Colin Mullaney and Sam Foat discuss what drew Sam into school leadership, his experience in the Hillsdale School Leader Fellowship program, and how it helped prepare him for his new role. Colin is senior director of leader support for Hillsdale College’s K-12 Education Office, while Sam is the director of new schools at Liberty Classical Schools, completed the School Leader Fellowship program during the 2025-26 academic year, and had previously served as a teacher and school administrator at a Hillsdale-affiliated school.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Colin Mullaney and Sam Foat discuss what drew Sam into school leadership, his experience in the Hillsdale School Leader Fellowship program, and how it helped prepare him for his new role. Colin is senior director of leader support for Hillsdale College&rsquo;s K-12 Education Office, while Sam is the director of new schools at Liberty Classical Schools, completed the School Leader Fellowship program during the 2025-26 academic year, and had previously served as a teacher and school administrator at a Hillsdale-affiliated school.
Learn more:&nbsp;<a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="7ba3eeec-80fe-4d69-8fa5-94e90b0cd55c" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Administrator to Fellow to Leader

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Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss The Henry Salvatori Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the depth of support Hillsdale K-12 provides to member schools, and the definition of classical education.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Kathleen O&rsquo;Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss <a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/Schools/Salvatori-Prize/">The Henry Salvatori Prize for Excellence in Teaching</a>, the depth of support Hillsdale K-12 provides to member schools, and the definition of classical education.
Learn more:&nbsp;<a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="7ba3eeec-80fe-4d69-8fa5-94e90b0cd55c" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Supporting Schools in Excellence

Daniel O'Toole, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale College, and John Peterson, assistant director of curriculum at Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, join host Scot Bertram to discuss the role of the Declaration of Independence in the American political tradition, the historical influences of the document, and the principles of self-government enumerated by the Declaration.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Daniel O'Toole, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale College, and John Peterson, assistant director of curriculum at Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, join host Scot Bertram to discuss the role of the Declaration of Independence in the American political tradition, the historical influences of the document, and the principles of self-government enumerated by the Declaration.
Learn more:&nbsp;<a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="7ba3eeec-80fe-4d69-8fa5-94e90b0cd55c" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

America 250: Self-Government

Patricia Craig Aeschliman, assistant professor of classics at Hillsdale College, and her husband, Aloysius, join host Scot Bertram to discuss Latin as a spoken language, what we can learn by speaking a dead language, and the growing movement encouraging Latin students to speak the language.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Patricia Craig Aeschliman, assistant professor of classics at Hillsdale College, and her husband, Aloysius, join host Scot Bertram to discuss Latin as a spoken language, what we can learn by speaking a dead language, and the growing movement encouraging Latin students to speak the language.
Learn more:&nbsp;<a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="7ba3eeec-80fe-4d69-8fa5-94e90b0cd55c" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Teach Yourself to Speak Latin

Julia McNeely, director of Title I at Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, Indiana, delivers a lecture on using stories teach students the history of Western civilization.

This lecture was given at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar, “The Art of Teaching: Western Civilization” in February 2026. The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office, offers educators the opportunity to deepen their content knowledge and refine their skills in the classroom.

Julia McNeely, director of Title I at Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, Indiana, delivers a lecture on using stories teach students the history of Western civilization.
This lecture was given at the&nbsp;<a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/Programs/Center-for-Teacher-Excellence/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" data-ogsc="">Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence</a> seminar, &ldquo;The Art of Teaching: Western Civilization&rdquo; in February 2026. The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office, offers educators the opportunity to deepen their content knowledge and refine their skills in the classroom.

Teaching Western Civilization to Elementary Students

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Danielle Hayes, seventh and eighth grade teacher at Treasure Valley Classical Academy in Fruitland, Idaho, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss Singapore Math, how Singapore Math prepares students to tackle unfamiliar concepts or complex problems, and how Singapore Math helps students move from simply getting an answer to better understanding why those answers are correct.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Danielle Hayes, seventh and eighth grade teacher at Treasure Valley Classical Academy in Fruitland, Idaho, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss Singapore Math, how Singapore Math prepares students to tackle unfamiliar concepts or complex problems, and how Singapore Math helps students move from simply getting an answer to better understanding why those answers are correct.
Learn more:&nbsp;<a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="7ba3eeec-80fe-4d69-8fa5-94e90b0cd55c" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Upper School Insights into Singapore Math

Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, and Jared Cooney Horvath discuss the ineffectiveness of student-centered, technology-based learning and the importance of teacher-led instruction in a child's cognitive development. Jared Cooney Horvath is a neuroscientist, educator, and author of The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning--and How to Help Them Thrive Again.

Kathleen O&rsquo;Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, and Jared Cooney Horvath discuss the ineffectiveness of student-centered, technology-based learning and the importance of teacher-led instruction in a child's cognitive development. Jared Cooney Horvath is a neuroscientist, educator, and author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/838437/the-digital-delusion-by-jared-cooney-horvath-phd-med/">The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning--and How to Help Them Thrive Again</a>.

Kathleen O’Toole and Jared Cooney Horvath: The Digital Delusion

Zachary Dombrowski, upper school humanities teacher at Golden View Classical Academy in Golden, Colorado, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss planning a history course, how a teacher's personal knowledge can help improve classroom instruction, and how teachers can improve the flow of conversation in class.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Zachary Dombrowski, upper school humanities teacher at Golden View Classical Academy in Golden, Colorado, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss planning a history course, how a teacher's personal knowledge can help improve classroom instruction, and how teachers can improve the flow of conversation in class.
Learn more:&nbsp;<a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="7ba3eeec-80fe-4d69-8fa5-94e90b0cd55c" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Researching for History Lessons

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Monica Dix, art teacher at Naples Classical Academy in Naples, Florida, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss beauty in the classroom, whether simplicity can be beautiful, and how much freedom administrators should give teachers to shape their classrooms.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Monica Dix, art teacher at Naples Classical Academy in Naples, Florida, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss beauty in the classroom, whether simplicity can be beautiful, and how much freedom administrators should give teachers to shape their classrooms.
Learn more: <a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Beauty Across the Curriculum

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Paul Hosmer, chairman and associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss physics and the liberal arts, the laws of nature, and how teachers can help students see physics as much more than just a collection of formulas and calculations.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Paul Hosmer, chairman and associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss physics and the liberal arts, the laws of nature, and how teachers can help students see physics as much more than just a collection of formulas and calculations.
Learn more:&nbsp;<a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="7ba3eeec-80fe-4d69-8fa5-94e90b0cd55c" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Physics and Liberal Learning

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A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 teachers, and friends of Hillsdale College, all speaking about classical education—what it is, why it’s still relevant today, and what makes it unique. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 teachers, and friends of Hillsdale College, all speaking about classical education—what it is, why it’s still relevant today, and what makes it unique. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 te…

Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast

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