The ClassicalU Blog
Join the conversation.
Effective Grammar School Teaching and Leadership with Lori Jill Keeler
Release Date: November 2017 Veteran grammar school teacher Lori Jill Keeler (Westminster School, AL) came and recorded 12 remarkable presentations that we think every grammar school teacher will want to view and study!
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing with Andrew Pudewa
Release Date: September 2017 We are thrilled to feature this brief and important course on the four language arts of listening, speaking, reading and writing, featuring master teacher and writing expert Andrew Pudewa.
Certification by ClassicalU
Now that we have nearly completed the development of our Level 1 Core Courses, we are adding a certification component as well. We have just posted our first course that you can take for certification credit--Andrew Kern's course on Classical Pedagogy. Here is how...
The Apprenticeship Model: A Journey toward Mastery
A Master of . . . The Latin word magister (teacher, captain, director) is the root for our English word "master." The title "Mr." is also an abbreviation for "master." When we say "Good morning, Mr. Jones," we might as well say "Good morning, Master Jones." How is it...
ClassicalU — Training Classical Teachers
We have discussed the need for teachers to be trained by other human beings (mentor teachers) in order that they master the art of teaching. We think that while there are several ways we could segment the training of a teacher, it is wise to conceive of it as a...
ClassicalU — Why Three Steps?
By now you see that we have created a training program comprising three steps—three steps toward mastery. Why three steps? Three is a respected number, with a long, noble history. I only mention that to remind everyone we are in good company. When it comes to...
Welcome to ClassicalU!
Welcome to the ClassicalU! We have been engaged in developing this site over the last two years are excited to release it now as a beta site while we continue to refine and improve it. Please don't hesitate to send us your ideas and suggestions for improving the site...