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Training educators how to teach the classical liberal arts.

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Teaching with the Rhythms of Nature: How Students Learn & How to Teach Them Accordingly

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“Teaching is one of the three great cooperative arts. The other two are farming and healing –the arts of agriculture and of medicine. All three are “cooperative” because they must work with nature to produce the goods they aim at.” – Mortimer Adler, The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto.

The teacher’s job is to support students on their learning journey. We cannot learn for the students or force them to learn. At the same time, if students are not learning, the work of education is not happening. The solution is to connect with what goes on inside a student when they learn and how we can come alongside them to support them in learning. They are the heroes. We are their guides.

This course is our signature teacher training experience —online and at your own pace. Originally called the Fellowship, this course is hosted on Canvas LMS. Participants will be granted lifetime access to the course upon purchase. Learn more about the modules and topics below.

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This Course Includes the Following:

Orientation Module ~ The Journey of the Student

Learn the concepts, terms, and metaphors that shape how we talk about classical teaching and learning throughout the rest of the course.

  • Orientation Workbook, Handouts, and Downloads
  • Lesson 1: Introductions and Basic OrientationLinks to an external site.
  • Lesson 2: How to Make the Perfect French Press & Roles in the Classroom
  • Lesson 3: The Journey of the Student
  • Lesson 4: The Journey of the Teacher
  • Lesson 5: The Liberal Arts, Terms, Homework, & ConclusionLinks to an external site.

The Journey of the Teacher: The Five Topics of Classical Teaching

Learn the five roles that every classical teacher must become acquainted with to be most effective in their classical teaching practice.

  • Five 90-minute video lessons using art, story, and other artifacts to delve deep into the heart of classical and relational teaching.
  • Two recorded live coaching examples.
  • Lesson handouts, downloads, and templates.
  • Learn how to assess yourself as a classical teacher with the Classical Teaching Reflection Journal and Practice.

Grammar ~ Teaching the Classical Liberal Arts

Learn how to think about and teach the classical liberal art of grammar through reading literature and history. Learn what to expect from your students at different milestones as they learn to read literature and history.

  • Two 90-minute video lessons
  • Lesson handouts, downloads, examples, and templates.
  • K-12 Milestones for learning how to read literature and history

Logic ~ Teaching the Classical Liberal Arts

Learn how to think about and teach logic. Learn how logic shows up naturally across 1st – 12th grades through language development and reading essays, poetry, and philosophy. 

  • Three 90-minute video lessons
  • Lesson handouts, downloads, examples, and templates.
  • K-12 Milestones for Learning Logic

Rhetoric ~ Teaching the Classical Liberal Arts

Learn how to think about and teach rhetoric through all five canons, from writing to oratory. Learn how rhetoric shows up naturally in 1st – 12th grades. Learn how to support students in this natural development and learn the heart and skill set behind classical rhetoric for high school students. 

  • Three 90-minute video lessons on rhetoric in the younger years, classical rhetoric, and oratory.
  • Three 60-minute bonus lessons on narration, classical rhetoric, and The Lost Tools of Writing.
  • Lesson handouts, downloads, examples, and templates.
  • K-12 Milestones for Learning Rhetoric

Additional Recorded Q&As and Coaching

  • Learning Objectives & Outcomes, Topics of Invention, Self-Assessment
  • Teaching History & Letter Writing
  • Remembering and Staying Connected to the Why in the Midst of Teaching
  • Selecting Books and Guides and Reverse Engineering Assignments for Knowledge, Skills, Truths
  • Oratory & Teaching Children Shakespeare