A glimpse inside Hillsdale College's network of classical schools across the country.
In the weeks before a new Hillsdale classical school opens, the Teacher Support Team will travel to the campus and lead New School Training to help prepare the teachers for the years to come. Read more on this type of support from Gwendolyn Yarbrough, one of our Classical Pedagogy Trainers!
For teachers, summer is a season of rest and preparation. It affords time to evaluate the high and low points of the previous year, to further develop content knowledge and pedagogical practices, and to plan for the fall semester. Our office hosts a conference exclusive to Hillsdale Member Schools in order to give educators a space to learn from one another, build connections, grow as a professional, and rekindle their passion for classical education! In this post, Becky Lincoln and the Teacher Support Team further explain the purpose, structure, and key takeaways from the conference!
The K-12 Education Office provides training and advice for teachers across our network, and one of the most important aspects of elementary education is learning to read and write. Check out this post to see the different ways we encourage teachers in this area of instruction!
Here at the Barney Charter School Initiative, our curriculum and instruction team is always available to talk to teachers on our affiliated schools. We work with teachers across the country on planning lessons, reviewing textbooks, and creating tests and quizzes. As we speak to classical teachers, a few questions come up again and again. What… Continue reading Behind the Scenes at Our Latest Filming Project
If you are a parent, these notes might help you evaluate your child's history class. If you are a teacher in a classical school, they might help you plan your lessons or give you ways to describe the teaching of history to others. If you are a teacher of social studies or a teacher in a non-classical school, this might help you think about two different ways of approaching the same subject.
Well, Founders community (and perhaps others!), I am now about a month into my new job here at Hillsdale College. As the Assistant Provost of K-12 Education, I'm in charge of the College's K-12 education initiatives, including the Barney Initiative, which has been such an important partner for the Founders community for so long. This… Continue reading Backstage in the Hillsdale College Film Studio
The Classical Classroom 