Equipping the next generation of biblically literate Christians
CSI offers instructional support on features, benefits, and best practices for Bible teachers to make the curriculum content transformational in the lives of students.
Selecting the right curriculum materials is the first step but implementing them for optimal use in your classroom is a whole other process. Our Bible Specialist is trained and ready to help you dig into our Bible curriculum to adapt these materials to meet your content and learning objectives for your classroom and ultimately your school's mission.
The Bible department at Valley Christian High School in Chandler, Arizona, has been restructuring its courses for greater student engagement. We asked Greg Tonkinson, director of Spiritual Life and High School Bible Development, to share what is prompting their updated pedagogy. We discovered that a key catalyst for Greg wasn’t an “idea” so much as a “person”—his own high school senior.
We began our Bible Educator series by examining tools for classroom discussion. Now we ask: How can we make our instruction time more vibrant? How can we connect students with biblical content in an engaging way?
When students generate their own questions on the biblical text and explore answers in group discussion, their learning “sticks” longer! Learning to verbalize questions and seek out answers—in community, with trustworthy sources—is perhaps the top skill we can provide students.
Training on features, benefits, and instructional best practices for all new customers.
Training on features, benefits, and instructional best practices for schools who purchase curriculum for an entire school building.
Training on features, benefits, and instructional best practices for all new customers.
Throughout the year, CSI provides or recommends various speaking presentations and panels, which provide information and resources on current and timely issues in Bible education for intentional support of Bible educators that align with industry standards.
You have an opportunity to advance Christian education by supporting Bible teachers with a gift. Many schools cannot afford to send their teachers to professional development, which means their participation in these learning events is not possible without generous givers like you.
The mission of the Christian Educators Association is to inspire and support Christian educators and encourage community by providing opportunities for spiritual and professional growth based on God’s Word.
The symposium will focus on ways Christian school teachers can advance and improve Bible instruction for their students. In addition, attendees will experience a new way of understanding the cultural and historical importance of the Bible through Museum of the Bible.
For more information, contact our Curriculum and Instruction Bible Specialist, Heidi Dean.
