Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast
1) Contrasting Classical and Progressive Education
Joshua Villarreal, teacher support lead at Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the classical themes in the film Die Hard, the importance of education in formi...Show More
2) Modeling Excellent Instruction: Hillsdale’s Master Teacher Program
Julie Apel, assistant headmaster at Hillsdale Academy in Hillsdale, Michigan, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss Hillsdale’s Master Teacher Program, what makes a teacher a master teacher, and ho...Show More
3) Beyond Mere Fact: The Rhetorical Nature of History
John Peterson, assistant director of curriculum at Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the concept of history as rhetoric, the importance of speeches and argu...Show More
4) From Hillsdale K-12 to Hillsdale College: Vivian Stewart and Atlanta Classical Academy
Vivian Stewart, a student at Hillsdale College and graduate of Atlanta Classical Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss how her experience at a liberal arts school prepa...Show More
5) Apprenticing Excellence: Inside Hillsdale's School Leader Fellowship Program
Benjamin Payne, Director of School Leader Support at Hillsdale College’s K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the Hillsdale College K-12 School Leader Fellowship, the d...Show More
6) Kathleen O’Toole and Robert Pondiscio: Combating Doom and Gloom in the Classroom
Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by Robert Pondiscio to discuss a recent essay he wrote on how educators should emphasize resiliency ...Show More
7) Classical Education 101
Julie Apel, assistant headmaster at Hillsdale Academy in Hillsdale, Michigan, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss what makes classical education different, why there is a renewed interest in classical ...Show More
8) Mastering Art: Using Narration to Boost Engagement and Mastery
Abigail Teska, lower and upper school art teacher at Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, Indiana, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss using narration to help students understand artistic conce...Show More
9) Virtue and Reframing for Students
Ben Payne, director of leader support for Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss helping students build emotional durability, focusing on developing virtue over ...Show More
10) Kathleen O'Toole & Christopher Nadon: The Tension between "Lived Experience" and Student Learning
Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by Christopher Nadon to discuss a recent essay he wrote on how educators are failing their students ...Show More