Welcome Summer Conference Attendees to Educational Renaissance

The major classical Christian education conferences are now upon us. We begin with the Society for Classical Learning conference with the theme Recovering Beauty in Education June 15-18. This is quickly followed by the ACCS Repairing the Ruins conference June 22-25. Both conferences are in Dallas, and, if you are planning to attend in person, we would love to see you!

UPDATE: We’re podcasting every day this week during the SCL Conference. Listen to our Reflections from the Pre-Conference:

Here is a rundown of who is speaking when:

• Kolby Atchison, “Equipped to Learn: Practical Strategies to Promote Self-Education in the Classroom,” 11:00-12:00 (Central) on Friday, June 17^th (learn more at the SCL Conference site).
• Patrick Egan, “In Pursuit of Arete: Connecting Deliberate Practice and the Growth Mindset to Classical Virtue,” 11:00-12:00 (Central) on Saturday, June 18^th (learn more at the SCL Conference site).
• Jason Barney, “Narration as a Progymnasmata: Turning a Text into a Student Speech,” 4:10-5:10 (Central) on Thursday, June 23^rd (learn more at the ACCS Conference site).

UPDATE: If you would like to gain virtual access to the SCL Conference, you can still register at https://societyforclassicallearning.org/events/2022-summer-conference/. The cost is $190. If you would like to access the ACCS Conference online, you can still register at https://repairingtheruins.org/registration/. The cost is $175.

Whether you are a long-time follower of Educational Renaissance, or have just learned about us, we would like to welcome you to Educational Renaissance and make you aware of some of the great materials available to you.

Weekly Articles

We invite you to read through the many articles that have been posted here over the years. We aim to provide a new article every week, linking thoughts from our classical Christian heritage to new ideas emerging in our own day about education, psychology, neurology and philosophy. Here’s a recent sampling:

To Save a Civilization, Part 1: Conditions for a Decline

Recently Kolby Atchison began a series looking at Western civilization with a view to determining how our educational movement can contribute to the rebirth of our declining society. With insights from Augustine and Irish missionaries, learn how we can regain what was lost.

Apprenticeship in the Arts, Part 1: Traditions and Divisions

Jason Barney has been exploring the idea of apprenticeship as a model for applying Aristotle’s five intellectual virtues in the classical classroom. The connection between intellectual skill, technical knowledge and moral training come together as we take on the viewpoint of craftsmanship. This article takes you back to the start of a five-part series.

What is a Learner?: Reading Charlotte Mason through Aristotle’s Four Causes

This article by Patrick Egan explores the connection between Charlotte Mason and classicism by applying Aristotle’s four causes to our understanding of the nature and characteristics of a learner.

The Educational Renaissance Podcast

Many people like to get their content on the go. If that’s you, then you might like to subscribe to the Educational Renaissance Podcast. It’s the same great content, but in audio form. Listen to our recent episode, “Reflections on Christian and Pagan Literature,” where we consider the relationship between cultivating a Christian worldview and reading pagan literature. It strikes at the heart of what our educational renewal movement is all about, both the classical and the Christian components.

On-Demand Webinars

You can take your training to the next level with Educational Renaissance webinars. Find topics from all of the Educational Renaissance authors from narration to habit training to implementing Teach Like a Champion all with a view to practical skills you can apply in your classroom or school.

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Educational Renaissance Books

Our new Educational Renaissance Bookstore carries a select list of recommended reading from titles you regularly find in our articles and talks. Among the titles you will find are books published by our Educational Renaissance authors. This year’s highlight is Jason Barney’s new book A Short History of Narration available now on Amazon.

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It’s time once again for the summer conferences. Whether you attended in person or remotely, many of you will have discovered Educational Renaissance for the first time during either the ACCS Repairing the Ruins conference last week or the Society for Classical Learning conference this week. We welcome you summer conference attendees to explore the resources available here at Educational Renaissance. You can learn more about our past and future projects below.

You may have navigated to our site to download Jason’s eBook on implementing Charlotte Mason’s practice of narration, Patrick’s eBook on implementing Charlotte Mason’s practice of habit training, or Kolby’s eBook on applying Teach like a Champion 2.0 in the classical classroom. Thank you so much for you continued interest in our content offers. In an effort to serve you better, would you consider filling out a quick survey?

We invite you to read through the many articles that have been posted here over the years. We aim to provide a new article every week, linking thoughts from our classical Christian heritage to new ideas emerging in our own day about education, psychology, neurology and philosophy. We also have a new podcast. Look for The Educational Renaissance podcast on whatever platform you listen to. Here’s our link on Spotify.

We’re glad you found us, and we look forward to providing you with content that will inspire you and help you to grow in the craft of teaching. You’ll find a plethora of materials that draw upon the ancient wisdom that is the hallmark of our educational renewal movement, but also delves into recent research from experts in the fields of brain science and psychology. You clearly care about your craft since you attended a summer conference, now you can take your skill to the next level by learning from the resources we’ve made available.

