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Ignatian Educators

Profiles of Ignatian Educators
除了他们在课堂上的职责之外,圣. Joseph's Prep have a tradition of doing more. By practicing cura personalis, they are moderators, coaches, 志愿者们的目标都是让mg冰球突破试玩网站的学生做得更多, be more, and become the young men that God wants them to be. 

向下滚动阅读一些令人惊叹的教育工作者,他们正在推动耶稣会的使命, Modeling Ignatian Pedagogy, and Discerning Ways of Teaching and Learning.
宗教研究教师卡拉汉和甘本援助使命和事工的努力
宗教研究教师迈克·甘本还记得在华盛顿参加伊格纳提家庭宣讲会, 并被其他学校的演讲所吸引.

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甘本和他的同事迪诺·平托(Dino Pinto) 25年级的老师提出了一项建议,更正式地利用宗教研究部门的成员来协助宣教和事工办公室,创造更多的机会来影响mg冰球突破试玩网站学生的祈祷/礼拜生活,并投入更多的资源与mg冰球突破试玩网站的邻居一起开展社会正义倡议. 该计划得到了学校校长John Marinacci P ' 27和系主任Pete Callaghan和Sheri San Chirico的好评,并得以实施. READ FULL ARTICLE
模范预科教师继续适应不断变化的学习方式
Dr. Nunes and Mr. Fabry Building “Thinking Classrooms”

Andrew Fabry is a well-respected teacher of mathematics. Chair of the department, 他的学生学习水平很高,经常说他是一位优秀的老师. This year, however, 他正在改变他教代数I的方式,这产生了巨大的影响.

在那段时间,走进他在耶稣会会堂的教室,你可能不会看到他站在黑板前讲课. Unless he is presenting a new concept, 你很可能会看到他像他的学生一样在教室里走来走去, put into random groups, 站在白板前,一起解决问题. 法布里在需要时插话,但主要是观察正在完成的工作.

“这是一个提供低风险评估的好方法,”他说. “大多数学生自然想要合作,这鼓励他们一起学习. 他们需要知道正确的术语,这样他们才能沟通,然后在需要的时候互相帮助.”

This change came about over the summer. 法布里读了《冰球突破试玩网站》这本书, given to him by Kevin Gregorio, Director of Learning Services. “It gave me a lot to think about,” says Fabry. “这种做法是基于研究的,所以我决定冒险,这是一个重大的净改进。.” READ FULL ARTICLE
Merging Disciplines, Master Teachers Rupertus and Conners
Help Open Students’ Eyes to Different Worlds
Twenty five years ago, 两位同事有了一个想法:把历史和文学结合起来,研究美国的思想和文化. The result, American Studies, taught by Dr. Chris Rupertus P ’24, ’26 and Mr. Bill Conners ' 80被证明是学生们最喜欢的课程之一, with an impact felt years after they left the school.

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这门课程涉及美国历史的不同方面,并考察了文学(小说), short stories, 论文)和与每个主题或时代相关的原始资料. For example, 对妇女运动的考察将包括阅读塞内卡瀑布大会的《冰球突破试玩网站》,以及《mg冰球突破试玩网站》和《mg冰球突破试玩网站》等文学作品.” READ FULL ARTICLE
 
Caring for the Individual
One of the most well-known tenets of Jesuit education is cura personalis, 一个拉丁术语,与关心和发展整个人同义. 所有预科学校的老师都在每天与学生的互动中展示了这一点. While many are wonderful examples of Ignatian educators, here we highlight three special teachers who live cura personalis in their classrooms each day.

Caroline Becker P’27 
Religious Studies

对卡洛琳•贝克尔来说,课堂应该是一个充满相互尊重和友爱的空间. “我相信,要实现真正的学习,冒险是必不可少的,”她说. “我的目标是建立一种充满信任的健康关系,这样mg冰球突破试玩网站的学生就会在需要的时候愿意承担这些风险.”

贝克尔在40多岁时将教育作为第二职业,她认为这可能对她的课堂风格产生了影响. “也许年纪大一点让我对人际关系有了更直观的认识,” she says. “我认为mg冰球突破试玩网站的工作不仅仅是交换信息的工具. 学习应该是一种全身体验,影响你如何看待世界和你所做的决定.” READ FULL ARTICLE
“Choice-Based” Art Education Uses Teachers as Guides
当学生们聚集在耶稣会会堂五楼Kat Lee的艺术工作室时, they get right to work on projects they have developed. Usually, the medium and subject is up to them, after some consultation with Lee, who is often working alongside them, modeling how to be an artist, how to use the studio to its fullest potential.

Lee and her colleague Jenna Robinson, Chair of Fine and Performing Arts at the Prep, are “choice-based art educators,,让学生有机会探索自己的创意.

“We start, of course, 通过传授技能,并对他们寄予厚望,” Lee says. “After that, however, mg冰球突破试玩网站给予他们灵活性和创造力,让他们自己实现目标, to find their way.”

罗宾逊说,重要的是要确保学生艺术家有基础. 她说:“mg冰球突破试玩网站一开始就教授所有必要的技能,这样他们就能掌握这些知识。. “In the fashion of true Jesuit education, mg冰球突破试玩网站也会在学习过程中进行反思,以确保他们真正吸取了教训.”

The art teachers facilitate project-based classes. “It is very student-centered,” Robinson says. “她们的声音、她们的能动性是一切的中心.” READ FULL ARTICLE
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