The Educational Renaissance Podcast

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 comes from the panel discussion with Jason, Kolby and Patrick, with questions curated by David Siebel at the 2021 Educational Renaissance Symposium in Indianapolis. The topic was "A Discussion About Discussion." Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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 comes from Patrick's plenary session at the Educational Renaissance Symposium in Indianapolis during the Summer of 2021. The topic was "Cultivating Virtue with Habit Training." Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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 continues his series exploring the use of Aristotle's philosophy by proposing to replace Bloom's taxonomy with a discussion around practice - both deliberate and purposeful - and comparing it to bushwalking and artistry. He then discusses habits, how they are bodily and mentally wired into us, and how we can train to develop the habits we want. Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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 will discuss how we teachers can 'get in the zone' ... the zone of proximal development. He starts out giving a history of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky and his theories developed 100 years ago, and then discusses how they can be applied today. Patrick elaborates on the 3 central concepts of Vygotsky's work, and then shows how they come together to create the zone of proximal development. At the end, he shares several tools you can use in the classroom to "get in the zone". Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music 

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 continues his series exploring the use of Aristotle's philosophy by proposing to replace Bloom's taxonomy with moral and intellectual virtues of craftsmanship. He discusses why instruction is needed to guide the students' minds as they learn, challenging the notion that children can learn what they need to learn on their own. Finally, he demonstrates how the hand, heart, and head are intertwined and should be educated together rather than separately. Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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 discusses what virtue means to us in the classroom and how to incorporate Christian purpose in teaching. Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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 share their insights on the pros and cons of Bloom's taxonomy, discussing where it could work as well as where it falls short. They give examples about measuring kindness in the classroom, how to manage the energy in the room, and finish with a comparison to Aristotle. Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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 will discuss their thoughts around how to educate children of a Christian faith, reflecting on discipleship, how Jesus called His disciples, academic rigor, and how we want our children to be eager to serve in the name of the Lord. They end the discussion talking about what it means to bear Christian fruit. Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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 continues to explore Bloom's taxonomy and what the impact is on the education of children. He compares Bloom's six categories (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) to Aristotle's five categories (knowledge (episteme), artistic or technical knowledge (techne), intuitive reason (nous), practical wisdom (phronesis), philosophic wisdom (sophia)). Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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, Patrick continues his series on human development, going into the past to discuss human development and how those insights can improve our ability to become better teachers of children. In this episode, he discusses the stages of development and offers some unique tips on how to bring this learning to the classroom. Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music