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.
Shelbi – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome strategy for deepening understanding
Abigail – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great way to have students listen to one another’s ideas, expand their viewpoints, and take ownership of their learning.
Jovita – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is truly amazing. I learned a lot along with the presenters.
Ashley – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Nimrod – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) –
It is simple and straightforward.
Stephanie – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
It was great
Alvino – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) –
very good
Sumeyye – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
great.
Taylor – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
Great information that I can use right away.
Michele – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
applicable to grades as low as 1st grade
Kathleen (Katie) – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
Good refresher and reminder for using in EL Lessons, which we are currently doing.
Mabi – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –
Excellent course! Too bad it’s geared for k-8 because it’s beneficial for 9-12, too.
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The workshop is good.
Andrew – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great!!!
Oscar – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
awesome training!
Cynthia – BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course informative. I would like to try this in my classroom.
Nicholas – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is useful to get a walk through on how to do a socratic seminar
CONCHITA – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Awesome
Carissa – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
I was really excited to learn about this! My high school age daughter loves participating in these so much!!
Silvana – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
This training is great because it gives you examples on how to use the Socratic Seminar. The Socratic Seminar helps students to synthesis information and helps them think critically. It’s a great way to use more student center learning. It engages students to participate and reason.
Karla – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
great resource
Lisa – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
good information
Dollucy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Clarisa – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Barbara – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Randie – CUERO ISD (verified owner) –
I will use Socratic Seminar in my classroom to help broaden the learning environment.
Ryan – SPRINGFIELD LOCAL – LUCAS COUNTY (verified owner) –
Great professional development. Can be completed in a reasonable amount of time, and is informative!
Tiffany – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
like it
Paula – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was to the point; it gave us enough information within the limitations of the time to encourage teachers to incorporate this style into our classroom.
Cassandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Nancy – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This class explained the strategy well.
Chelsea – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course had many helpful ideas on how to incorporate higher order thinking into students’ conversations.
Alesi – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Love it!
Wendy – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Excellent training!
Guillermo – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Socratic seminar is a way to take a class discussion to higher level thinking and give the students’ ownership of their inputs.
Jenna – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Samantha – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I, personally, don’t feel that this was the best session for my discipline, but it would be an amazing session for the LA/SS teachers at my campus. I can see the benefits for others.
Tanya – CENTERBURG LOCAL (verified owner) –
This module did not address using Socratic Seminar in a mathematical classroom. I will need to explore the resource page to see if there are any links to help me. I do not recall the instructors saying whether there were any.
Ryan – GRANBURY ISD (verified owner) –
I learned about a topic which was new to me, and plan on utilizing Socratic Seminar in my classes this year to really achieve deeper learning and participation.
Marlin – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
A well executed course.