Resources

ISBN: 978-1-58331-223-0

A growing number of Christian schools are responding to adaptive challenges and missional opportunities by innovating new structural, financial, and operational models for Christian education. The research in this book, Future Ready: Innovative Missions and Models in Christian Education traces the stories of eleven Christian schools and networks that have engaged in fundamental mindset changes around what it means for Christian schools to be sustainable into the future.

ISBN: 978-1-58331-199-8

ACSI's Leading Insights series highlights the latest thinking on best practices for Christian school educators in areas of key importance in their schools. Each monograph in the series draws on leading experts, as well as Christian school perspectives and voices, to share fresh ideas for advancing you school's Christ-centered mission in an important area of focus.

This monograph, Mental Health and Well-being, features practitioners, experts, and researchers in school counseling, student mental health, and wellness. The authors, who have worked in and with Christian schools, share valuable insights and practical strategies for attending to mental health needs and promoting well-being in Christian education. With a focus on creating a faith-based foundation and modeling best practice, this monograph encourages Christian educators as they seek to care well for the students and adults in the school communities—in and through Christ.

ISBN: 978-1-58331-523-1

ACSI's Leading Insights series highlights the latest thinking on best practices for Christian school educators in areas of key importance in their schools. Each monograph in the series draws on leading experts, as well as Christian school perspectives and voices, to share fresh ideas for advancing you school's Christ-centered mission in an important area of focus.

This monograph, Biblical Worldview and Spiritual Formation, focuses on the core mission of Christian education—discipling the hearts and minds of students, and equipping them as ambassadors of Christ and reconcilers to God’s creation. With chapters by leaders, teachers, and researchers who have worked extensively in and with Christian schools, this edition shares valuable insights for fostering a school culture that is rooted in a biblical worldview and love of God and neighbor. Practical strategies and a culminating reflection guide will benefit readers in any role—whether in leadership, spiritual life oversight, classroom teaching, curricular planning, faculty professional development, or service-learning—as well as school teams seeking to grow in faithfulness to their Christ-centered mission.

Child-Sensitive Teaching focuses on the "child's-eye view" of the world, equipping the reader to teach children, birth through adolescence, with compassion and creativity. Teachers, parents, and child care professionals will benefit from Karyn Henley's insights, developed over more than 30 years of experience communicating with children in the classroom and at home. Topics include: What it's like to be a child, the needs of childhood, faith development, individual learning differences, communicating with children, creative storytelling, behavior management, the needs of the teacher (parent), a NEW chapter on Tweens, and much more!