New Book: Everyday Christian Teaching
Highly recommended by CEN & the National Institute, Everyday Christian Teaching is a must-read for all involved in Christian teacher formation.
Education Expert, Author, and friend of CEN, David Smith, has recently released a new encouraging and practical book that invites Christian educators on a journey through the school year that will deepen their capacity to make thoughtful connections between faith and pedagogy.
Everyday Christian Teaching builds on Smith’s previous book On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith in the Classroom, where he made a persuasive case for connecting faith and pedagogy. The new book aims to put this idea into practice, as Smith explains in the introduction: “Suppose we want to get better at thinking about faith and teaching together. What then? What does the road look like, and how do we walk it wisely? If we’d like to be a pilgrim, how do we make progress?” Taking up such questions with wisdom and empathy, Everyday Christian Teaching helps educators develop faith-informed insights and life-giving practices that can transform their teaching over the course of time.
Professional Development Resources
CEN is pleased to promote a suite of resources developed by David Smith which focus on faith and teaching. These resources are flexible, affordable, and the aim is to help educators root their teaching in their faith.
They include:
- Downloadable resources for running a professional development day on faith and teaching
- Resources for creating an extended, whole-school learning process on a faith and learning topic
- Self-paced options for individual teachers and onboarding new faculty
Providing high quality Christian learning across the curriculum in primary and secondary schools is not easy. Yet professional development opportunities are scarce, costly, and difficult to weave into the everyday life of the school in ways that make a lasting difference.
Whether you are a school leader looking for a coherent sequence of professional learning experiences for your staff or an individual seeking to deepen your craft, these are resources that can help.
Access to these resources will be available soon, through the Calvin University website. Discounted rates will be offered to those from CEN Member Schools – please select the appropriate option during the sign up process.
