Nature Notebooks

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 Child C.S. Lewis, ⁠⁠The Pilgrim's Regress⁠

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.com ⁠⁠Classical Christian Education Alliance ⁠Virtue Fables series Spiritual Formation in Christian Schools, by Tim Dernlan Classical Christian Virtues, by Tim Dernlan

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 Today Jason Barney, ⁠Apprenticeship in the Arts: Training Aristotle's Intellectual Virtue of Artistry

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 Way ⁠Justin Earley, Habits of the Household Andy Crouch, The Tech-Wise Family A. G. Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life 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.

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.