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.
Shelly – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
Great course
Kathleen – SANDUSKY CITY (verified owner) –
Socratic Seminar is a popular strategy that I wish more teachers utilized. This was a good review of the methord.
Tonya – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
I think this strategy lends itself well to every discipline where reading is required. Fostering critical thinking is always welcome.
Hanna – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This is a great tool I will incorporate in my classroom.
Patricia – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was engaging, and provided a way to support students, and teachers in implementing the use of Socratic Seminar in the classroom.
Robert – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Allison – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
Informative
German – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was great.
Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting and insightful
Orlando – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Great! I really want to implement this in the classroom and I want to expand more on the roles and jobs taken within the circle.
Rebecca – RANKIN ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Alberto – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
This course offered good information about how to have students participate in meaningful discussions through a Socratic Seminar.
Rosie – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Jose – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Yes
Estella – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
More and more it is disappointing to hear presenters that sound like Hannah Montana and end their sentences in a high note. Also, the repeated use of “kind of” is so unnecessary.
Laura – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides great ideas to help students communicate and gain ownership of their learning.
Eliasib – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
its a great course.
Jerry – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very good explanation of this type of learning.
Melanie – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
good
Justin – ARANSAS PASS ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. Good ideas to use in my lessons.
James – ARANSAS PASS ISD (verified owner) –
good info
Emily – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Great course for those who are interesting in using or are looking to modify their use of Socratic Seminar in the classroom!
Payton – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Oscar – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome insight in providing students with different learning strategies like Socratic seminars.
Carol – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
A good review of the process, that provides some examples.
Brenda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course but seems like it will take time to get the students used to this sharing technique.
Brianna – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
I found this teaching strategy to be a very interesting technique.
Stacie – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I have always wanted to do Socratic Seminars and now I feel more prepared to do so.
Oralia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting suggestions.
Debbie – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
I loved it.
Nate – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great way to approach topics differently for GT students.
Gabriela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The explanation of implementing the Socratic Seminar step-by-step is clear and useful with great tips for variations.
Sylvia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the course.
Emanuel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Stephanie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Informative presentation~
Daniel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative and easy to follow.
gabriel – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Socratic Seminar is great to engage the students in critical thinking and discussion.
Kelli – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome for reading teachers!!
Rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Informative course on providing students opportunities for student-centered critical thinking.
Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas.
Meggie – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for ways to incorporate this into the classroom.
Claudia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is awesome.
Mike – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the information that was presented in this seminar. It was helpful and allowed me to think of how I can implement Socratic Seminar in my math classroom.
I didn’t like how the presenters showed a “video” which was really just the audio of a Socratic Seminar in their class.
Jill – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting ideas.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is somewhat helpful for classroom implementation
Maderlin – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great techniques were discussed
Paulette – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
I am impressed with how this seminar worked to get students to prove in the text their opinions. I see this method being beneficial to our students once put into practice.
Mark – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great lesson to allow students to be able to use critical thinking and collaborative work.
Molly – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great overview of the Socratic Seminar
Ray – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
great course