Classical Education
by Beautiful Teaching, LLC
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Inspired Classroom Procedures: Practical tips from Benjamin Lyda
Inspired Classroom Procedures: Practical tips from Benjamin Lyda
About this podcast
Classical Education is a podcast perfect for learning about the tradition of a liberal arts education. We invite you to join us on a journey in pursuit of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful as we participate in the great conversation and listen to the many voices coming from the world of classical education.
Episodes
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- Inspired Classroom Procedures: Practical tips from Benjamin Lyda · 37 min · Season 6 Episode 8About the Guest Benjamin Lyda has over 20 years of experience in public, private, charter, and homeschool settings as a teacher, administrator, and consultant. He holds a Master…
- Why Literature, the Arts, and Beauty Matters with Dr. Jason M. Baxter · 58 min · Season 6 Episode 7About the Guest Jason M. Baxter is (PhD) is Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College. He is the author of ten books, including…
- Prudence: The Mother Virtue with Brandy Vencel · 60 min · Season 6 Episode 6ABOUT THE GUEST Brandy Vencel has been married to her husband, Josiah, for 25 years, and they have four children, an amazing daughter-in-law, and a sweet little grandson. Brandy…
- Musings with Dr. Joshua Herring: A Candid Conversation about Classical Education · 1 h 10 min · Season 6 Episode 5About the Guest Joshua Herring is the Curriculum Program Manager for the Rafiki Foundation, Director of the Logres Institute for Classical Liberal Studies, and author of Sons of…
- Encouragement for Homeschool Moms with Autumn Kern · 56 min · Season 6 Episode 3About the Guest Autumn Kern is the host of The Commonplace, a place to help new homeschooling moms get their bearings in the classical, Charlotte Mason world. She explores the…
- Creating Classroom Culture with Mandi Gerth · 43 min · Season 6 Episode 2About the Guest Mandi Gerth is a teacher and classical education consultant who lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and three of their five children. She currently serves as…
- Education as a Lifetime Pursuit of Virtue with Dr. Keith Buhler · 1 h 1 min · Season 6 Episode 1About the Guest Dr. Keith Buhler is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and teacher. He co-founded the Saint Andrew Academy in Riverside CA, where he serves at Director of Advancement…
- Advice for Opening a New Classical School with Chad and Melody Fowler · 1 h 10 min · Season 5 Episode 13About the Guests MELODY FOWLER: Roots Farm Education Founder, Director, Form III Instructor Ages 10-12 Melody is a happy wife of 28 years, a proud mother of three and now an…
- Narration in The Classroom with Classical Educator, Charlene Thompson · 48 min · Season 5 Episode 12About the Guest Charlene Thompson is a first grade teacher in her fourth year at Founders Classical Academy in Rogers, Arkansas. She holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary…
- The Role of Memory Through Commonplace Notebooking with Dr. John Ahern from The Wilberforce School · 42 min · Season 5 Episode 11About the Guest Dr. John Ahern holds a PhD from Princeton University in historical musicology. He currently teaches at The Wilberforce School as an Upper School Humanities and…
- How Language Works with Philologist Dr Erik Ellis from the University of Dallas · 49 min · Season 5 Episode 10Dr. Erik Ellis is Assistant Professor of Classical Education at the University of Dallas. After graduating from the University Scholars Program at Baylor University with…
- Teaching Classically & Reading Josef Pieper with Dr. Fred Putnam · 1 h 10 min · Season 5 Episode 9About the Guest: Dr. Fred Putnam Fred Putnam retired after forty years of teaching high school, college, and graduate school; for twelve of those years he was Professor of Bible…
- Jonathan Pageau: A Deep Dive Into Teaching Fairy Tales · 1 h 3 min · Season 5 Episode 8About the Guest Jonathan Pageau is a French Canadian liturgical artist, icon carver, writer, and public speaker. With a YouTube following of 191K, he has become a sought out…
- Is Charlotte Mason Classical? A Response to Memoria Press with Kolby Atchison · 1 h 4 min · Season 5 Episode 7About the Guest Kolby Atchison serves as the head of school at Clapham School, a classical Christian school in Wheaton, Illinois, that implements the educational philosophy of…
- Coleridge and Charlotte Mason with Karen Glass and Dr. Robert Terry · 50 min · Season 5 Episode 6About The Guests Karen Glass is part of the Advisory of AmblesideOnline. She has four children, ages 13 to 27, who have been homeschooled using Charlotte Mason’s methods from…
- Is Charlotte Mason Classical? Panel: Dr. Louis Markos, Dr. Patrick Egan, and Jason Barney · 1 h 16 min · Season 5 Episode 5Guests Dr. Louis Markos: Houston Christian University: • Professor of English • Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities • Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Patrick Egan: Clapham Christian…
- Panel Discussion: What Makes a School Classical? · 1 h 27 min · Season 5 Episode 4Guests • Dr. Matthew Post: Founder and Former Director of the Classical Education Graduate program at The University of Dallas; Served with The National Classical Education…
- Curriculum, Standards, Benchmarks, and Grading with Kiernan Fiore · 54 min · Season 5 Episode 3About our Guest Kiernan Fiore has worked as a teacher, administrator, trainer, and curriculum developer since 2011. Kiernan was classically home educated using a Charlotte Mason…
- Integrating Poetry in Science Lessons with Chris Hall · 34 min · Season 5 Episode 2About our Guest Chris earned a BA in Philosophy from Gettysburg College and an MAT in Elementary Education from Towson University. He has been a classroom educator and…
- Leading & Assessing Seminars with Andrew Zwerneman from Cana Academy · 1 h 5 min · Season 5 Episode 1About our Guest Andrew J. Zwerneman serves as Cana Academy’s President and as one of their MasterTeachers. For 40 years, he has taught and consulted in secondary schools that…







