In this event, a CiRCE Head Mentor will lead participants through a mock day of the CiRCE Master Teacher Apprenticeship program. It is a perfect workshop for those interested in learning more about the apprenticeship and for those interested in good conversations about classical education, modes of teaching, and a passage from a great book, for these are the three topics that will be discussed in this workshop.

In this event, a CiRCE representative will offer an introduction to reading well. The workshop will cover how to “see” things in a story, using good questions, the CiRCE highlighting system, and looking for echoes. By learning to answer the questions the mind is naturally asking and learning to see what the best readers and writers in history have seen, we can become more interested, engaged, and eager readers.
 

In this event, a CiRCE Certified Master Teacher will work through the two classical modes of teaching: Socratic and Mimetic. The workshop will begin with the foundational belief that truth is, it can be known, and it can be communicated. It will then consider both the Socratic and the Mimetic modes for discovering, knowing, and communicating truth. We will look at how to do them, how to do them well, and how to discern the dangers of each.
 

In this event, a CiRCE Certified Master Teacher will offer a detailed introduction to The Lost Tools of Writing. The teacher will reveal how to solve the three problems all writers face; the questions that make for the kind of deep thinking that leads to good writing; and why writing doesn't need to be a stressful, intimidating process. The workshop will cover the big picture of LTW, some difficulties students and teachers encounter, and a few sample lessons.

In this event, a CiRCE Certified Master Teacher will offer a detailed introduction to The Lost Tools of Writing, Level II. The teacher will lead the workshop through an introduction of Level II, how it differs from Level I, how it builds on the skills and ideas taught in Level I, and how it teaches ideas that may appear particular to the courtroom but are just as valuable in learning to read literature well and even navigate the everyday experiences of life.

 

In this event, a CiRCE Certified Master Teacher will offer a detailed introduction to The Lost Tools of Writing, Level III. The teacher will lead the workshop through an introduction of Level III, how it differs from Levels I and II, how it builds on the skills and ideas taught in those levels, and how it teaches ideas that may appear particular to a legislative session but are just as valuable in learning to read literature well and even navigate the everyday experiences of life.
 

In this event, a CiRCE representative will present the five principles of restful teaching. Teaching doesn't need to be a stressful, intimidating activity. Restful teaching is possible! Topics will include: Restful Teaching (Why restful teaching rises when teaching is oriented toward perceiving truth and Truth); Restful Planning (There are three modes of teaching/learning (the three
columns) that enable us to plan restfully); Restful Curriculum (The arts of truth-fishing); Restful Pedagogy (Teaching truth); and Restful Assessment (Evaluating truth perception).