LOGOS SCHOOL 18th ANNUAL SUMMER TEACHER TRAINING
July 10-13, 2012
HOSTED AND CONDUCTED BY LOGOS SCHOOL
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Officially Endorsed by the Association of Classical and Christian Schools
WHERE: The seminars will be hosted and conducted by staff members of Logos School in Moscow, Idaho. Logos School is located at 110 Baker Street. (1-208-882-1226)
WHEN: July 10-13, 2012. The seminars will normally run from 8:15-4:00, Tuesday through Friday (half day).
COST: The week’s fee is $275 for non-members, and $250 for ACCS members or those attending from ACCS schools.
PLENARY SESSIONS: There will be four plenary (full-attendance) sessions, one each morning. These will address broad areas on the philosophy and application of classical, Christian education and Christian worldview.
VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS: Each day, during six sessions, there will be a wide variety of one-hour workshops offered in three tracks: Grammar (Elementary), Logic & Rhetoric (Secondary), and Administrative. The training is designed for teachers of all major subject areas, in grades kindergarten through twelve, using the classical method. Administrators will concentrate on the practical and philosophical
considerations of operating a classical, Christian school. While most workshop offerings are repeats from previous summer training sessions, there will be new offerings identified in the schedule. Certificate of Completion: An ACCS endorsed certificate indicating the completion of this summer training will be issued to each teacher/administrator by Logos School.
Plenary speakers include Douglas Wilson, Matt Whitling, and Tom Garfield. Each day, six one-hour workshops will be offered in three tracks: Grammar, Logic/Rhetoric, and Administrative. Intermediate Latin Training and Methodology Daily workshops will focus on advanced grammar concepts discussed at the Junior High and High School level such as Ablative Absolutes, Perfect Tense, Pluperfect Tense, Gerunds, Subjunctives, and Gerundives. The workshops will also include time to talk about the methodology of each concept and discuss various methods of teaching the material.
Here is a list of just a few plenary sessions and workshops offered at lasts years Summer Teacher Training Program:
Administrative Track
- Plenary Session: The Trivium Defined and Applied
- Development Basics
- Effective Boards
- Elementary discipline
- Introduction to Administration
- Hiring, Evaluations and Training Tools
Elementary Track
- Tools of Grammar
- Class Management
- Bible, Reading, Phonics
- History, Geography
- Math
- Team Teaching
- Tips For First Year Teacher
- Sample Art Class
- Latin I,II,III
Secondary Track
- Teaching the Christian World View
- Teaching Junior High English
- A Classical View of Mathematics
- The Play Is Indeed The Thing
- Classroom Management
- What Is Rhetoric
- Preparing for PSAT, SAT and the ACT
- Why Latin?
- Technology In The Classroom
- Pedagogy
- A Dialectic Toolbox
- Utilizing Primary Sources
- Biblical Interpretation
Intermediate Latin Teacher Training Classes
Logos will be offering Intermediate Latin classes that will cover the more advanced grammar that is taught at the Junior High and High School levels. The classes will focus on several different grammatical concepts, such as Ablative Absolutes, Perfect Tense, Pluperfect Tense, Gerunds, Subjunctives, and Gerundives. The class will also take specific time to talk about the methodology of teaching each concept. The goal of these Latin training classes is to help prepare teachers for teaching these advanced Latin concepts as well as working through several examples of exercises which teachers can utilize in the classroom to teach these grammatical forms.
