:01:27 -0400 Reply to How do the concepts discussed in this lesson apply to your work in your classroom?

These concepts are the bedrock of maintaining a healthy classroom environment and stable mindset. We are all created by God and even for the wild child in class he or she is also created by God and I use my philosophy mindset to help me stay calm in dealing with the wild child.

]]> c6fe0bb4a5734f24ee278dcf0d30e01d Stephen Royall replied to the discussion The lecturer states she “would contend that only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain. in the forum Discussion Forum https://learn.artosacademy.org/forums/question/the-lecturer-states-she-would-contend-that-only-a-believer-is-able-to-truly-love-wisdom-as-god-created-us-to-love-do-you-agree-or-disagree-explain/page/63/#post-95536306 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:43:22 -0400 Reply to The lecturer states she “would contend that only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

Yes I agree. We are told in 1 John 4:7 that love comes from God and only those who truly know God will know love as verse states, “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” The Bible presents wisdom as a divine gift from God James 1:5 and that true wisdom begins with a divine holy reverence and deep respect for God…

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