Main Conference (June 13 – 15)
Schedule Detail | Workshop Synopses | Conference Notebook (Note: 11MB)
Pre-conference and Practicums (June 12 – 13)
Leaders Day Pre-conference | Literature Colloquium | Grammar Reading Practicum | Fundraising Practicum
Additional Options
Grammar
Logic/Rhetoric
Administrators
Everyone
Foundation Track
Wednesday, June 12
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
1:00 – 9:00 PM
1:00 – 9:00 PM
Thursday Morning, June 13
8:00–8:30
Welcome & Opening (Centennial I & II)
8:30–9:30
Douglas Wilson-Plenary-Arrogance and Humility: Worlds in Collision (Centennial I & II)
9:50–10:50
Workshops

Incorporating “Station Rotation” in Your Pre-Polly or Grammar Classroom

Stage or Subject?: Embracing Dialectic to Make Sense of Logic

Lifetime Learning: The Nature and Vision of Classical Christian Education

Show & Tell to Senior Thesis: Understanding and Teaching Rhetoric

Singing the Lord’s Song: What Shall We Sing?

“What Happens in the Halls” vs. “What’s on the Wall”

Jumpstart Athletics in Your Small Christian School

Daniel Coupland-Track Plenary-“A Wardrobe of Images”: Classic Literature and the Moral Imagination
11:10–12:10
Workshops

Pre-School, Kindergarten, and School Readiness in Classical Christian Education

Parental Tools for Shaping T, G, and B: Cultivating a Deut. 4:10 Culture

Including and Supporting Students with Disabilities in the CC Classroom

The Paideia of God

Cultivating an Affection for Commonplacing in Students Using Tolkien and the Great Ideas

Hugh of St. Victor and Philip Melanchthon on the Moral Formation of the Intellectual Appetite

Rethink Rhetoric—An Ethical Rather Than a Scientism-Based Foundation for Our High Schools

Creating and Running a Premier Student Ambassador Program

Mitch Stokes-Track Plenary-Is There Really Such a Thing as Christian STEM?
Thursday Afternoon, June 13
12:10-1:25
Lunch and Vendor Time
12:15-1:00
Lunch Meeting for Heads of ACCS-Accredited Schools
1:25–1:45
Announcements and Introduction (Centennial I & II)
1:45–2:35
Plenary-Lessons from China: Walking Faithfully Under Persecution
2:55–3:55
Workshops

Pre-K and Kindergarten: Shepherding Hearts or Behavior Modification

Chants, Songs, and Sound-Offs, Now What?

Beauty Matters: Creating a High Aesthetic in School Culture

Building On the Foundation of Shurley Grammar with Daily Grammar Practice

Music is Core; Especially in Small Schools

The Power of Christian Paradox to Make Teachable Moments Transformational

Rethink Rhetoric: Declamation as Capstone

Daniel Coupland-Track Plenary-Tales as Old as Time: On the Origin, Structure, and Use of Fairy Tale
4:15–5:15
Workshops

Meet Peers for Kindergarten & First Grade Teachers

Meet Peers for Second & Third Grade Teachers

Meet Peers for Fourth & Fifth Grade Teachers

Meet Peers for Sixth Grade Teachers

Calculus for Everyone?

Rethink Rhetoric Panel: How to Convert Your Thesis Project …

God’s Garden: Cultivating and Growing Schools

Louis Markos-Track Plenary-How to Escape from the Dark Cave of Relativism and Nominalism
Thursday Afternoon/Evening, June 13
3:00-8:00
Thursday Evening, June 13
5:30-6:30
6:15-8:15
National Honor Choir Rehearsal (closed to public)
Friday Morning, June 14
8:00–8:20
Announcements & Introduction (Centennial I & II)
8:20–8:40
First Prize, 2019 Chrysostom Oratory Contest
8:40–9:30
George Grant-Plenary-On Stranger Tides: Maintaining Balance in an Unbalanced Culture
9:50–10:50
Workshops

Memory in the Grammar Stage

Primary Sources in the Grammar School History Class

Effective Classroom Discussion

A Model for Physical Education

Teaching History through Masterpieces of Art

Noble & Free: the Powerful Purpose of Classical Education

AlerT–Best Practice Active Shooter Defense Training for K–12

Calvin Beisner-Track Plenary-The Cosmic Consequences of Christ’s Crosswork
11:10–12:10
Workshops

The Beauty of Order in the Grammar School Classroom

Training Your Students’ Affections through Catechisms

Debate for Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric Stages

Hands-On Formative Assessment

Math as One of the Humanities

Like a Star Disorbed

Intentionality and The Legacy of Truth: Succession Planning Among ACCS Schools

Douglas Wilson-Track Plenary-Dealing With Bitterness in a Christian School
Friday Afternoon, June 14
12:10–1:30
Lunch and Vendor Time
12:15–1:00
ACCS Membership Meeting (Learning Center)
1:30–1:35
Singing & Announcements (Centennial I & II)
1:35–2:25
Abdu Murray-Plenary-Saving Truth: Clarity in a Culture of Confusion
2:50–3:50
Workshops

Student Reading Difficulties: Identification, Causes, Prevention, and Solutions

Enriching Your Classroom Environment Using Your God-Given Gifts and Abilities

Practical Trivium Teaching

Colloquium: Teaching Latin in Latin

A Vision for the Everyday Classroom

Instructing for Impact: Taking your Lesson Delivery from Good to Great

The Vision Template–Strategic Planning for Mission Directed Organizations

Louis Markos-Track Plenary-More Moral Than God?
4:15–5:10
Senator Ben Sasse-Plenary
Friday Evening, June 14
Saturday Morning, June 15
8:00–8:45
Workshops

Story-based Learning in Early Classical Education

Raising Sturdy Children

The Protestant Powerhouse Behind Classical Education

Reepicheep on Pragmatism or The Dangers of a Very Practical Education

Integrated Harmony in the Quadrivium: How Music Makes Us More Classical

Climate Change and the Christian

Brian Williams-Track Plenary-The History of Grades and Practice of Grading
9:00–9:30
David Goodwin-Plenary-The First Comprehensive ACCS Alumni Survey of Life Outcomes
9:30–9:40
Announcements & School Accreditation Presentations
9:45–10:45
Erick Erickson-Plenary-From Common Core to Classics
11:00–Noon
Vendor Time