What’s Next for Educational Renaissance?

We are entering our fourth academic year as an organization. Every year we try to enhance what we can offer to our audience. And to that end, we are already planning webinars that will enable our listeners to go deeper on a wide array of topics. We think this will enable us to engage more teachers, school leaders and homeschool parents who want a deeper level of training and coaching. To that end, if you haven’t done so yet, take a moment to fill out the survey above to let us know what kinds of materials we could produce that would most serve you.

Highlights from the Past Year

Patrick wrote a six-part series on “Training the Prophetic Voice” which explores concepts of discipleship and rhetoric. You can listen to our podcast on the Prophetic Voice on Spotify. This was followed by a three-part series exploring “Human Cognitive Development.”

After writing a series on Teach Like a Champion 2.0 and producing his eBook, Kolby has written several articles exploring theology in the classroom. Check out his articles “Three Premises for Teaching Theology” and “Educating for a Christian Worldview in a Secular Age.” Recently Kolby has started a new series reading through Plato’s Republic. Begin with his first reflections on justice in Book 1.

Jason had the opportunity last fall to produce a class for ClassicalU with Classical Academic Press. In preparation for that he shared a sneak peak on his class about narration. In conjunction with this, he wrote a multi-part series on the “History of Narration.” More recently Jason has been developing a thoughtful interaction with Bloom’s taxonomy, proposing an alternative informed by Aristotle’s intellectual virtues. You can get started with the first article in the series.

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It’s a busy summer . . . of staying home. In previous years you may have traveled to take in several of the summer conferences that are part of our classical Christian schooling movement. This summer everyone’s staying home and attending conferences virtually. Many of you will have discovered Educational Renaissance for the first time through one of Jason’s talks at either the ACCS Repairing the Ruins conference last week or the Society for Classical Learning conference this week. We welcome you summer conference attendees to explore the resources available here at Educational Renaissance. You can learn more about our past and future projects below.

You may have navigated to our site to download Jason’s eBook on implementing Charlotte Mason’s practice of narration. You can click on the banner above and find it under the Charlotte Mason heading. Perhaps you came here having read Patrick’s recent three-part series on the Circe Institute’s blog. You can find his eBook on implementing Charlotte Mason’s practice of habit training, also under the Charlotte Mason heading above.

We invite you to read through the many articles that have been posted here over the past two years. We aim to provide a new article every week, linking thoughts from our classical Christian heritage to new ideas emerging in our own day about education, psychology, neurology and philosophy. If you appreciate this approach to linking the best of the past and the present, you might like delving into Jason’s new book, available on Amazon about flow entitled, The Joy of Learning: Finding Flow through Classical Education.

We’re glad you found us and we look forward to providing you with content that will inspire you and help you to grow in the craft of teaching. You clearly care about your craft since you attended a summer conference, now you can take your skill to the next level by learning from the resources we’ve made available.

What’s Next for Educational Renaissance?

We are entering our third academic year as an organization. Every year we try to enhance what we can offer to our audience. And to that end, we have already begun recording audio for the Educational Renaissance podcast. We think this will enable us to reach more people with high quality content for teachers, school leaders and homeschool parents about education.

We plan to continue writing in-depth articles every week and to publish books and ebooks on a regular basis. We are also exploring ways that we can provide training online through webinars and lessons.

As social distancing requirements start to go away, you may want to have a more personalized training experience at your school. If you are interested in scheduling a speaking engagement, consultation or teacher training event, you can email us through our contact page.

Highlights from the Past Year

One of the biggest highlights for the academic year was the addition of Kolby Atchison. It was great to add an energetic, thoughtful and godly man to the team. Like Jason and Patrick, he’s been deeply impacted by Charlotte Mason’s pedagogy and how it enhances the aims of the classical Christian movement. He produced a great two-part series exploring the relationship between Charlotte Mason and classical education. You can read the series “Charlotte Mason and the Liberal Arts Tradition” here: Mapping a Harmony and Educating the Whole Person. You might also like his brief series on happiness and virtues with these articles: The Road of Virtue and The Way of Wisdom, renditions of which were published on the CLT blog. Currently he is working on a series of articles on the integration of classical education with techniques from Teach Like a Champion 2.0.

Patrick produced the eBook “A Guide to Implementing Habit Training” earlier this Spring, which you can download for free here. If you’d like to read more about habit training, he wrote some further articles on spiritual habit training, habit training in the internet age, and habit training during online distance learning. You might also like his exploration of teaching the writing process with these articles: Writing on Purpose and The Writing Process.

Jason produced both “How to Implement Narration in the Classical Classroom” an eBook available for you to download for free here, and The Joy of Learning: Finding Flow Through Classical Education available for purchase from Amazon. You can learn more about his book here. You might also like some of the articles Jason has written, such as his article on Teaching in the Arts vs. Teaching Science, or his most recent thoughts on problems in conventional education whether it be technicism or scientism.

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