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Jonas Sauder

Jonas Sauder

Jonas completed forty years of Christian school teaching and administration in 2013. His current work in Christian education includes teaching summer term classes at Faith Builders, leading workshops for the CLE fall workshop tour, developing curriculum for CLE, and chairing the CASBI planning committee.Jonas is interested in literature (particularly poetry), writing, history, and general pedagogy.

Classroom Observation Form

Jonas developed this template for the use of student teachers who are observing classes as part of their training. Download the form or view it below.

Basic Lesson Plan Template

Jonas offers the lesson plan template below as a guide for high school students participating in a teacher apprenticing program. Download the template or view it below.

Study Questions for Handbook for Creative Teaching

For high school student teaching, Jonas offers a set of questions on Handbook for Creative Teaching by David L Martin (Rod & Staff). This is a handbook, but serves well to introduce the initiate to a broad spectrum of topics...

Grading Difficult Subjects

Grading a math worksheet is one thing. What about creative writing? Art?

Biographies to Consider

Jonas lists notable people and instructive lives.

Developing Oral Skills

How and why should students learn to speak? Jonas outlines this essential skill.

Writing Biography

Jonas describes the value of writing biography and offers scheduling and grading help for such projects.

Types of Reading

Jonas describes types of fiction and non-fiction and provides examples.

Writing Assignments Connected to the Curriculum

Jonas urges writing assignments related to a variety of subjects--not merely in writing class.

The Role of Play in Growth

Why play? Is all play the same? Is play something different from learning?

Developing Writing Assignments Based on Reading

Jonas offers a variety of writing assignments, some requiring more preparation than others.

Preparing for Schooling at Home

Jonas outlines a new model for schooling which would enable schools to sustainably provide home-based instruction.

The Heart of Teaching: Engaging with Students and Content

Why do we teach? What is the center of center of teaching? How do we bring teaching to life?

Board, Principals, and Administrators: Who Does What?

The document below delineates distinctive responsibilities of boards and principals/administrators (some schools use one title; some the other) and then goes on to list a job description for the principal. The board can customize...

Sample Guidelines for Christian School Library

This document, Sample Guidelines for the Christian School Library , contains guidelines for developing a Christian school library and a reviewer's checklist. Use it, modifying as needed, to foster the values of your school...

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