Ignatian教育者

宗教研究 Teachers Callaghan and Gambone Aid 任务 And Ministry Efforts

宗教研究 teacher Mike Gambone remembers attending the Ignatian Family Teach-In in Washington, DC and being fascinated by the presentations offered by other schools.

“Schools were doing incredible programming for students with regards to mission and we were very excited to bring the ideas back,Gambone说. “We learned that many of those schools had more resources than ours in the area of 任务 and Ministry so anything we wanted to add would need to be supported.”

Gambone and fellow teacher Dino Pinto P ’25 developed a proposal to more formally utilize members of the 宗教研究 Department to assist the Office of 任务 and Ministry in creating more opportunities to impact the prayer/liturgical life of our students and also commit more resources to social justice initiatives with our neighbors. This plan was well received by School President John Marinacci P’27 and Department Chairs Pete Callaghan and Sheri San Chirico and the plan was enacted. 阅读全文

Model Prep Teachers Continue to Adapt to Changing Learning Styles

Dr. 努内斯先生. 法布里建筑“思考教室”

Walk into his Jesuit Hall classroom during that period and you will probably not find him standing at the board and lecturing. 除非他提出了一个新概念, you will most likely see him moving around the classroom as his students, 随机分组, stand in front of a white board and work on problems together. Fabry interjects when needed but mostly observes the work being done.

“It’s a great way to offer a low-stakes assessment,” he says. “Most students naturally want to collaborate and this encourages them to learn together. They need to know the proper terminology so they can communicate and then help each other as needed.”

这种变化是在整个夏天发生的. Fabry read the book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, 凯文·格雷戈里奥送给他的, 学习服务总监. “It gave me a lot to think about,” says Fabry. “This practice is based upon research so I decided to take the risk and it has been a major net improvement.” 阅读全文

Merging Disciplines, Master Teachers Rupertus and Conners

Help Open Students’ Eyes to Different Worlds

“It was a lot of work and our students stepped up,” Conners said of the class. “I think they appreciated the atmosphere, the unique nature of the course. 在课程的大部分时间里, we were together for 80 minutes every day and that really helped to create a community.”

The course took on different aspects of American history and examined literature (novels, 短篇小说, essays) and primary-source documents connected to each topic or era. 例如, the examination of the women’s movement would include the reading of the Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention plus literary works such as The Awakening and “The Yellow Wallpaper.” 阅读全文

 

依纳爵教育家简介

照顾个人

One of the most well-known tenets of Jesuit education is 看台personalis, a Latin term synonymous with care for and development of the whole person. All of the teachers at the Prep display this in their interactions with students on a daily basis. While many are wonderful examples of Ignatian educators, here we highlight three special teachers who live 看台personalis 在他们的教室里.

卡罗琳·贝克尔，27届毕业生 

宗教研究

For Caroline Becker, the classroom dynamic should be a space of mutual respect and camaraderie. “I believe that for authentic learning to happen, risk taking is essential,她说。. “My goal is to build a healthy relationship filled with trust so our students will be willing to take those risks when needed.”

Becker came to education in her 40s as a second career and she thinks that may have played a part in her classroom style. “Maybe being a little older has allowed me to have a more intuitive nature about human relations,她说。. “I think that our work is more than merely a vehicle to exchange information. Learning should be a full-body experience that impacts how you see the world and the decisions you make.” 阅读全文