School Specific Resources
Begin with the your school's Parent Information Presentation and website to learn about the academy and then spend time exploring your grade level Curriculum Map and the section of the BCSI Program Guide for your grade level.  (Links below are for an example)

Curriculum Maps by Grade Level	Kindergarten Curriculum Map Grade 1 Curriculum Map Grade 2 Curriculum Map Grade 3 Curriculum Map Grade 4 Curriculum Map Grade 5 Curriculum Map Grade 6 Curriculum Map Grade 7 Curriculum Map
BCSI Program Guide 2.1	*BCSI Program Guide
School Teacher Resources	Core Knowledge

Here you will explore BCSI and Hillsdale College publications. Begin with learning about the mission of the Barney Charter School Initiative. Explore the BCSI K-12 At Home (Parents and Teachers) video collections.

The BCSI Classical Classroom blog, written by Dr. O’Toole, Assistant Provost of K-12 Education at Hillsdale. The podcasts are another valuable resource to explore a variety of topics. You will find many great topics and resources to support your classroom instruction.
 
The BCSI YouTube offers a variety of videos to support distance learning and some that will help with ideas for teachers.

Hillsdale College offers several free, online courses. I recommend the K-12 Education.

Hillsdale/BCSI Publications	* Barney Charter School Initiative     BCSI K-12 At Home     BCSI K-12 - Parents  * BCSI K-12 - Teachers  * BCSI Classical Classroom Blog  * Hillsdale Podcasts  * BCSI YouTube  * Hillsdale Online Courses  * Hillsdale Publication - Imprimis  * BCSI Box Tutorial  (Video)  * How to Navigate Box  (pdf)  * BCSI Box  - This is a cloud-based resource, created by the BCSI team, that has hundreds of articles, videos and other resources. Box password: americanclassicaleducation
The Chalkboard	You should be receiving this via email.  If you do not, please contact the principal's administrative assistant.
Videos and Recordings	*Training Videos *Zoom Meeting Recordings K-6 *Zoom Meeting Recordings Specials *Zoom Meeting Recordings Upper School Password: americanclassicaleducation

This section offers a variety of resources to learn more about classical education. The Introduction to Classical Education is a quick read and provides a thorough explanation of classical education.

I recommend registering for the free, classical magazine, as it is mailed each quarter and offers a lot of interesting articles to support the various aspects of classical education.

The rest of the resources will be useful when you are ready to explore these specific areas. 

Variety	*Intro to Classical Education  (Book) Inside Classical Ed ClassicalUForum Classical Academic Press *The Classical Teacher (free magazine)
Foundations of Classical Education	*Foundations of Classical Education Part1 *Foundations of Classical Education Part II *Foundations of Classical Education Part III *Hirsch, Cultural Literacy
General Pedagogy	BCSI General Pedagogy Videos Asking Wonderful Questions
General Pedagogy	Science and History Notetaking
Socratic Seminar	Socratic Seminar  Model Socratic Seminar (Upper)

Classroom management in a classical school is about laying a foundation with procedures, arrangement of the classroom and holding scholars accountable to the classroom expectations, which includes modeling the pillars of virtue. We do not use color coded clip charts or work toward earning treats of any type. We avoid anything transactional and strive for positive reinforcement and intrinsic motivation. 

In this section, you will want to watch all of the videos in the planning section and review the documents in the during class section. 

Planning

*Laying a Foundation with Procedures *Planning Worthwhile Breaks for Students *Arranging the Classroom for Optimal Learning *Focusing Attention with Purposeful Lessons

During Class

Classroom Expectations Pillars of Virtue and Mission Statement Character Cards - This is a page in the student planner.  Parent Communication Form - This is the form we complete and send home when a scholar has an ongoing behavior issue.  Office Discipline Referral (ODR) - This is the form completed by the classroom teacher and admin when a scholar is sent to the office.  Three Types of Classroom Management Model Class Ambassador (please assign 2 per quarter)

This section explores all components of English Language Arts. Grammar is taught, using Well-Ordered Language, beginning in 3rd grade.

Access Literacy begins in Kindergarten and is taught through 3rd grade. The literacy program is intensive and will require a great deal of training.

The literature section provides a general overview of a literature lesson/class and how to annotate, which is something we will discuss at future trainings.

