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Master your art with our guides on essential skills and essential works, in-person master classes, professional mentoring, and our weekly newsletter with strategies and tips.
Here’s what teachers have to say about our guides on essential skills and essential works:
“I have used the Cana Academy guides for the Iliad, the Odyssey, and Aeschylus’ Agamemnon. They are essential pedagogical tools from master teachers. They are terrific guides for young and veteran teachers. The questions in these guides have directed and opened up important conversations in my own junior seminar. In short, these Cana Academy guides have been excellent models for not only how to roadmap a seminar but also how to foster dynamic conversations.”
“For one, as a new teacher at a classical school, I found ‘A Lively Kind of Learning’ to be a most helpful introduction to the seminar method, and ‘Teaching Fiction from the Inside Out’ to also be a wonderful resource. Secondly, the blog articles and library resources have helped me continue to learn and grow in both knowledge and ability to teach classically. ”
Testimonials
Hear what teachers are saying about our 2023 Seminar Leadership training.:
“As part of a rapidly growing classical charter school network, our school is constantly training newly hired seminar leaders and veteran ones. Cana Academy sets the absolute standard for both kinds of training. Their team offers the best resources: 60+ guides on classic texts and live, on-site courses and workshops on seminar leadership that have transformed our school’s culture. As a result, our school has never been more aligned and consistent in our approach to classical education.”
“Andrew Zwerneman’s two-day training on the seminar method for both imaginative literature and expository writing was excellent. He provided practical advice, detailed instruction for coaching and assessing students, and a live seminar with our faculty. A general session for all faculty and staff on teaching poetry from the inside out was enjoyed by all, including faculty and staff who don’t teach poetry. Cana Academy’s approach to imaginative literature is both humane and respectful of literature as art.”
