Welcome
As a student in the MAT in Classical Education at Templeton Honors College, you receive free access to ClassicalU. This resource will accelerate your formation in the classical tradition and offer you a customizable array of topics and instructors on pedagogy and content for your classroom in your continuing careers. (See the MAT faculty recommended courses below.)
If you already have a profile on ClassicalU and would like to link it with your MAT email and paid subscription, please contact <[email protected]> and <[email protected]>.
Foundations in Classical Teaching with Dr. Christopher Perrin
To get you excited to begin, here is a brief 11-minute lesson with Dr. Christopher Perrin contemplating the foundational question of “What is Classical Education?”
ClassicalU Courses for MAT Credit
ClassicalU has partnered with the MAT to offer some courses for credit through Templeton Honors College. To take these courses for credit toward your degree, you must register through the MAT program. See details here.
Faculty Recommended Courses
Designed for working teachers, these faculty-recommended courses support both aspects of the MAT program and your profession. They can provide orientation, background, and enrichment in line with the graduate courses available in the MAT.
The Liberal Arts Tradition
In this seminal course, Dr. Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain (authors of The Liberal Arts Tradition) take us through a thoughtful, clear presentation of a paradigm for the tradition of classical Christian education. Clark and Jain emphasize that the 7 liberal arts are “not enough” to capture the classical tradition of education but that the liberal arts exist within the larger context of a tradition that includes piety, gymnastic, music, philosophy, and theology.
Disability and Classical Education
This course by Dr. Amy Gilbert Richards explores the philosophical foundations and practical guidance for serving students with special learning needs, questions what it means to be human, and emphasizes careful reflection on the experiences of persons with disabilities as a critical step toward realizing the truth and justice at the heart of classical Christian education.
The Scholé Way (formerly Restful Learning)
In this course, Dr. Christopher Perrin helps educators to more deeply understand and apply the tradition of contemplation and restful learning encompassed by the word scholé. Most Americans have inherited an approach to education that is filled with ceaseless activity and a great deal of anxiety. In this course Dr. Perrin recovers an older, classical approach to education that was more restful and contemplative, emphasizing deep, lasting learning.
Teaching Medieval History
This course with Dr. Junius Johnson, illuminates the true genius of the Middle Ages, challenging common myths and uncovering the rich complexity of this pivotal period. Through a series of engaging lectures, Dr. Johnson explores various aspects of medieval society as it was lived in town, city and church: from their cosmological and political views to the intricacies of faith, family, and feudalism. The course also highlights the significant technological and scientific advancements of the era, providing a fresh perspective on medieval contributions to modern society.
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