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Workshop Talks

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Use the filters above to explore workshops and talks by attendee type, conference track, or speaker style. You can also search to quickly find specific sessions.

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Main Conference

Plenary Speakers:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Dr. George Grant Restoring Every Broken Thing
Lennox Kalifungwa The Failed Experiment of Multiculturalism: Why Some Cultures are Superior to Others
Alex Petkas Our Ancient Masculinity Crisis
Steve Turley Elemental Meaning: Teaching Euclid Dialectically
Douglas Wilson “What Time It Is” in the Light of Eternity
Track Plenary:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Scott Aniol Recovering the Lost Tools of Loving
Ravi Jain Piety and Classical Education
Junius Johnson Reading Scripture with Bonaventure
Louis Markos
I. The Nature of Education: Classical Christian vs. Progressive
II. The Nature of Man and How it Affects the Nature of Education
Christopher Perrin Classical Education in America: What It Was and Can Be Again
Christopher Schlect, Phillip J. Donnelly, David Diener, Andrew Selby Active Reading: Plato and Augustine
Administrators:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Tom Garfield, Kajsa Wilkins NextGen: Generational Faithfulness in Administration
Dario Giomi Prepared, Not Afraid: A Practical Guide to School Safety
David Givens Friday Night Lights without the Football: How to Maximize Campus Fellowship and Celebration on a Budget
R. Travis Koch Where The Wild Things Are: Educational Models Tailored to the Needs of Boys
Michael Kochie How the House System can Produce a Culture of Virtue in your School
Diana Meadowcroft Traditions: How learning outside the classroom will enrich your school
Adam Roate Using Standardized Testing Data Successfully without “Teaching to the Test”
Joshua Simmons Building Student Culture Through Student Leadership
Andrew Smalley Completing the Trivium is a Must
Laura Smith Steps to develop a thriving college counseling program in your school
Daniel Spanjer Honoraries, Houses, and School Culture
Grammar:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Anne Bouckenooghe Science Labs: Letting Students do the Work
Kelly Gardner Teaching through Liturgy, Catechism, and Discipleship
Mandi Gerth, Christine Norvell More Than Meter: Receiving and Using Poetry in the K-12 Classroom
Laura Keesee The First Days: Creating Order, Cultivating Virtue
Andrea Lipinski Dictation and the Art of Grammar
Aimee McDorman The Path to Reading: From Phonics to Fluency From Decoding to Discussion
Elizabeth Morgan How Classical Stories Awaken the Moral Imagination
Jill Roberts The Truth, Beauty and Goodness of the Arts
Lori Scarbrough Singing through History
Kathryn Wheeler The Seven Laws at Work: How to Build Delight, Curiosity, and Mastery into Every Lesson
Upper School:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Ranya Bailey Physics First – The why, and how, to flip a 100 year-old sequence upside down.
Kathy Becker What Hath Poetry to do with Education?
Dane Bundy Framing Stories with God’s Story: A Visual and Narrative Approach to Biblical Integration
Joshua Butcher Modes of Memorization: Repetition and Application in the Upper School
Josh Catron Teaching Math Classically: a Practical Approach. Applying the 7 Laws of Teaching in the Math Classroom
R. Connor Evans From Facts to Form: Cultivating the Virtues of Scientific Inquiry
Ty Fischer The Omnibus: 20 Years Studying the Great Books
Patrick Grafton-Cardwell Teaching Long-form Writing to Adolescents in the Age of AI
Roy Griffith Architecture: Imagination, Emulation, and the Liberal Arts
Chris Harris The Rota Disputationis
Pamela Harwood The Mirror of the Soul: The History and Purpose of Theatre in the Classical Tradition
Janine Knedlik Erasmus, Christian Humanism, and the Education of Christian Philosophers
Bryan Lynch Planning with Purpose: Lesson Planning for Maximum Engagement and Thought
Carol Reynolds The Art of Learning: Music and the Arts in Classical Education
Joseph Roberts Progymnasmata as a Means for Mastering Text
Julie Robinson A Classical Approach to Physical Education: Cultivating Virtue, Wisdom, and Strength through Play
Katie Sutton Becoming an Annotating School
Mark Wheeler The Seven Laws of Writing: Gregory’s Principles Applied to Writing Across the Curriculum
Benjamin Whittington Plantinga, not Aristotle: How to Teach Logic Classically and Analytically
Josh Wilkerson Building, Sustaining, and Supporting a Truly Classical Math Program
Bethany Jones Wilkins Of Pomegranates and Tetramorphs
All audiences:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Thomas Caucutt The Seven Laws Alive
Annie Crawford C. S. Lewis Symbol & Imagination
Emily Goodwin An Apology for Hybrid Education: Why Formation Demands More Than Instruction

