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New Teacher Training

Advice for Administrators who Train New Teachers

Preparing New Teachers for Success – Kenwyn Trotter

Teacher Training, Certification, and Evaluation – Larry Stephenson

Mentoring Faculty New to Classical Christian Schools (article)

New Teacher Training Schedule – Regent OK

Self-evaluation and Professional Goals – Grace TX

What is Classical Education? For New Teachers

All your teachers need a clear understanding of classical education. Here is suggested reading material:

This is a list of shorter articles and texts available for free on the Member Resource Center.

The Lost Tools of Learning

The Religious Aim of Education

The Superstition of School

On Education (Repairing the Ruins)

On Christian Doctrine

Screwtape Proposes a Toast

The Seven Laws of Teaching

The ACCS on Classical Christian Education

For a more comprehensive list of books to read to understand Classical education, the ACCS suggests the following list. Note: The ACCS does not concur with ever idea nor endorse every author in this list, but it is a good place to start. They are listed in a suggested order of understanding (the general order in which they are to be read, with no relation to their importance).

  • Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning: An Approach to Distinctively Christian Education, Douglas Wilson The Case for Classical Christian Education, Douglas Wilson
  • The Lost Tools of Learning, Dorothy Sayers (included in Recovering the Lost Tools…)
  • The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis
  • The Paideia of God, Douglas Wilson & others
  • The Seven Laws of Teaching, John Milton Gregory
  • Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education, David Hicks
  • The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What it Means to Be an Educated Human Being, Richard M. Gamble
  • Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America, Gene Edward Veith and Andrew Kern
  • Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation, James K.A. Smith
  • Beauty for Truth’s Sake: The Re-enchantment of Education, Stratford Caldecott
  • Repairing the Ruins: The Classical and Christian Challenge to Modern Education, Douglas Wilson & others
  • Wisdom and Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical Learning, Robert Littlejohn and Charles T. Evans

These are faculty reading lists from other schools that require teachers to read books as part of their training or as summer reading.

Faculty Required Reading List – Sample

Faculty Reading List – Regent OK

Lesson Plans and Manuals

If you’re looking for the more practical side of running a classical classroom, here are some example lesson plans and manuals.

Elements of a Lesson Plan

Sample Lesson Plan Form

Faculty and Staff Manual – Grace TX

Faculty Manual – Tall Oaks

Grammar Teachers Handbook – The Oaks

Other Resources for For Training New Teachers

The Seven Laws of Teaching Collection

Classical Christian Education – Library

Training Events and Centers