The Educational Renaissance Podcast

Educational Renaissance
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Apr 16, 2023 • 38min

School Trips

School trips are a great way to get out of the classroom and engage in experiential learning. Get some great perspectives and tips on the why, what and how of planning great trips to enhance student engagement in their learning as well as the spiritual and relational formation of your students. 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. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance. Read the recently published Rethinking the Purpose of Education by Jason Barney available now through Amazon.
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Apr 2, 2023 • 35min

Stress and School

How can educators cultivate resilience in students? Are there good kinds of stress? Listen as Patrick Egan is joined by Jason Barney and Kolby Atchison to discuss stress in schools. Learn about the upside of stress and gain practical tools to help your students (and even yourself) manage stress. 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. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance. Read the recently published Rethinking the Purpose of Education by Jason Barney available now through Amazon.
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Mar 19, 2023 • 31min

Life of the Mind

What does it mean to cultivate our minds in our relationship with God? Listen as Jason Barney is joined by Kolby Atchison and Patrick Egan to discuss what it means to love the Lord your God with all your mind. Gain insights into how to guide your students into a deeper devotion to God and to bring a biblical worldview into your classroom. 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. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance. Read the recently published A Short History of Narration on our Educational Renaissance Books page.
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Mar 5, 2023 • 31min

Accreditation

In this week's episode Kolby Atchison is joined by Jason Barney and Patrick Egan to consider what it means for schools to be accredited. Learn about the benefits, process and perspectives on accreditation. 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. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance. Read the recently published A Short History of Narration on our Educational Renaissance Books page.
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Feb 19, 2023 • 42min

Desirable Difficulties

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 week's episode Patrick Egan is joined by Jason Barney and Kolby Atchison to dive into the concept of desirable difficulties. Modern research has shown that an optimal learning environment presents students with an appropriate level of challenge. Gain insights from recent work from evidence-based performance psychology that is well-informed by practices from the classical era. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance. Read the recently published A Short History of Narration on our Educational Renaissance Books page.
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Feb 5, 2023 • 35min

Intellectual Virtues

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 week's episode Kolby Atchison is joined by Jason Barney and Patrick Egan to explore intellectual virtues. It's a philosophical discussion with Jason breaking down the distinction between Aristotle's moral and intellectual virtues, and Patrick bringing forward the modern discussion of intellectual virtues in light of post-enlightenment reasoning. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance. Read the recently published A Short History of Narration on our Educational Renaissance Books page.
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Jan 22, 2023 • 25min

Nature Study

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 week's episode Jason Barney is joined by Kolby Atchison and Patrick Egan to dive into nature study. Learn more about the philosophy behind nature study as well as practical tips for how to lead nature study in your classroom or school. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance. Visit the on-demand webinar page to download tools to take your craft of teaching to the next level.
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Jan 8, 2023 • 36min

Virtue in Early 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 week's episode Patrick Egan is joined by Kolby Atchison and Jason Barney to discuss how we cultivate virtue in young children during their years in early education. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance. Visit the on-demand webinar page to download tools to take your craft of teaching to the next level.
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Oct 16, 2022 • 47min

Charlotte Mason's Practice of Habit Training

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 week's episode Dr. Patrick Egan talks about "Charlotte Mason's Practice of Habit Training." From his talk at the 2021 SCL Conference in Charleston, SC, he shares the concept of habit training and suggests ways in which to make it a part of your classroom's curriculum. Dr. Egan shares examples of best practices and stories of how he used habit training to create "the perfect classroom." As a reminder, Educational Renaissance has a bookstore now, you can purchase the books discussed here through this link: The Educational Renaissance Bookstore • Educational Renaissance Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
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Sep 25, 2022 • 58min

Narration as Progrymnasmata

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. Today's episode is a webinar with Jason Barney about "Narration as Progrymnasmata". He shares the value of having narration as part of a school's curriculum and offers examples of what this could look like. When Jason has the conference participants pause, feel free to pause for a couple minutes and reflect as well. As a reminder, Educational Renaissance has a bookstore now, you can purchase the books discussed here through this link: The Educational Renaissance Bookstore • Educational Renaissance Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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