

The Educational Renaissance Podcast
Educational Renaissance
Promoting a rebirth of ancient wisdom about education for the modern era.
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Jan 25, 2021 • 16min
Aristotle's Five Intellectual Virtues, Part 1: Bloom's Taxonomy and the Purpose of Education.
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In this episode, Jason begins a multi-part discussion Bloom's Taxonomy, with a focus on the purpose of education. His ultimate aim is to propose that Aristotle's 5 intellectual virtues should replace Bloom's taxonomy in the cognitive domain.
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Jan 18, 2021 • 4min
Tips on Finding Flow in the Classroom
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In this 2nd episode of the 2nd season, Jason offers 5 tips on how to achieve flow in the classroom.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Jan 11, 2021 • 4min
The Joy of Learning
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
With this episode we start season 2, where Patrick, Jason, and Kolby share personal insights on a topic they are passionate about. Today's episode, Jason talks about the joy of learning.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Jan 4, 2021 • 44min
Education is Life
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In today's episode, Patrick, Kolby, and Jason discuss how education is life and that life does not start AFTER school. The point of education is not to learn just what one needs to know in order to get a good job; rather, education is meant to inspire and give children energy. The team then goes deeper and discusses how teachers teach minds not brains and what that means for teachers in the classroom.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Dec 28, 2020 • 52min
Atmosphere
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In today's episode, the team discusses creating a warm learning atmosphere in the classrooms in order to help the students learn and grow. They discuss the difference between a "pursuit of knowledge" atmosphere and a "pursuit of grades" can have on the outcome of learning. They end the podcast discussing not only how to create a "spirit of inquiry" atmosphere in the classroom but also in the entire school.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Dec 21, 2020 • 42min
Technicism in Modern Education
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In today's episode, the team will talk about the issue of technicism and compare it to scientism in modern education. They discuss the impact that having quantitative measurements and economic evaluation of success frame and influence how we educate our children.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Dec 14, 2020 • 45min
Teach Like a Champion
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In this episode, Jason, Patrick, and Kolby discuss the book, Teach Like a Champion 2.0 by Doug Lemov, which comes out of the charter school movement. The team discusses the book from a classical perspective.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Dec 6, 2020 • 35min
Prophetic Voice
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In this episode, Kolby, Jason, and Patrick discuss what it means to teach students to have a prophetic voice. The discussion will touch on rhetoric, composition along with what we are doing spiritually in the lives of our students, morally, helping them to cultivate a voice where they can speak into the world things that are good, true, and beautiful, and to defend and cultivate those things.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Nov 30, 2020 • 39min
The Clapham Sect
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In this episode, Kolby, Jason, and Patrick discuss the implications a group like the Clapham Sect might have on education today. The discusses how students need to be equipped and that the Clapham Sect plays a key role in the "how" of equipping students today.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Nov 22, 2020 • 40min
Flow
Welcome to the Educational Renaissance podcast, 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.
In today's episode, Jason, Kolby, and Patrick discuss FLOW, which is a recent concept that the team has connected to classical education and how we learn and develop habits for moral excellence.
Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music