Educational Resources
ACSI is living out the Great Commission through Christ-centered education with greater access of resources than ever before for teachers and students. Here are some of the resources that ACSI is expanding and growing:
The ACSI PD platform provides over 500 hours of formal instruction for Christian educators. With an annual subscription, you will receive on-demand professional development training, full of best practices, inspiration, and experience, that fits your schedule.
For more than 35 years, Purposeful Design Publications, a division of ACSI, has provided academically rigorous textbooks that are intentionally rooted in biblical truth to equip schools and educators with the tools to eternally transform the hearts and lives of children. Choosing the right textbooks is an important decision, both financially
The ACSI Student Assessment Program helps schools blaze a trail of tracking student growth, measuring instructional effectiveness, and optimizing data for the future. ACSI provides the best-in-class assessments with a full-service program that includes discounts, professional development, and program support. Summative and formative as well as college/career readiness solutions are available.
For more than 15 years, Sevenstar has partnered with Christian schools and families to provide solid, biblically based academic resources to meet a wide range of educational needs. For students, credit recovery and supplemental learning is available to a full online education. For schools, Sevenstar can come alongside and fill in the gaps on teacher shortages or provide an online option for your school’s students.
Curriculum
Elementary School Bible Textbooks
• Weekly review and assessment
• Cross-curricular connections
• Standalone lessons for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter
• Compatible with any Bible translation
• Online resources include: blackline masters, PowerPoint presentations, Chapel programs, 11-foot Bible timeline, and Bible story visual aids
High School Bible Textbooks
• Engage students on a regular basis with the Scriptures including memorization
• Present daily opportunities for students to apply Bible truths to their lives, connecting biblical principles with real-life needs
• Emphasize the development of Christlike character in your students
Language Arts
This program promotes excellent language development and comprehension as it weaves together the wonders of oral and written language, all set within a biblical worldview.
Elementary School Science Textbooks
•Engage students in hands-on activities to experience science
• Develop critical thinking skills through inquiry and investigation
• Provide grade-level rigor and challenge
• Learn the processes and language of science
• Emphasize biblical worldview development in the mind and heart of each student
Middle School Science Textbooks
• Excite students about the study of science through hands-on instruction and activity
• Instill and nurture the heart and mind in shaping a biblical worldview
• Foster critical thinking skills through scientific inquiry and investigation
• See the wonder of both the Creation and the Creator in every aspect of the study of science
Spelling Textbooks
• Fostering better spellers and readers through explicit phonetic instruction
• Emphasis on strong decoding and encoding skills
• Build confidence in emerging readers with high-frequency, pattern, and challenge word lists • Provide flexibility for the teacher to be able to add content/ subject-specific spelling words to the weekly lesson
K-Middle School Mathematics Textbooks
• Engage students to understand math concepts taught through manipulative use and modeling
• Provide necessary practice for students to carry out mathematical procedures accurately and efficiently
• Foster problem-solving skills through grade-level appropriate problem-solving guides and real-life application
• Lead students to see math as sensible, useful, and doable
• Prepare students to be mathematical thinkers, skilled to be successful at the next level
Grades 1-12 Literature Textbooks
• Students will discover an exciting grouping of short stories, novellas, dramas, novels and noteworthy nonfiction.
• Check quizzes, textual sidebars, literary critiques, writing workshops, journal workshops, handbooks of writing skills, grammar, and vocabulary workshops are just a few of the innovative instructional features
