Summer Conference 2020

Association Updates

The Ideal Classical Educator
The Ideal Classical Educator

Across the world, classical Christian education is being revived. Many teachers who were not taught under this model are now being asked to employ a classical Christian pedagogy. “How?” they ask. Mrs. Robyn Burlew encourages these… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


Crucial Crisis Communication Elements Schools Need
Crucial Crisis Communication Elements Schools Need

Crisis happens. But it isn’t the crisis itself that poses the greatest risk, but how you choose to respond to it that will determine the level of impact. While they cannot be avoided, contrary to popular belief, they also do not… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


Story-Based Learning in Early Classical Education
Story-Based Learning in Early Classical Education

“Once upon a time…” Fewer phrases can spark such instant interest as this familiar story opening. Story-telling is a primary mode of input for our littlest learners. But how do you decide which stories are worth being told? How do you… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


A Survey of Oft-Neglected Factors in Scientific Inquiry and Instruction
A Survey of Oft-Neglected Factors in Scientific Inquiry and Instruction

Not surprisingly perhaps, many instructors at Christian schools teach in the way they were taught—whether at the high-school, undergraduate, or graduate level—and in many cases their teaching is thus tainted with scientism. Instruction at… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


Patio Discussion for Pre-School on “Phonemic Awareness”
Patio Discussion for Pre-School on “Phonemic Awareness”

This Patio will focus on discussing “Phonemic Awareness” in Pre-K through 2nd grade. Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


The Classical Mandate for the Church
The Classical Mandate for the Church

Why should Christians around the world take interest in classical education? Simply answered, they should because classical education is the heritage of the Christian Church. Dr. Brian Williams explores how this is so and how classical… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


Temptation in a Time of Quarantine: How Screwtape Uses Pandemics
Temptation in a Time of Quarantine: How Screwtape Uses Pandemics

In The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis allows us to eavesdrop on a correspondence between a senior devil named Screwtape and his nephew Wormwood on the art of tempting humans. This talk will expose some of the techniques Screwtape might be… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


Rejecting Disciplinary Insularity and Irrelation
Rejecting Disciplinary Insularity and Irrelation

It may seem normal that, with increasing specialization in our world, particular academic disciplines tend to stand alone, becoming insular and standing in irrelation to other subjects. Christian educators must not only resist such a… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


A Testimony: Implementing Classical Christian Education Internationally
A Testimony: Implementing Classical Christian Education Internationally

This panel is reserved for leaders in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to make regional plans and discuss DFW issues in Classical Christian Education. Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


Christian Classical Education: For Every Nation, Tribe and Tongue
Christian Classical Education: For Every Nation, Tribe and Tongue

Many have asked, “Why are people outside of Europe and America embracing Christian classical education? Isn’t it an inherently Western form of education?” Mr. Ravi Jain reveals how those practicing Christian classical education beyond the… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


Classical Education as Preparation for a Changing World
Classical Education as Preparation for a Changing World

It is a given that all students will face an ever-changing world. Their career options will change, technology will change, educational opportunities will change, etc. This seminar makes the case that a classical education is the best… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020


Living in the Constellation of the Canon
Living in the Constellation of the Canon

For my doctoral work, I took a journey into the lived experience of African American students reading Great Books. In this workshop I invite others to experience the journey. The research question that guided my study was “What are the… Continue Reading

Date posted06/25/2020