Pre-Conference

Leader's Day
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Brandon Allen Case Studies: A Detailed Look at the Average Christian School’s Financial Position
Tyler Bauer The Disenchanted Graduate: Why Classical Students Lose Wonder after Graduation
Andrew Crapuchettes Solving the hiring problem
Margaret Finnegan Building a Strong Student Ambassador Program and a Solid Admissions Process
Ron Jung The Paideia Problem: Developing a Christian Paideia Beyond the Walls of Your School
William Mott Navigating the Governance & Leadership Issues of Schools Connected to Churches: Bringing Awareness to Resolve Challenges
Courtney Palumbo Biblical Peacemaking as a Framework for Your Christian School
Randy Sadler Locking Shields: An Effective Approach to Security that Builds Community and Culture
David Seibel Every Teacher is a Philosopher and a Theologian: A Philosophy and Theology Primer for Every Classical Christian Teacher
Nate Walker Church Schools: Wisdom for Bringing Classical Education into the Local Church
Academic Leader's Day
SpeakerWorkshop Title
David Diener Technology, Education, and the Pursuit of Virtue
Christopher Schlect, Phillip J. Donnelly, David Diener, Andrew Selby Active Reading: Plato and Augustine
Practicums
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Joseph Roberts Progymnasmata as a Means for Mastering Text
Christopher Schlect, Phillip J. Donnelly, David Diener, Andrew Selby Active Reading: Plato and Augustine

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Workshop Talks

Workshop Talks

Wondering what RTR has for you?

Use the filters above to explore workshops and talks by attendee type, conference track, or speaker style. You can also search to quickly find specific sessions.

