The Classical Teaching Institute

Classical educators need a different sort of teacher training. Classical educators need to be classically educated. Send your teachers to the TCTI Spring Literature Retreat and let them see classical pedagogy in action. They will return to their classrooms with a fresh set of ideas on lecture, discussion, assessment, and classroom management.

The Classical Teaching Institute offers a unique kind of teacher training. As opposed to merely telling educators how to teach, The Classical Teaching Institute will show them how to teach classically. Attendees at the Spring Literature Retreat (March 6-8) will experience an immersive classroom environment with a veteran classic literature teacher.

The 2025 Spring Literature Retreat will revolve around reading and discussing Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein." TCTI director Joshua Gibbs will lead attendees through "Frankenstein" using the same lectures, discussions, and assessments that he has used when teaching high school classes over the last twenty years.

Attendees of the Spring Literature Retreat will take home:

• Examples/models for leading deep discussions of classic texts.
• Effective classroom management tools that create a warm, orderly atmosphere.
• Blueprints for crafting productive assessments.
• Lesson plans that can be adapted to any classic text.

Learn more about the Spring Literature Retreat and register to attend by clicking below!

Retreats — The Classical Teaching Institute Retreats The Classical Teaching Institute offers mid-year retreats on the campus of The Ambrose School in Meridian, ID, beginning in Fall 2024. Using a “show, don’t tell” model, each retreat is an intensive mini-course in which attendees are led through a classic text (literature & philosophy)...

Three Somewhat Objective Standards of Good Teaching

"Graduates don’t necessarily come back to chat with teachers 'they had a connection with.' Graduates come back to chat with teachers whose lessons and personalities cast a long shadow—teachers who offered an account of the world that seems more accurate over time, not less so."

Read more by Josh Gibbs: https://www.theclassicalteachinginstitute.org/blog/good-teaching

Don't forget to register for our webinar tomorrow!

Leading a Class Trip to Europe with Confidence!

The idea of leading a class trip to Europe for the first time can be pretty intimidating. Where do you eat? Where do you sleep? What do you do if a student loses his passport?

In this one-hour webinar, two veteran educators will discuss the logistics and principles of traveling in Europe with student groups. From practical concerns about restaurants to lofty matters of spiritual instruction, Josh Gibbs and Dr. Bill Miller will offer practical advice for trip leaders and discuss details about Bill's upcoming 8-day summer course for The Classical Teaching Institute in which teachers go to Europe and see firsthand how to to lead a trip with confidence. You don't have to lose sleep at the thought of taking forty teenagers to Italy. You just need Bill to show you how.

If you're not able to attend the live session, you can catch up later! All registrants will receive a link to the webinar video.

Register here: mrc.classicalchristian.org/accs-webinars/ (Link in bio)

Why Ken Hosier swapped his profession as a chemist with teaching teenagers.


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