The Educational Renaissance Podcast

In our next episode, listen to a recent talk by Dr. Patrick Egan entitled "Deep Discipleship through Classical Habits," a keynote speech delivered at Oak Hill Academy in Hamilton, Ontario. He shares about how Jesus models deep discipleship with his own disciples. As we think about how to implement the call of discipleship today, Dr. Egan provides a framework for understanding classical habits by spelling out habits of the heart and habits of the home.The Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In our next episode, Dr. Patrick Egan is joined by Charlotte Mason expert, Dr. Jack Beckman. We talk about Jack's journey to Charlotte Mason leading to his doctoral research where he talked with teachers in England who had taught at Charlotte Mason schools. Learn about some of the key principles of Mason's pedagogy as well as some of the new developments in the world of Mason pedagogy including a graduate degree in teaching.Links from this episode:⁠Charlotte Mason Institute, Courses & CertificationsFrom Continuance to Dissolution⁠ in a Post-Charlotte Mason World: Four Principals’ Experiences at Charlotte Mason College, by Jack BeckmanAlveary Curriculumemail [email protected] Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

A wide and varied curriculum includes lots of books. But what about myths and legends? Should we be reading pagan literature or stories about foreign gods? In our next episode Jason is joined by Kolby and Patrick to discuss why we would read myths and legends. We talk about the formative nature of these kinds of stories as well as how we can cultivate the use of the imagination. As you can imagine, we bring up C.S. Lewis a lot.Links from this episode:Patrick Egan, "Narration of Heroic Becoming: Plugging into the Collective Unconscious" in Awakening the Whole ChildC.S. Lewis, ⁠⁠The Pilgrim's Regress⁠The Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Are you looking for ways to engage young students in virtue formation? In this episode Patrick is joined by Dr. Timothy Dernlan, Head of School at Classical School of Wichita, to dive deep into cultivating virtues in the classroom. It's a discussion that draws from his books, Classical Christian Virtues and Spiritual Formation in Schools. We also talk about the Virtue Fables series of children's books he's written.Links from this episode:⁠Tim Dernlan's website: timdernlan.com⁠⁠Classical Christian Education Alliance⁠Virtue Fables seriesSpiritual Formation in Christian Schools, by Tim DernlanClassical Christian Virtues, by Tim DernlanThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Welcome back to a new season of The Educational Renaissance Podcast! We get started with an idea rich episode on practical wisdom, the ancient concept of phronesis. Patrick is joined by Jason and Kolby to understand the biblical and classical foundations for practical wisdom. Gain insights into daily practices for your classroom with topics ranging from literature, history, logic and rhetoric.Links from this episode:Patrick Egan, ⁠Training the Prophetic Voice: A Biblically Informed Rhetoric for TodayJason Barney, ⁠Apprenticeship in the Arts: Training Aristotle's Intellectual Virtue of ArtistryThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

It's summertime! So for many of us, that means we shift into a new schedule. How do we make the most of this opportunity as teachers? Kolby is joined by Patrick and Jason to discuss incorporating healthy practices to make summer leisure deep and meaningful.Links from this episode:Christopher Perrin, The Scholé Way⁠Justin Earley, Habits of the HouseholdAndy Crouch, The Tech-Wise FamilyA. G. Sertillanges, The Intellectual LifeThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

It's that time of year where we celebrate the accomplishments of graduates. How do we know that we are setting them up for success in life? Patrick Egan is joined by Jason Barney and Kolby Atchison to talk through how to be guided by a core document call "Portrait of a Graduate." Learn about how this best practice can be implemented at your school and gain practical tools to help your students flourish across a number of aspirational goals.Links from this episode:ISM, "The Portrait of the Graduate: Three Good-to-Great Examples"Coram Deo Academy, Carmel, IN (scroll down to see their Portrait of a Graduate)⁠The Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Are you looking for ways to connect virtue formation to your reading curriculum? In our next episode Patrick is joined by Adrienne Freas, founder of Beautiful Teaching, to discuss her latest curriculum, Poetic Language Lessons. It's a discussion that ranges from the points of connection between Charlotte Mason and classical Christian education to Aristotle and Quintilian to poetic knowledge. You'll find lots of deep philosophy combined with practical tools you can implement in your classroom.Links from this episode:Beautiful Teaching⁠The Classical Education Podcast⁠⁠Adrienne Freas, Narration: The Voice of the Trivium⁠Poetic Language Lessons: A Gentle Primer in Grammar and Rhetoric, Book 1Music Files for Poetic Language LessonsPercy Shelley, A Defense of PoetryJames Taylor, Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of EducationThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

We all want to help students grow in character. Can the ancient philosophy of Aristotle help us? Patrick is joined by Kolby and Jason to discuss how virtue is installed through habit training. We interact with ancient and modern conceptions of habit as well as biblical and theological perspectives. Even though there is some heavy hitting philosophy, there are also practical tools for the classroom.Links from this episode:Aristotle, Nicomachean EthicsLouis Markos, ⁠From Aristotle to ChristKolby Atchison, "Cultivating Character: A Biblical-Aristotelian Approach"⁠⁠Jason Barney, ⁠"Aristotle’s Virtue Theory and a Christian Purpose of Education"⁠⁠⁠⁠Jason Barney, Rethinking the Purpose of EducationThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

How does the Great Commission inform our educational goals? Jason is joined by Kolby and Patrick to talk about Jesus' words in Matthew 28. Get inspired about teaching your students so that they can be salt and light in the world.Links from this episode:Patrick Egan, Training the Prophetic Voice⁠Jason Barney, Apprenticeship in the Arts⁠The Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠.