Next Step Teacher Training™
“Teacher
quality is the single most accurate
indicator of a student's educational attainment.”
Samuel Casey Carter,
No Excuses
Over the last thirteen years, the CiRCE Institute has
conducted more in-house teacher training than any other service
to Christian classical educators, serving over 100 schools in
Canada and the United States.
Drawing on cross curricular and cross grade
experience in the classroom, continual research, and endless
dialogue with teachers and heads of school, the CiRCE Institute
is the state of the art in Christian classical teacher training.
Now, with the addition of James Daniels as a full-time
consultant, CiRCE has been described as a "powerhouse" of
classical teacher training!
From multi-day in-house workshops, to multi-year
apprentices, to ongoing classroom management coaching, to one
day writing workshops, the CiRCE Institute provides innovative
solutions to your schools needs for professional development.
Contact us at
akern@circeinstitute.org
or (704) 786-9684 to arrange CiRCE teacher training in your
school or to learn about our variety of professional development
options.
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Why does this service matter? |
Nothing determines the success of your school more
than quality of your teachers.
Well-trained, devoted teachers who understand and
can implement the Christian classical vision of education can
overcome many serious problems, even inadequate
facilities and resources.
But no building—no matter how well equipped—and
no collection of resources—no matter how flashy or
technological—can overcome ineffective teaching.
By training your teachers in
the classical approach, Next Step Teacher Training™
enables your school to fulfill its commitment to
providing a classical education for your students.
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How will my school/teacher
benefit from this service? |
At the CiRCE Institute, we are
committed to helping classical Christian schools
develop the world’s finest teachers—teachers who
are:
- Continuously clarifying
their understanding of the vision of classical
education
- Energized by the
opportunity to cultivate virtue in their
students’ souls
- Able to integrate their
subjects into the wider curriculum
- Skilled at leading
discussions and asking well-placed questions
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Teaching from a
state of rest
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Able to pass the
contagion of their love for their subjects to
their students
- Masters of a
wide range of teaching skills
The CiRCE Institute’s "Next Step
Teacher Training™" provides school teachers and home
educators with the tools and concepts they need to
fulfill the promise of classical Christian
education. Teachers who experience CiRCE teacher
training report:
- Increased enthusiasm in
their students
- Being able to teach from a
more restful state
- Ability to more
effectively integrate their teaching
- Gaining the inspiration to
teach passionately and enthusiastically
- Students who demonstrate improved retention of
content, ability to use the tools of learning,
and understanding of ideas.
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Essentially, what are you
offering my school or group? |
CiRCE’s Next Step Teacher
Training™ program offers two to five days of
intensive instruction in the classical modes of
teaching. You will discuss the meaning of classical
education, the purpose of classical education, and
how it is different—and similar—to conventional
approaches to education. Following these
foundational discussions, your group will learn how
to implement this understanding.
As a school or group, you can
choose from two main options. You can participate in
either the customary or the customized teacher
training (click
here for details).
“Modern educators are
more interested in teaching what they can measure
and in ‘covering the material’ than in an education
whose form and content have an intangible,
transcendent value.”
David Hicks, Norms and Nobility
To learn more about how CiRCE's Next Step Teacher
Training™ works,
click
HERE.
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How can I retain this service
for my school? |
Give us a call us at (704)
786-9684 to schedule a CiRCE Institute Next Step Teacher
Training™ session with your school or group.
To learn about the
the details and terms for planning Next Step Teacher Training™
for your school or home school group
click
HERE. |
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