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Discover how a shakeup will help you reclaim your class culture, reduce chaos, and develop a calmer classroom environment. In this course Linda Kardamis, Teach 4 the Heart, explains how to plan a shake-up to reset a class, creating a fresh start so teachers can move forward with consistency to create a calmer classroom. Classroom teachers in early education and K–12 in all content areas can benefit from this practical procedure and implement it throughout the year.
There is perhaps no other claim found in Scripture that’s met with more resistance and scorn from contemporary culture than the exclusive claim “Jesus is the only way.” The world around us says this claim is narrow-minded. It violates the widely accepted principle that all roads lead to heaven. It's offensive! But the question isn’t “Is it offensive?” The question is “Is it true?" In this course, we'll explore that question and many more.
The Flourishing Families initiative is a three-phase process designed to equip Christian schools and educators with a roadmap and resources to help their families flourish. Whether you're just beginning or looking to strengthen your existing family ministry program, this Tool Kit provides a wealth of resources to guide and support your journey.
Explore each Phase to discover videos, downloadable tools, and practical resources tailored to every step of the process.
Let’s begin building stronger partnerships with families—one step at a time.
This course equips new teachers and those seeking deeper biblical knowledge with essential skills for interpreting Scripture. Participants will explore Bible translations, the impact of worldview, and the Holy Spirit’s role in understanding Scripture. They will identify biblical genres, apply interpretation principles, and evaluate major worldviews. The course also strengthens the ability to defend the Christian faith with reason and evidence. This course is 2 of 3 in the Foundational Bible Knowledge series.
CEUs: 7.5 CEUs | Length: 7.5 hours | CEU Type: Bible
This course establishes a strong biblical foundation, guiding educators in evaluating objective truth, defending Scripture, depicting the unified story of the Bible, and explaining how biblical books fit within a cohesive narrative. This course is for educators who are new to their profession, new to Christian education, or want to firmly root their faith in biblical truth. This course is 1 of 3 in the Foundational Bible Knowledge series.
This course is worth 5.5 Bible CEUs.
In Session 1 of the 2025 series of Bible Teacher Network webinars, Dr. Sean McDowell provides practical guidance for how to teach the Bible to our students. He addresses the question, “How do we help our students see the relevancy of Scripture and why faith matters in their modern culture?” These insights and examples are tailored for high school Bible teachers, though the overarching principles are also relevant for lower grades.
In Session 2 of the 2025 Bible Teacher Network webinar series, Dr. Sean McDowell provides practical guidance for how to address sexual issues, including LGBTQ, with students. The information is geared toward high-school Bible teachers, counselors, mentors, and administrators, but the ideas could be adapted for younger grades.
In Session 1 of the 2025 series of Bible Teacher Network webinars, Dr. Sean McDowell provides practical guidance for how to teach the Bible to our students. He addresses the question, “How do we help our students see the relevancy of Scripture and why faith matters in their modern culture?” These insights and examples are tailored for high school Bible teachers, though the overarching principles are also relevant for lower grades.
In Session 2 of the 2025 Bible Teacher Network webinar series, Dr. Sean McDowell provides practical guidance for how to address sexual issues, including LGBTQ, with students. The information is geared toward high-school Bible teachers, counselors, mentors, and administrators, but the ideas could be adapted for younger grades.
Do you personally desire to be more inclusive? Does your school desire to be an inclusive community? As part of our Flourishing School Culture Model, Responsiveness to Special Needs has been identified as a construct under the Expertise & Resources Domain and an indicator of a flourishing school. Elizabeth Dombrowski, Executive Director of All Belong, walks through the history of inclusion and what it means to be an inclusive school for students of all abilities. Pam Maat, Trainer for All Belong, shares an overview of the three-step process they use to show how to know kids excellently and provide truly inclusive education for every student in the classroom.
From Brittle to Brilliant is designed for teachers, administrators, test coordinators, and any educators who want to leverage the power of data to improve student learning and educational outcomes. You'll not only acquire the expertise to accurately decipher and analyze data but also the ability to effectively articulate the meaningful narrative embedded in the data, whether communicating with parents or other stakeholders.
