The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office, offers educators the opportunity to deepen their content knowledge and refine their skills in the classroom. Hillsdale College’s K-12 Classical Education Podcast is bringing these presentations directly to your podcast feed in this new series. This week: Host Scot Bertram sits down with Kathleen O’Toole, assistant provost for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, to give a brief introduction to the work of the Hoogland Center and how listeners can participate in future events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colin Mullaney, assistant director of School Leader Support at Hillsdale K-12, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss how parents can help instill virtue in students, the work required for moral excellence, and the importance of cultivating a moral imagination. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Diener, Assistant Professor of Education at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss restoring science to the classical tradition, problems with modern conceptions of science, and how philosophy and science work in tandem with the other disciplines in the liberal arts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cassie Crosby, director of fine arts at St. John’s Classical Academy in Fleming Island, Florida, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss what makes a classical music education different, how music is inseparable from the classical tradition, and the community built among students, teachers, and parents during musical performances.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Sims Kuiper, assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the work of English writer John Ruskin, the nature of gothic art, and how Ruskin’s principles can help us better teach students.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan Neveau, athletic director at Hillsdale Academy, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the classical tradition of physical education, the best practices for running a physical education class, and what role sports play in a well-ordered education.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas Cox, Latin and Greek teacher at The Heights School in Potomac, Maryland, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss how to engage students in history class through storytelling and how to teach students to tell compelling stories, and he explains the process behind his co-authored textbooks Becoming Greece and Becoming Rome.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan Schlueter, a professor of Philosophy and Religion at Hillsdale College, dives into the stark contrasts between the American and French revolutions. He discusses how differing ideologies have shaped modern political landscapes and the critiques emerging from both sides of the political spectrum. Schlueter emphasizes the importance of statesmanship and education in upholding virtues necessary for governance, while also reflecting on the radical legacy of the French Revolution and its implications for contemporary society.

Gwen Yarbrough, teacher support lead with the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Teacher Support Team, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss what it means to teach mathematics classically, what a healthy classroom looks like, and what material Hillsdale’s K-12 Office recommends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christopher Matsos, chairman and associate professor of theatre at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the unique benefits of theatre programs, how to develop a theatre program on a budget, and how to utilize theatre resources granted to Hillsdale College K-12 member schools.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.