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Writing in the Grammar School
Writing in the Grammar School

This workshop will focus on using several types of literature (narratives, myths, legends, fables, poetry) to help grammar-aged students write. The workshop is designed to generate engaging ideas that help students use the richness of the… Continue Reading

Date posted06/24/2011


Learning to Love What Must Be Done
Learning to Love What Must Be Done

The German Poet Goethe advises, “Cease endlessly striving for what you would like to do and learn to love what must be done.” In this maxim, Goethe succinctly captures a long educational tradition that sought to shape students into lovers-… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


The Enigma Years: Bringing Middle Schoolers Along for The Long Haul
The Enigma Years: Bringing Middle Schoolers Along for The Long Haul

We all know that pre and early adolescents are curious little creatures. Grades 5 through 8 are the critical hinge point in students’ academic careers, not to mention the point at which they and their parents will decide how and where to… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


Thinking in Pictures – Junior High Students Know Good Teaching
Thinking in Pictures – Junior High Students Know Good Teaching

Junior high students are often considered the most difficult age to teach. Conversely, junior high students are often the best judges of effective teaching. This workshop will explore new research on how students learn. The workshop will… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


American Classics: Emily Dickinson
American Classics: Emily Dickinson

This is a seminar long introduction to Emily Dickinson, grandparent of American Poetry and one of the most distinctive voices in poetics. We will look at her work, her biography, her identifying characteristics, and consider some… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


Are You Ready for This?
Are You Ready for This?

This seminar is designed for first time SCL Conference attendees and for novice Christian classical teachers. The presentation will cover an introduction to Christian classical education and to the Society for Classical Learning… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


A Christian Classical Paradigm for Math and Science
A Christian Classical Paradigm for Math and Science

Have you ever found yourself at your desk thinking, how do I teach math and science classically when they seem so modern? In this session, we will discuss how teaching, using an intuitive balance of wonder, work, wisdom and worship allows… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


Virtual Virgil: Bringing the Ancients into the Digital Age
Virtual Virgil: Bringing the Ancients into the Digital Age

As our classical schools grow and mature we are beginning to see more advanced Latin classes studying literature such as Vergil’s Aeneid. This workshop will share with teachers how to put a new spin on this ancient epic by taking advantage… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


Better Physics Experiments: Cheap, Fun and Solid
Better Physics Experiments: Cheap, Fun and Solid

While laboratory experiments in biology routinely capture students’ imaginations, traditional workbook experiments in physics can be very frustrating. Equipment tends to work poorly, equipment costs can be high, students have a hard time… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


Discovering, Recovering, Uncovering: The Lost Wisdom behind the Lost Tools
Discovering, Recovering, Uncovering: The Lost Wisdom behind the Lost Tools

For all modern people, it’s tempting – even for educators with the best motivations- to reduce the classical approach to a technique in service of ends quite different from those that were served in the great tradition. This seminar will… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


The Invisible Dynamic That Makes All the Difference
The Invisible Dynamic That Makes All the Difference

School Culture is like the air we breathe; it is all around us and rarely apparent. But the culture of the school will determine whether students look forward to going to school each morning. This workshop will examine corrosive school… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011


Cultivating the Moral Imagination in Daily Lessons
Cultivating the Moral Imagination in Daily Lessons

Storytelling is not just for preschoolers. Vivid story telling should be utilized across all subjects and for all grades. Jesus was a stellar story teller, captivating thousands as he taught about the kingdom of God. He utilized stories to… Continue Reading

Date posted06/23/2011