Insular Culture is a construct in the Flourishing School Culture Model (FSCM). Insular Culture is defined as, “The school shields students from the world's brokenness, the school is independent from the surrounding community, and/or the student body lacks diversity.” In the PD by Design offering, Cultivating Biblical Unity, we engage in a discussion around the theology, philosophy, and practicality of ethnicity, race, and culture as one aspect of insular culture. The video teachings and activities provided are designed to foster a biblically based, transformative experience for educators to examine how they can reach every student.
Course ID: ACSI2024PDBD04
In this five-part conversation between the co-authors of Flourishing Together: A Christian Vision for Students, Educators, and Schools, Dr. Lynn Swaner (ACSI and Cardus) and Andy Wolfe (Church of England Schools) unpack the five domains of flourishing explored in the book: Purpose, Relationships, Learning, Resources, and Well-Being. They explore the biblical framework for each domain, discuss the challenges today’s schools face, and explore practical suggestions for school leaders in moving toward greater flourishing.
Like any skilled artist, teachers rely on a set of unassuming yet powerful tools to refine their practice and create a transformative learning environment. Join Karrie Edwards in this training where she unveils practical and simple techniques that ignite student motivation and foster a classroom culture of love, respect, and value.
Whether you are a new teacher embarking on your teaching journey or a seasoned educator seeking to enhance your instructional approach, this training will benefit you and your students. Karrie Edwards has meticulously curated a collection of functional tools that will empower you to guide students towards positive learning behaviors and remarkable achievement.
You'll gain invaluable insights into cultivating student motivation and creating a classroom atmosphere where every individual feels valued and inspired. From proven strategies for engagement to fostering a culture of respect, you will learn how to wield these effective tools with precision and artistry.
Step into your role as an artist of education and embark on a journey of educational excellence like never before. Unleash your teaching artistry with the power of effective tools.
The Philosophy of Christian Education course is a key component of ACSI teacher certification. Upon completion of the video component, teachers should refer to the philosophy requirement checklist for additional certification requirements.
In this course, teachers will learn how to use multiple strategies for engaging students in online learning. They will be able to apply the principles of backward design and instructional design to online instruction. Teachers will be able to create engaging instructional media and gain insights on how to tell stories digitally. Finally, they will apply the principles for developing authentic assessments in online learning environments.
No matter what your role in education is - teacher, administrator, or support staff - much is usually expected of you. You can often feel pulled in multiple directions and as a result you can often feel discouraged, burned out, and ineffective. What should be your priority as an educator? How do you decide where to focus your energy and time? Are you really supposed to attend to all the needs of all the students? How should Christian education be different from secular education?
As an educator, you have probably been exposed to multiple instructional tools, methods, and theories that inform and assist your role in education. New ideas and new technologies have become a constant part of education often claiming superiority over past practices. As Christian educators, however, we follow an unchanging standard based on God and the gospel of Jesus Christ that is the central theme of His Word. How does this story of transforming grace inform your methodology, theory, and practice?
"Your Christian School: A Culture of Grace?" will allow you to examine your priorities in your role of education. It will help and compel you to create a school or classroom that is aligned with the work God is doing in the lives of students.
No matter what your role in education is - teacher, administrator, or support staff - much is usually expected of you. You can often feel pulled in multiple directions and as a result you can often feel discouraged, burned out, and ineffective. What should be your priority as an educator? How do you decide where to focus your energy and time? Are you really supposed to attend to all the needs of all the students? How should Christian education be different from secular education?
As an educator, you have probably been exposed to multiple instructional tools, methods, and theories that inform and assist your role in education. New ideas and new technologies have become a constant part of education often claiming superiority over past practices. As Christian educators, however, we follow an unchanging standard based on God and the gospel of Jesus Christ that is the central theme of His Word. How does this story of transforming grace inform your methodology, theory, and practice?
"Your Christian School: A Culture of Grace?" will allow you to examine your priorities in your role of education. It will help and compel you to create a school or classroom that is aligned with the work God is doing in the lives of students.
Every single day, someone you know is thinking about committing suicide. It isn’t just one or two—ten million Americans will consider killing themselves in the upcoming year. Dr. Matthew Sleeth believes Christians—and our churches—should be the first to offer hope.
Learn from Os Guinness, John Lennox, Jeff Myers, Christopher Yuan, John Stonestreet, and many more about how to engage society in this cultural moment.
This course will provide guidance for teaching worldviews, culture, and cultural engagement.
Target Audience: Secondary educators
needing to fulfill the philosophy requirement for ACSI certification.
