Effective Grammar School Teaching and Leadership

This course is divided into 12 lessons, each featuring a presentation by Lori Jill Keeler. The end of the course also features 3 conversations between Lori Jill and Christopher Perrin, in which they discuss Lori Jill’s own journey into classical education, and ways of cultivating great teachers and a great school. Within the lessons below, you will find video lectures, session outlines, recommended readings, questions for discussion and reflection, and additional recommended resources.

• Lesson 1: Building on a Strong Foundation
• Lesson 2: Teaching with Excellence in the Grammar School
• Lesson 3: Classroom Management Conducive to Learning
• Lesson 4: Shepherding the Grammar School Student’s Heart
• Lesson 5: Partnering with Parents
• Lesson 6: Developing a Growth Mind-Set
• Lesson 7: More Effective Lesson Planning
• Lesson 8: Teaching Reading in the Grammar School (Part 1)
• Lesson 9: Teaching Reading in the Grammar School (Part 2)
• Lesson 10: Total Participation Techniques
• Lesson 11: Teaching with the Brain in Mind
• Lesson 12: Building a Culture of Learning in the Grammar School
• Discussion 1: Lori Jill’s Journey into Classical Education
• Discussion 2: What Makes a Great Grammar School Teacher?
• Discussion 3: How to Develop a Great Grammar School

Lori Jill Keeler has served as the lower-school principal at the Westminster School at Oak Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, since 2003. She earned a BA in secondary education and English literature, and a MEd in integrated curriculum and instruction from Covenant College. She served as the educational expert on the founding board of directors for Evangel Classical Christian School in Helena, Alabama, has written 2nd through 6th grade Bible curriculum, and has been a guest speaker on creating a culture of grace at several classical schools in the Southeast. Lori Jill and her husband, Scott, have 2 sons.

 

Lori Jill Keeler mentions and recommends the following helpful books at various times throughout this course.

• Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp
• Teaching Redemptively by Donovan L. Graham
• Give Them Grace by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson
• Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
• Total Participation Techniques by Persida and William Himmele
• How the Brain Learns by David Sousa
• Why Don’t Students Like School? by Daniel Willingham

To obtain a certification credit for this course, simply complete each presentation lesson or discussion in the course (by marking it complete or by taking the quiz) and then also take the certification test at the end of the course. The quizzes are designed to ensure that you have understood the essential content of each presentation, and they can be taken more than once if necessary. The cumulative certification test at the end of the course is given as a pass/fail test and requires that you upload one or more essays demonstrating your understanding of the course. (Please note that essays are simply evaluated by word count.) When you have completed the course, a certificate that you can print or email will become available within “My Courses” (accessible under “Courses” in the main menu when you are signed in as an active subscriber).

We recommend previewing the essay question within the end of course test before starting the course. This will help in guiding your note taking as you progress through the course. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for essay submissions to be reviewed.

By taking the course for certification credit, you also will be on your way to obtaining a Level 2 certification.

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