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.
Yvette – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
great course
Matthew – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
While it may not be relevant to all, the instructors did a great job providing a workable approach to Socratic Seminar with excellent visual components.
Selene – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
Great examples!
Yalitza – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Lori – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent…very well organized with bulleted points and videos!
Gabriel – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s great
Martha – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Alisha – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and encouraging to try in my class.
Leah – Bedford City School District (verified owner) –
I love how each segment is short and the site is very easy to navigate.
Melanie – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
Great instructional forum that truly breaks down how to implement and use Socratic Seminars in classrooms.
Thomas – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Grace – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
The speakers give great ideas to use for this training
Faith – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) –
These ladies were interesting and knew a lot about the subject. Thank you!
Julieann – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great beginning course to socratic seminars.
Chris – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Allison – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the specific examples of how to implement a Socratic Seminar in the classroom.
Cassandra – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
great strategy to use to allow students to have discussions in class.
Rosa – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and useful.
Porfirio – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Melissa – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Jill – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
good
Kimberly – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (LUBBOCK) (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course because it gave useful examples of how to implement Socratic Seminars.
Ahmet – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
i think it was really helpful it gave me a way to learn my students opinions
Glenda – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
The was a well-paced course with new information that can be applied almost immediately in the classroom.
Marissa – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Engaging workshop. I enjoyed listening to how the seminars are implemented and to what worked and what didn’t work.
David – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Great for teachers who are new to discussions
Miguel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was Outstanding!
Jennifer – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Laura – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Great training.
Seyma – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was very helpfull.
Jessica – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful. My only request would be to have access to the resources that were provided to the participants in the training.
STEPHANIE – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Rebecca – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Good
Fabiola – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great! I enjoyed the presenters and the way they provided visuals/videos to show what one looks like.
Michelle – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great activity!
Kyle – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –
Great training.
Richard – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –
a very good explanation of the proper use of the Socratic Seminar. Takes away some of the negativity teachers may have about the teaching strategy.
La Tonya – MANOR ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it!
Derralee – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good information.
James – Huber Heights City (verified owner) –
It was olay
Stacey – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
great course
Hannah – WHITE SETTLEMENT ISD (verified owner) –
This course was a great introduction to Socratic Seminars and gave me all of the tools necessary to implement them into my classroom.
Yvonne – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
the ideas shared by this presenter
Julia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I learned new instructional strategies to help me in my classroom.
Merideth – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great information
Elma – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
good information to know
linda – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
this was a little hard for me to determine how to use in a science class.
Teresa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
this was a very interesting course full of insight
Aziel – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I learned from this course.
Lauren – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing types of support when doing a Socratic seminar. Good for all age groups.