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Introduction to Socratic Seminars

Introduction to Socratic Seminars. Challenging Students to Think for Themse lves. “Wisdom begins in wonder.”. Socrates. “Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.”. Steven Wright. Our Work Today. Outcomes. Agenda.

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Introduction to Socratic Seminars

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  1. Introduction to Socratic Seminars Challenging Students to Think for Themselves

  2. “Wisdom begins in wonder.” Socrates

  3. “Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” Steven Wright

  4. Our Work Today Outcomes Agenda • How Socratic Seminars challenge students to think for themselves. • How questioning impacts learning. • Experience with Socratic Seminars. • Foundations of Socratic Seminars • Questioning Practice • Demonstration Seminar • Practice Leading Micro-Seminars

  5. Socratic Seminars Transmission of Facts

  6. Socratic Seminars • To enlarge understanding of issues, ideas, and values.

  7. Reading skills Writing skills Listening skills Speaking skills Test-Taking skills Critical Thinking Initiative Classroom Community Originality Self-Respect Socratic Seminars Help to Develop:

  8. Connections to the Curriculum Subject Areas Typically Successful Middle School Themes • Language Arts • Science • Math • Social Studies • Fine Arts • Health • Physical Education • Technology • Foreign Language • Others • Identity (self and group) • Property • Respect • Love and Hate • Individual’s Place in Society • Punishment and Justice • Fairness

  9. SD Content Standards – Grades 6-8 • Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts. • Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts. • Analyze the relationships/interactions among science, technology, environment, and society. • Analyze forms and purposes of government in relationship to the needs of citizens and societies including the impact of historical events, ideals, and documents. • Use deductive and inductive reasoning to recognize and apply properties of geometric figures.

  10. “Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.” Questioner: What does he mean by rational? Responder: I think he means logical. Questioner: How is logical different from rational? Responder: One way is by using steps. Questioner: Explain how using steps is rational. Responder: It is reasonable to use steps. Questioner: Can you give examples when to be reasonable uses steps?

  11. The Process of Socratic Seminars Prep Work Seminar Reflection

  12. Access to Today’s Materials http://jswanson.tie.wikispaces.net/

  13. Our Work Today Outcomes Agenda • How Socratic Seminars challenge students to think for themselves. • How questioning impacts learning. • Experience with Socratic Seminars. • Foundations of Socratic Seminars • Questioning Practice • Demonstration Seminar • Practice Leading Micro-Seminars

  14. Reading skills Writing skills Listening skills Speaking skills Test-Taking skills Critical Thinking Initiative Classroom Community Originality Self-Respect Socratic Seminars Help to Develop:

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