{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Classical Education","title":"Leading & Assessing Seminars with Andrew Zwerneman from Cana Academy","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c6ce875a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3910,"description":"About our Guest\nAndrew 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).\nhttps://www.canaacademy.org/\nShow Notes\nLeading 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.\nDiscussion Points:\nReferring to Zwerneman's \"10 for 10: How to Grade Seminar Participation\" the following are discussed:\nWhy seminars are an important pedagogy for classical school\nThe  principles for guiding good seminars \nDistinguishing between the higher habits of mind and the skilled habits of work \nWhat are some good reasons for grading seminars and how to grade them\nResources from Cana Academy\n10 for 10: How to Grade Seminar Participation\n\nhttps://www.history250.org/\n\n8 Tips for Leading a Great Seminar Discussion\n\n8 Tips On Coaching a Reluctant Discussant\n\nhttps://www.canaacademy.org/free-resources : scroll down to Seminar Leadership Videos\n\nhttps://www.canaacademy.org/shop\n\nExample of Free Sample: \nhttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e9653aebbd1a90d5cf34c6/t/5dfbd171db0c927d0316e45e/1576784250891/IliadGuideFreePreview+Secured.pdf\n\n________________________________________________________\nThis podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DsrYl-awCukXSFKDckygguVHzLRcY9iAoBPsvd9v3jg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4OTg0LzE2NDcw/MzA0MjQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}