Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching Literature Is Important Through literature, students gain experiences that are wider than just their own history or experiences in life. They are exposed to other worldviews, cultures, and perspectives....

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching English and Grammar Is Important Language is powerful—it can be both a tool and a weapon. It is important that we use tools proficiently and use weapons responsibly. Using correct grammar improves both verbal...

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching Writing Is Important Writing is a powerful way to record and share God’s goodness, truth, and beauty. Writing gives students skills to articulate their faith in powerful ways. God values the written word and...

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching Spelling and Vocabulary Is Important Words are living, powerful, and important. Learning to use them correctly honors that gravity. A word reflects the essence of a thing. Understanding the vocabulary we use...

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching Science Is Important Science cultivates wonder, and a posture of wonder is a very Christ-like posture. Nature declares God’s glory, and science class is a chance to explore those declarations. God has...

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching Civics and Economics Is Important Humanistic and materialistic values are subtly displayed in messages all throughout daily life. The goal is to disciple youth to recognize and counter this “invisible”...

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching History Is Important The purpose of teaching history is to help students understand the world so they can more effectively serve God in it. History is messy and many ugly things have happened. History class is...

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching Music Is Important Music is something eternal, something worth putting time and energy into. There aren’t many things that all age groups in a community can do together, but music is one of them. Music is...

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching Art Is Important Investing in children’s artistic gifts can profoundly shape their life and service to God’s kingdom. Art fosters innovative thinking and creative expression, along with building fine motor...

Open PDF Reasons Why Teaching Bible Is Important As an educator, you have the creative position of a sculptor who shapes people who learn, ask questions, and grow skills in studying and talking about the most important text of their lives:...

Open PDF General Advice and Tips Electives offer students as much diversity in learning as possible. With a small high school and limited resources, you may need to be creative in how you offer a variety of classes for your students. Not...

Open PDF General Our classrooms are diverse places, full of diverse people. Our students have wide-ranging interests, ability levels, backgrounds, and cultures. We need to embrace each of their differences and what we can learn from them....

Essentials of Teaching provides a growing list of bullet-point summaries of content for Christian educators. Each guide can be downloaded, printed, or viewed as a webpage and includes links to the resources we used to compile the content....

Open PDF How do you know if a child is gifted? A gifted child is one who gives evidence of high achievement capability such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or in specific academic fields. They think differently than other students and...

Open PDF The Purposes and Limitations of Grading It is important to recognize how limited grades are in showing true learning. Don’t focus more on grades than you do on actual learning. Emphasize to students the importance of evaluating...

Open PDF General Advice and Tips Any time and energy you put into arranging logistics before you go on a field trip will pay off greatly the day of the trip. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: Make sure permission slips...

Open PDF Logistics to Consider: Style: what genre of program do you want to present? A dramatic Scripture reading will have a very different tone than a humorous, story-based skit. You will want to take your students’ strengths and...

What is the most dreaded aspect of teaching? Is it parent-teacher meetings? The endless stacks of grading that tower over you at report card time? Dealing with a disgruntled parent? Handling interpersonal student drama? For some teachers,...

Open PDF General Considerations There is more than one good way to set up student desks. And beginning with one configuration doesn’t mean that it cannot be changed in the course of the year—or the day. You can create rhythms in your...

Open PDF Classroom culture is a “hidden curriculum” or atmosphere that influences all aspects of school life and is shaped by beliefs, history, attitudes, practices, traditions, and relationships. Culture is always present, and is...