Description
Socratic Seminars are an amazing way to engage students in meaningful classroom discussions. During this course, participants will join Lori Dreyer, the Elementary Gifted Liaison for Springboro Schools, and Lindsay Slamer, the Gifted Intervention Specialist for Springboro Schools, in exploring the elements of hosting a Socratic Seminar in their own classrooms. After discussing the necessary elements, participants will take a deeper dive into what the classroom environment looks like before, during, and after the seminar and learn about variations of Socratic Seminars, including challenges that may arise.
In this 1-hour course teachers will discover:
- The elements of engaging students in a Socratic Seminar
- How to make the classroom environment conducive to using the Socratic Seminar approach
- Why Socratic Seminar is an effective instructional strategy to use with gifted learners
- Possible variations for implementation
- How to avoid pitfalls
NAGC Standards: 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 4.5, 5.1, 5.5
ODE Competencies: a, b, d
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Carolyn – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Kristina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great way to incorporate open ended questions on a text.
Melida – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about the Socratic Seminar.
Paola – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the examples provided. These really helped me visualize how I would implement Socratic Seminar in my own classroom.
Tiffany – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
This course walks you through the steps of a Socratic Seminar with a variety of ways that you can implement easily into your own classroom.
Rita – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful ideas that can be used in every subject and adapted to students’ needs.
JoLayne – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
This course would foster collaboration and student driven instruction.
Leticia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was well organized and provided ways to promote student engagement.
Edith – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
it was very interesting and presenters gave a good presentation with examples.
Sarah – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Courtney – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course offers a great strategy to use in the classroom
karen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting because it gave me a good strategy to use with my students.
Arian – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
I greatly enjoyed this course was very informative.
Priscila – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course
Pura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
needs updated strategies
Judith – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It’s very informative.
Clara Ivette – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Great introduction to Socrative Seminar.
norma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Myrna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and helpful to use in class.
Lisa – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas. Easy to follow instruction. Easy to build into my classroom atmosphere.
Nora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies to incorporate in the classroom.
Juanita – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Stacy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the questioning and engaging opportunities Socratic Seminar provides for students.
Destine – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
GREAT!
Alexa – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Love this idea!
Sarah – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Good information!
David – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great ideas.
Larry – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the seminar but it didn’t really give me ideas on how to use it for math and science.
Erica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The Socratic Seminar is a critical thinking mehtod of discussion that is sure to benefit any classroom.
Tacie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Veronica – SAN ANTONIO ISD (verified owner) –
This method is a great way to engage students.
Lori – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for meaningful talks among students.
Cecily – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informal and helpful
Veronica – SAN ANTONIO ISD (verified owner) –
It was clearly explained and provides useful strategies to keep all students engaged.
Tera – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was very helpful. Although I have taken a brief course about this type of instruction, this provided more clear details and variations on the basic seminar that I have heard about in the past.
Cheryl – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great teaching ideas.
Christina – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
great for non-math
Maria – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great reading circles ideas and classroom discussion for kids to lead.
Karina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was a wonderful course. Very informative.
Deyanira – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent content! I look forward to implement this in my classroom.
Donna – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learnng about the Socratic Seminar
and plan to use it in my classroom.
Brittini – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
If you are considering using socratic seminars in your classroom, this is a great course to get you started on this journey.
Bruce – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Socratic Seminars are extremely useful in checking for understanding.
Amanda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this is a wonderful way for students to take accountability for their learning.
Jason – LORENA ISD (verified owner) –
The presenters did a thorough job of outlining and discussing how a teacher could effectively implement this in his/her classroom.
Celina – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course!
Patricia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It had a lot of ideas I hadn’t really used before but I will definitely use them in my class next year.
Julie – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This is a great idea! Very useful for most grade levels.
Quentin – BLANCHESTER LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very informative
Susan – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
The presenters were personable and engaging. The information presented was organized and easily understood.