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Charlotte Mason Educational Conference 2007 Lectures
Speaker: Jack Beckman
BiographyJack's thirty years of school experience include serving as a teacher, Principal,
school-starter, and professor of education, and have encompassed Master's degrees in both
Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Research, and a Ph.D. in Teacher Education from the
University of Cambridge. Charlotte Mason's model of teacher training drew him to the UK to
complete his dissertation on that topic. In collecting data, Jack spent a full year driving from the
South Downs to the Lake District of England interviewing Charlotte Mason-trained teachers
ranging in age from 101 to 78 -- listening to their stories of life in college and in the classroom. At
present, he is Associate Professor of Education at Covenant College. Jack and his wife Barbara
have two lovely daughters, Kara and Anneliese.
Topic: From Enigma to Educationalist - Assessing Charlotte Mason The historian's imagination takes the traces and voices of the past and creates a narrative story of a lived life. There is much to commend in the life and work of Charlotte Mason as we sift through the archival boxes in the Armitt and listen to the now dwindling voices of those most touched by her. How are we to assess all of this knowledge and wisdom? What does it tell us about life and learning? In a conference focused upon assessment in the classroom, an appropriate starting point is Charlotte herself. Let us examine some of the mysteries and extant truths of Charlotte Mason as we seek to assess her ideas through the narrative turn of history.
Speaker: Nicole Hutchinson
BiographyNicolle Hutchinson graduated from a Christian liberal arts college with a degree in Elementary Education. After teaching in public schools for five years, she trained public school teachers and developed curriculum for Teachers' Curriculum Institute's middle and high school program, History Alive! and led the development of their first grade program, Social Studies Alive! My School and Family. In 2000, after a long search for an educational philosophy based on the Christian worldview, that, in Francis Schaeffer's words, “is true to the way things are,” Nicolle found Charlotte Mason's ideas. She studied and applied Mason's works and served as a teacher and leader in three Charlotte Mason schools. She conducted Charlotte Mason workshops, presented the Charlotte Mason session at the Florida Homeschooling Convention in 2004, and is now homeschooling in Pottsville, PA. In July she will begin her masters work at the University of Pennsylvania in the Education Leadership Program for Aspiring Principals. Nicolle is married to Storm, the pastor of First UMC-Pottsville, and the mother of Storm IV, an active nine year old.
Topic: Revealing the Beauty and Power
of the World through Science Instruction Recommended for: Science teachers, parents, administrators.
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