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Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast

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A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 teachers, and friends of Hillsdale College, all speaking about classical education—what it is, why it’s still relevant today, and what makes it unique. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

Location:

United States

Description:

A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 teachers, and friends of Hillsdale College, all speaking about classical education—what it is, why it’s still relevant today, and what makes it unique. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

Language:

English


Episodes

Matthew Sauer: Admissions and the Classical Student

3/18/2024
Matthew Sauer, associate director of Admissions at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss his experiences as a Hillsdale student, the unique challenges and benefits that students of classical schools face in the admissions process, and the effect of grade inflation on admission decisions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:21:45

Daniel Coupland: Tried and True Pedagogy

3/11/2024
This is the ninth in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Daniel Coupland, dean of the Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical Education and professor of education at Hillsdale College, delivers a speech on his book Tried & True: A Primer on Sound Pedagogy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:41:21

Jonathan Gregg: Teaching Wonder-Fully

3/4/2024
This is the eight in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Jonathan Gregg, assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, delivers a speech on pedagogy and the Socratic method. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:00

Michael Berndt: Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences

2/26/2024
Michael Berndt, assistant director of curriculum for Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the classical approach to teaching the natural sciences, how science is imperative for a well-rounded classical education, and how parents can inspire their children to study the sciences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:15:00

Benedict Whalen: How to Teach a Poem

2/19/2024
This is the seventh in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Benedict Whalen, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, delivers a speech on the methods of teaching lyric poetry in the classroom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:47:33

David Whalen: The Beauty of the Poetic Imagination

2/12/2024
This is the sixth in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. David Whalen, associate vice president for curriculum and professor of English at Hillsdale College, delivers a speech on the lost beauty of the poetic imagination. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:06

Michael Berndt: A Life in Classical Education

2/5/2024
Michael Berndt, assistant director of curriculum for Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss growing up in classical education, how his upbringing prepared him to teach in a classroom, and the nature of man as described in the Western tradition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:17:09

Betsy Helton: The Power of a Good School Culture

1/29/2024
Betsy Helton, assistant headmaster for the grammar school at Seven Oaks Classical School, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss her roundabout journey to classical education, lessons she’s learned in the classroom, and how a good school culture can have a lasting impact on students. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:23:02

Tim Allen: Building a School From The Ground Up

1/22/2024
Tim Allen, founding principal at Southeast Ohio Classical Academy, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the process of founding a new classical school, his love for classical education, and advice he would give to aspiring leaders in the classical education movement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:54

Joshua Villarreal: Developing a Good School Culture

1/15/2024
Joshua Villarreal, classical pedagogy trainer at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss developing a good school culture, the difficult task of directing the flow of student traffic, and some simple tips that helped improve his teaching. A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 teachers, and friends of Hillsdale College, all speaking about classical education—what it is, why it’s still relevant today, and what makes it unique. Hosted by Scot Bertram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:18:29

Isaac Johnson: Looking for Leaders for Classical Schools

1/8/2024
Issac Johnson, dean of student life at Cincinnati Classical Academy, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the need for leaders at classical schools around the country, how you can help solve the problem, and the struggles and joys that come from holding such a position. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:23:22

Ian Nugent: In Defense of School Uniforms

12/18/2023
Ian Nugent, assistant principle and History and Philosophy teacher at Atlanta Classical Academy, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the benefits of school uniforms and his article "An Apology for Uniforms." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:25:52

Daniel Coupland: Friendship in The Wind in the Willows

12/11/2023
This is the fifth in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children's literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Daniel Coupland, dean of Masters in Classical Education and professor of Education at Hillsdale College, delivers the second portion of a speech on how stories form our moral imagination. In this portion, he uses the example of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:21:55

Daniel Coupland: The Formative Power of Children's Literature

12/4/2023
This is the fourth in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Daniel Coupland, dean of the Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical Education and professor of education at Hillsdale College, delivers the first portion of a speech on how stories form our moral imagination. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:27:29

Benjamin Beier: The Genius of Mother Goose

11/27/2023
This is the third in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children's literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Benjamin Beier, chairman and associate professor of education at Hillsdale College, delivers the second portion of a speech on the hidden depth of the nursery rhymes of Mother Goose. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:22:38

Benjamin Beier: Some Good Books for Children and the Childlike

11/20/2023
The second in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children's literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 education office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Benjamin Beier, chairman and associate professor of Education at Hillsdale College, delivers the first portion of a speech on what makes a "Great" book and what children's books should teach us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:24:27

Dwight Lindley: Teaching A Christmas Carol

11/13/2023
Dwight Lindley, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to offer his advice on how best to teach Charles Dickens’ masterpiece A Christmas Carol and discusses his upcoming online course covering it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:19:59

Daniel Coupland: Hillsdale College’s Graduate School of Classical Education

11/6/2023
Daniel Coupland, Dean of Masters in Classical Education and Professor of Education, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the Hillsdale College’s Graduate School of Classical Education. He explains the values behind the creation of the program, the new hybrid remote option for students outside of Hillsdale, Michigan, and how interested educators can apply. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:24

Amy Listro: Living What You Believe

10/30/2023
Amy Listro, lower school principal at Northwest Classical Academy in Kennesaw, Georgia, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the journey from homeschooling her children to working as an administrator at a classical school, why parents overvalue AP credits, and how a Hillsdale Online Course helped change her views on education. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:25:57

Julie Apel: The Art of Teaching

10/23/2023
First in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children's literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 education office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Julie Apel, assistant headmaster at Hillsdale Academy, delivers a speech on her journey to Classical Education, lessons she's learned after years in the classroom, and what classical education can teach us about human nature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:21:49