OR

Main Conference

Plenary Speakers:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Dr. George Grant Restoring Every Broken Thing
Lennox Kalifungwa The Failed Experiment of Multiculturalism: Why Some Cultures are Superior to Others
Alex Petkas Our Ancient Masculinity Crisis
Steve Turley Elemental Meaning: Teaching Euclid Dialectically
Douglas Wilson “What Time It Is” in the Light of Eternity
Track Plenary:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Scott Aniol Recovering the Lost Tools of Loving
Ravi Jain Piety and Classical Education
Junius Johnson Reading Scripture with Bonaventure
Louis Markos
I. The Nature of Education: Classical Christian vs. Progressive
II. The Nature of Man and How it Affects the Nature of Education
Christopher Perrin Classical Education in America: What It Was and Can Be Again
Christopher Schlect, Phillip J. Donnelly, David Diener, Andrew Selby Active Reading: Plato and Augustine
Administrators:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Tom Garfield, Kajsa Wilkins NextGen: Generational Faithfulness in Administration
Dario Giomi Prepared, Not Afraid: A Practical Guide to School Safety
David Givens Friday Night Lights without the Football: How to Maximize Campus Fellowship and Celebration on a Budget
R. Travis Koch Where The Wild Things Are: Educational Models Tailored to the Needs of Boys
Michael Kochie How the House System can Produce a Culture of Virtue in your School
Diana Meadowcroft Traditions: How learning outside the classroom will enrich your school
Adam Roate Using Standardized Testing Data Successfully without “Teaching to the Test”
Joshua Simmons Building Student Culture Through Student Leadership
Andrew Smalley Completing the Trivium is a Must
Laura Smith Steps to develop a thriving college counseling program in your school
Daniel Spanjer Honoraries, Houses, and School Culture
Grammar:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Anne Bouckenooghe Science Labs: Letting Students do the Work
Kelly Gardner Teaching through Liturgy, Catechism, and Discipleship
Mandi Gerth, Christine Norvell More Than Meter: Receiving and Using Poetry in the K-12 Classroom
Laura Keesee The First Days: Creating Order, Cultivating Virtue
Andrea Lipinski Dictation and the Art of Grammar
Aimee McDorman The Path to Reading: From Phonics to Fluency From Decoding to Discussion
Elizabeth Morgan How Classical Stories Awaken the Moral Imagination
Jill Roberts The Truth, Beauty and Goodness of the Arts
Lori Scarbrough Singing through History
Kathryn Wheeler The Seven Laws at Work: How to Build Delight, Curiosity, and Mastery into Every Lesson
Upper School:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Ranya Bailey Physics First – The why, and how, to flip a 100 year-old sequence upside down.
Kathy Becker What Hath Poetry to do with Education?
Dane Bundy Framing Stories with God’s Story: A Visual and Narrative Approach to Biblical Integration
Joshua Butcher Modes of Memorization: Repetition and Application in the Upper School
Josh Catron Teaching Math Classically: a Practical Approach. Applying the 7 Laws of Teaching in the Math Classroom
R. Connor Evans From Facts to Form: Cultivating the Virtues of Scientific Inquiry
Ty Fischer The Omnibus: 20 Years Studying the Great Books
Patrick Grafton-Cardwell Teaching Long-form Writing to Adolescents in the Age of AI
Roy Griffith Architecture: Imagination, Emulation, and the Liberal Arts
Chris Harris The Rota Disputationis
Pamela Harwood The Mirror of the Soul: The History and Purpose of Theatre in the Classical Tradition
Janine Knedlik Erasmus, Christian Humanism, and the Education of Christian Philosophers
Bryan Lynch Planning with Purpose: Lesson Planning for Maximum Engagement and Thought
Carol Reynolds The Art of Learning: Music and the Arts in Classical Education
Joseph Roberts Progymnasmata as a Means for Mastering Text
Julie Robinson A Classical Approach to Physical Education: Cultivating Virtue, Wisdom, and Strength through Play
Katie Sutton Becoming an Annotating School
Mark Wheeler The Seven Laws of Writing: Gregory’s Principles Applied to Writing Across the Curriculum
Benjamin Whittington Plantinga, not Aristotle: How to Teach Logic Classically and Analytically
Josh Wilkerson Building, Sustaining, and Supporting a Truly Classical Math Program
Bethany Jones Wilkins Of Pomegranates and Tetramorphs
All audiences:
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Thomas Caucutt The Seven Laws Alive
Annie Crawford C. S. Lewis Symbol & Imagination
Emily Goodwin An Apology for Hybrid Education: Why Formation Demands More Than Instruction

Pre-Conference

Leader's Day
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Brandon Allen Case Studies: A Detailed Look at the Average Christian School’s Financial Position
Tyler Bauer The Disenchanted Graduate: Why Classical Students Lose Wonder after Graduation
Andrew Crapuchettes Solving the hiring problem
Margaret Finnegan Building a Strong Student Ambassador Program and a Solid Admissions Process
Ron Jung The Paideia Problem: Developing a Christian Paideia Beyond the Walls of Your School
William Mott Navigating the Governance & Leadership Issues of Schools Connected to Churches: Bringing Awareness to Resolve Challenges
Courtney Palumbo Biblical Peacemaking as a Framework for Your Christian School
Randy Sadler Locking Shields: An Effective Approach to Security that Builds Community and Culture
David Seibel Every Teacher is a Philosopher and a Theologian: A Philosophy and Theology Primer for Every Classical Christian Teacher
Nate Walker Church Schools: Wisdom for Bringing Classical Education into the Local Church
Academic Leader's Day
SpeakerWorkshop Title
David Diener Technology, Education, and the Pursuit of Virtue
Christopher Schlect, Phillip J. Donnelly, David Diener, Andrew Selby Active Reading: Plato and Augustine
Practicums
SpeakerWorkshop Title
Joseph Roberts Progymnasmata as a Means for Mastering Text
Christopher Schlect, Phillip J. Donnelly, David Diener, Andrew Selby Active Reading: Plato and Augustine

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