"Education: the central aim of which has always been recognized, from Socrates' day down to our own, as the freeing of the mind through the discipline of wonder."
(Mortimer Adler)

FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS

The Power of Paideia Schools:
Defining Lives Through Learning
Terry Roberts, National Paideia Center Director, and his co-authors illustrate a blueprint for the Paideia school by highlighting schools throughout the United States. Readers will learn about the “three column” approach to instruction, the core curriculum, scheduling options, and meaningful assessment from the Paideia perspective. Combining thoughtful educational philosophy with real-world results, the authors offer a persuasive argument for a classical education that meets contemporary challenges.

The Paideia Classroom: Teaching for Understanding
by Terry Roberts and Laura Billings
With sample lesson plans, student assessment forms and other practical materials, this book shows how applying the principles of the Paideia Program can result in more powerful student learning.

THE PAIDEIA PORTFOLIO
The Portfolio is the single best tool that any individual teacher can have for advanced planning, implementing, and assessing Seminars and Coached Projects in the Paideia classroom. It is based on the theory that improvement in instructional practice is predicated on a cycle of detailed planning, dedicated practice, and reflective assessment. The Portfolio becomes a record of a teacher’s increasing skill as she or he personalizes the materials through use. Available chapters are Paideia Philosophy and Background, Paideia Seminar Basics, The Paideia Seminar, and Paideia Texts and Plans, in sections by grade level.

The Paideia Portfolio:
An Indispensable Tool for the Paideia Teacher!
The Paideia Portfolio is the single best tool that any individual teacher can have for advanced planning, implementing, and assessing Seminars and Coached Projects in the Paideia classroom. The Portfolio can be customized to include:

• The initial binder set: A bone color, two-inch Binder embossed with the Paideia logo and including
  • a Paideia notepad
  • Chapter 1 Paideia Philosophy and Background
  • Chapter 2 Paideia Seminar Basics
  • Chapter 3 The Complete Paideia Seminar, with three  sections detailing Planning, Dialogue Facilitation, and Assessment strategies. Includes seminar assessment tools for each grade level. Table of Contents
  • Chapter 4 Paideia Seminar Grade Level and Subject Area Texts and Plans: 2 sections (one grade level section of your choice plus Section 4, Fine Arts and Adult).
• Teachers who have been searching for a comprehensive set of seminar texts will be pleased to find Chapter 4 contains a wealth of material proven to engage students at all levels, paired with seminar plans ready for immediate classroom use. Stunning color transparencies of paintings, drawings, and other images are included with each section. Sections (sold separately) are:
  - Section 1: Elementary Grades Texts and Plans Table of Contents
  - Section 2: Middle Grades Texts and Plans Table of Contents
  - Section 3: High School Texts and Plans Table of Contents
  - Section 4: Fine Arts and Adults Table of Contents
  

An excellent companion to the Portfolio is the  Jack and Mary McCall DVD Library, a resource with access to over 3000 titles to use in Seminar dialogue.