Classical Education

Leading & Assessing Seminars with Andrew Zwerneman from Cana Academy


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About our Guest
Andrew J. Zwerneman serves as Cana Academy’s President and as one of their MasterTeachers. For 40 years, he has taught and consulted in secondary schools that emphasize classic humanities. For 19 years he headed schools—2 at the public charter school, Tempe Preparatory Academy in Tempe, Arizona, 17 at Trinity School at Meadow View in Falls Church, Virginia. He is the founder and owner of The Academy Project, LLC, which wrote the original curricula and trained faculties for Thomas MacLaren School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Trinity Academy in Portland, Oregon. Education: B.A., A.B.D., University of Notre Dame; M.A., St. John’s University. He is the author of History Forgotten and Remembered (2020) and The Life We Have Together: A Case for Humane Studies, A Vision for Renewal (2022).

https://www.canaacademy.org/

Show Notes
Leading seminars is one of Andrew's areas of expertise. Adrienne invited him back on the show to discuss the principles of leading great seminars and how to give grades that matter.

Discussion Points:
Referring to Zwerneman's
"10 for 10: How to Grade Seminar Participation" the following are discussed:

  • Why seminars are an important pedagogy for classical school
  • The  principles for guiding good seminars 
  • Distinguishing between the higher habits of mind and the skilled habits of work 
  • What are some good reasons for grading seminars and how to grade them

Resources from Cana Academy

10 for 10: How to Grade Seminar Participation

https://www.history250.org/


8 Tips for Leading a Great Seminar Discussion


8 Tips On Coaching a Reluctant Discussant


https://www.canaacademy.org/free-resources : scroll down to Seminar Leadership Videos


https://www.canaacademy.org/shop


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