Resources
Documents
God's Big Story 2.0 6.32 MB
Locating Learners in God’s Big Story document is available to purchase by non-members at the cost of $35 + GST plus postage and handling (physical copies only).
Locating Learners Resource Packs, containing 4 x sticker sheets (70 at 25mm diameter) of each of the 4 lens and 4 x 80mm lens icon magnets. Resource packs available for sale to all for $9.00 + GST plus postage and handling.
To purchase either of these resources, please contact Harriet Yang (hyang@csa.edu.au)
GBS 2.0 English Companion 2.42 MB
CHRISTIAN STUDIES PROGRAM 3.67 MB
Thriving in Community 2.20 MB
Powerpoint
God's Big Story - Presentation by Melissa Taylor, Bethany Christian School 2.70 MB
Training Modules
Module 1: The Big Picture
The Big Picture - What Makes Curriculum Distinctively Christian 1.11 MB
Module 2: Teachers Teach What They Believe
What's my Philosophy of Education? What is real, true and of value? 11.20 MB
Critical Readings 377.67 KB
Direct Learning Activity 451.64 KB
Influencing Culture 531.22 KB
Philosophy Education - An Introduction in Christian Perspective 80.51 KB
What is Real, True, Of Value - Worksheet 1,001.08 KB
What is Real, True, Of Value - A4 Worksheet 538.84 KB
What is Real, True, Of Value - A3 Worksheet (for groups) 1.01 MB
Module 3: Illuminating God’s Big Story in the Australian Curriculum
How do I Connect Learners with God's Big Story? 18.12 MB
Using God's Big Story for Planning Curriculum 885.45 KB
Jigsaw Cards 39.09 KB
Module 4: Putting It All Together: A Planned Approach
How well do I connect curriculum, pedagogy and assessment with God's Big Story? 2.22 MB
Unit Assessment Rubric 353.99 KB
4 by 6 Planning Tool With Prompts and Without 493.90 KB
4 by 6 Year 8 HASS Business 281.99 KB
Evidence Prompts 186.94 KB
Pedagogy Prompts and Checks 213.19 KB
Presentation Resources From School Leaders
God's Big Story - Tyndale Christian School, Strathalbyn 2.04 MB
So what's the Purpose of Christian Schools - Wyong Community Christian School 4.41 MB
A Thematic Approach - Pilgrim School, Aberfoyle Park 77.92 KB
WA Snapshot, CSA 631.29 KB
CSA LOR Announcement
CSA Learning Object Respository 1.21 MB
Additional Tools
The Connected Curriculum 736.17 KB
Biblical Lens Planning Tool 2 877.23 KB
Biblical Lens Planning Tool 1 271.10 KB
4 by 6 Unit Template 97.00 KB
4 by 6 Planning Tool 493.90 KB
Tools
Creative Application of the Lenses - Hinterland CC 291.11 KB
Curriculum Resources
The CSA Curriculum Action Group (CSA-CAG) is an ongoing project in which educators from the CSA movement are collaborating to produce responses to the Australian Curriculum for Christian Schools. The paper presented here includes a philosophy and planning tools to aid Christian schools in local responses to the requirements of the Australian Curriculum. This is a living document which is intended for ongoing development by the community of practice represented by CSA members. To become involved in the ongoing work of the CSA-CAG please contact sscott@csa.edu.au
Locating Learners in God’s Big Story
…provides an introduction to a suite of resources which will be referred to as “God’s Big Story 2.0.”
God’s Big Story 2.0 is the second iteration of curriculum resources being developed by CSA for Christian Schools and teachers, to assist them in thinking through the why, what and how of developing and delivering quality curriculum in a Christian School. It is not intended to be a “one size fits all” model, rather a provocative starting point for many school leadership and teaching team conversations.
Copies may be obtained from the Resources section of this page.
The Curriculum Symposium: Training the Trainer
…is designed to equip both experienced and beginning curriculum specialists to roll out a Christian worldview approach to Curriculum in Christian schools. Those who may be new to God’s Big Story (GBS) will gain new perspectives on how to bring an authentic Biblical approach to programming in their schools. Curriculum leaders will be trained through a series of modules and provided with training materials to then train other teachers and leaders in their own schools. For those leaders who do not have a copy of God’s Big Story, a free copy may be downloaded from the Resources section of this page.
Christian Studies Program with Trinity Theological College
The first document will be a Christian Education program and a Service Learning Framework. CSA has partnered with Trinity College Queensland to develop a Christian Education Program and Service Learning Framework for use in CSA member schools. This resource may be:
- applied by schools as a form of audit tool against what their school is already doing;
- used to supplement materials already in use; or,
- adopted fully as the school’s Christian Education program.
This document is available in the Resources section of this page.
Thriving in Community
Thriving in Community (TIC), a Christian Schools Australia (CSA) curriculum resource, is designed to assist Principals and teachers in implementing elements of the National Safe Schools Framework (NSSF), most particularly element 6. It is the first offering of a practical CSA approach to the framework, proposing ways for teachers to think about implementing the National Safe Schools Framework (NSSF) within a Christian school context, and offering a selected range of middle-school related curriculum resources. This is the first stage of a developing project, with future stages envisaged to provide resources for Junior and Senior school levels, as well as widening the range of resources suitable for learning in the middle-years. It is anticipated that the resource will be accompanied by various professional development courses as the project develops.
This document is available in the Resources section of this page.