This document, converted from a Powerpoint, follows the Anabaptists in northern Europe after the defeat of the Munsterites in 1535. The last half of the lesson is given to Menno Simons' life and teachings.

A handout that demonstrates how using specific, concrete nouns can enhance writing.

In this lesson, students examine the use of texture in several classic paintings, and experiment with different textures in their own art.

Documents for School Boards

• “Boards, Principals, and Administrators: Who Does What?” by Jonas Sauder Who Does What? (thedockforlearning.org)
• “Board Job Descriptions” by Gerald Miller Board Job Descriptions (thedockforlearning.org)
• Sample Parent and Student Handbook SMS Handbook 2016–17 (thedockforlearning.org)
• Sample Faculty Handbook  Faculty Handbook (thedockforlearning.org)
• Classroom Observation Checklists by Jonas Sauder  Classroom Observation Checklists (thedockforlearning.org)

Talks for School Board Members

Policy Ideas

The exact policy needs can vary from school to school, but here are a list of areas for which policy guidance would be helpful in most schools.

1. Attendance regulation – sick days, doctor visits, vacation, etc; teachers and students
2. First grade entrance requirements
3. Pass/fail policy
4. Homework
5. Recording grades – daily? weight of quizzes and tests
6. Discipline procedures
7. Property damage
8. Teacher/student conduct ( maybe this is falls under guidelines, not policy )
9. Admission (non-member patrons )
10. Technology use for staff and students ( computers, video for instruction, etc. )
11. Graduation requirements
12. Child Safety policy

Recommended Books for School Boards

• Doing Good Better by Edgar Stoesz and Chester Raber
• Called to Serve by Max De Pree
• Best Practices for Effective Boards by Fairbanks, Gunter, and Couchenour

Short powerpoint defining nation-state and showing the shift from the feudal system to nation-states at the end of the middle ages.

Comenius bases his essay on three premises: 1. The preciousness of the treasure which God bestows on them to whom He entrusts the pledges of life. 2. To what end or purpose He confers those pledges, and to what objects education aught to be directed. 3. That youth demand good education so greatly that, failing it, they must of necessity be lost.

Courtesy archive.org.

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has math standards for pedagogical reform
• NCTE and IRA standards for English Language Arts

Do you know of other online resources for standards? Leave a comment below.

This student handout ties with the lesson outline following Luther's life after the nailing of his 95 Thesis on the church door,including the Diet of Worms and his reforms and writings. It also tells about Zwingle and the reforms he desired to make in Zurich.

This syllabus is for Algebra ½, designed to expand the student’s knowledge and appreciation of God’s orderliness in creation through mathematics. This course is an overview of Numbers and Operations, Algebra, Geometry Measurements, Data Analysis and Probability, and Problem Solving. This course will primarily include visual and auditory demonstrations of the mathematical concepts and independent practice.

From the contributor: "A number of years ago I wrote up an extensive "Help for Beginners" file to go with a workshop at Teachers' Week at Faith Builders. I read over it and renamed it "Help for Beginners -- and for the Experienced" because, honestly, it helped me!"

Student worksheet to go with the outline of Chapter 5, Lesson 3 of Pennsylvania State History.

This study guide prepares students for two quizzes and a test in A Beka Grammar and Composition on capitalization and punctuation.

"Equation Town" is a system I created for a junior high student who had significant difficulty following the order of operations for solving basic equations. He had already had Semple Math, so he was familiar with stories as mnemonics for math steps. I started with the most basic equations and taught him those steps, then built up to equations with parentheses and exponents. The system sounds very complex if you just read through the document; however, if you start with a basic equation and use all the parts of the story that apply, it should work out. Then try it with a more complex equation.

These spelling tables correspond with CLE Grade 4 Language Arts 402, Section 2. Blocks help students spell by giving them the shape of the words.

This article tells some of the history of Christianity in Nagasaki. Christianity was illegal in Japan from 1600-1850, causing the church to go underground. After international pressure in the late 1800's, Japanese Christians were allowed to worship openly. The largest concentration of Christians in Japan was in Nagasaki.

A checklist handout that enables students to self-assess their research papers.

This quiz covers vocabulary from pages 75-82 in Abeka Spanish II.

This document outlines ideas and reminders for managing a cross-cultural classroom, and accompanies Amy Zimmerman's Teachers' Week workshop on that topic.

Student handout on the dilemma of an almighty, good God and evil in the world.

An alternate test about the church in the Middle Ages, Mohammad and Islam, and the Crusades.