The Dock

The Dock exists to serve the teachers, administrators, board members, and parents of our conservative Anabaptist schools. We want teachers to gather inspiration from the lesson plans of others. We want schools in one part of the country to have a channel with which to connect with potential teachers in other regions. We want to give parents, ministers, and teachers access to trustworthy books, articles, and talks on Christian education.

Field Trips

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...

Grading

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...

Gifted Students

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...

English Language Learners

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...

Special Education and Learning Struggles

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...

Teaching Electives

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...

Teaching Bible

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...

Teaching Art

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...

Teaching Music

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....

Teaching History

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....

Teaching Civics and Economics

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...

Teaching Science

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...

Teaching Spelling and Vocabulary

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...

Teaching Writing

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...

Teaching English and Grammar

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...