Grammar	Grades 3-6 Select your grade level and perhaps the grade level before you so you can see what your scholars learned last year.	*Well-Ordered Language Level 1A - Grade 3 Level 2 A - Grade 4 Level 3 A - Grade 5 Level 4 A - Grade 6
Access Literacy	Phonograms  (K-3 should spend a considerable amount of time watching literacy videos from the next several sections.)	PH 1-26 Review  PH 27-55 Review  PH 56-72 Review  PH 1-26 Say It, Write It PH 27-55 Say It, Write It PH 56-72 Say It, Write It Model Phonogram Assessment
	New Videos	BCSI AL Videos
	Manuscript	Manuscript: Clock Letters Manuscript: Tall Line Letters Manuscript: Dash & Slant Letters Manuscript: Short Line Letters Manuscript: qu
	Reading Intervention	Model Reading Intervention Model Partner Spelling Practice
	Pencil Grip	How to Hold a Pencil Model Pencil Grip
	Kinder	Literacy Essentials - Kinder Kinder Model Lesson
	1st Grade	Literacy Essentials - First 1st Model Phonogram Lesson 1st Model Practice Words
	2nd Grade	Literacy Essentials - Second Model Lesson 2nd Model Practice Words
	3rd Grade	Literacy Essentials - Third Level 3 Lists with Markings
	4th Grade	Literacy Essentials - Fourth
	5th Grade	Literacy Essentials - Fifth
	6th Grade	Literacy Essentials - Sixth
Literature	Annotating	Teaching Students How to Annotate
	Planning	*How to Prepare for Literature Class Incorporating Vocabulary
English	Instruction	Teaching English Classically English in a Classical School

Begin with the three articles in the Singapore section to better understand Singapore Math and the reason we use it. “The Key Components in a Math Class” and “5 Elements of a Good Math Class” are videos produced by BCSI and provide a great explanation of what we expect to see in a math class.

The blog article “Paul Lockhart on Teaching Math” is also important to read to have an understanding of our philosophy of teaching math.

Every grade level emphasizes math facts as you will see in the Math Facts by Grade Level document.

Bar modeling begins in 3rd grade, so those teaching 3rd grade or higher should explore these videos.

Singapore	*What is Singapore Math *Why Singapore Math *Singapore Math Techniques
Dimensions Math Resources by Grade	*K-5 Dimensions Math Resources
Priority Concepts - Hillsdale	K-6 Math Priority Concepts
Math in a Classical School	*Key Components in a Math Class *5 Elements of a Good Math Class *Paul Lockhart on Teaching Math Math Instruction: Part 1 Math Instruction: Part 2 Math Instruction: Part 3 Math Instruction: Part 4 Math Instruction: Part 5 Math Instruction: Part 6 Math Instruction: Part 7
Math Facts	Number Talks and Math Facts *Math Facts by Grade Level
Place Value	Using Place Value Manipulatives
Number Bonds	Using Number Bonds
Bar Modeling	Using Bar Models Two Types of Bar Models Bar Modeling Basic Addition Bar Modeling Basic Subtraction Bar Modeling Basic Multiplication Bar Modeling Basic Division Bar Modeling Basic Ratio Bar Modeling Basic Percentages How Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easier

Begin this section by reviewing the History Scope and Sequence to understand how history is taught at your academy. You will notice that every grade studies world history in the fall (first semester) and American in the spring (second semester). We are structured chronologically and you will see that world history is a 5 year, chronological study and our scholars will study exploration through the Civil War twice, in grades 1-5. The primary years will provide basic storytelling for scholars to have the exposure and they will engage in a deeper study in the intermediate grades.

The “Teaching History Classically” video, from BCSI, walks you through how to teach a history lesson.

Additional resources are provided to plan lessons. 

Scope and Sequence	*History Scope & Sequence The Great American Story - Hillsdale Land of Hope
Teaching History in a Classical School	*Teaching History Classically
Lesson Planning	*How to Plan a History Lesson A Template for Lesson Planning Using a Reader to Begin Lesson Planning Bringing Geography to Life Two Types of Reading Assignments Post Test Writing Assignments
Specific Topics	Teaching About Slavery and the Constitution Government and Politics:

Begin by watching “Science in Classical Education” and “How to Teach a Great Science Lesson”.

Science in Classical Education	*Science in Classical Education *How to Teach a Great Science Lesson 3 Tips for Seamless Labs Setting Up a Science Binder An Approach to 8th Grade Physics Scientific Method with Core Knowledge
Core Knowledge Grades 3-4	Science, Core Knowledge (student resource)

This is for the Latin teachers, but anyone is welcome to take a look.

Latin Instruction Latin is taught by a Latin teacher in Grades 6 and 7.

Latin Model Class Practicing Vocabulary Translating in Class Instead of at Home

• ClassicalU - Classical Academic Press