A Classic Method for Fostering Critical Thinking and Collaboration

$20.00

Presenters: Lori Dreyer & Lindsay Slamer, OAGC
Core Area: ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c; Learning Environments 2.1, 2.2; Curricular Content Knowledge 3.2; Assessment 4.5; Instructional Planning and Strategies 5.1, 5.5
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Hosting a Socratic Seminar is an effective way of helping students feel empowered by their participation in classroom discussions. During this 1-hour course, participants will join Lori Dreyer, the Elementary Gifted Liaison for Springboro 
Schools, and Lindsay Slamer, the Gifted Intervention Specialist for Springboro Schools, to explore the elements and benefits of hosting a Socratic Seminar in their own classrooms.  

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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.

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640 reviews for A Classic Method for Fostering Critical Thinking and Collaboration

  1. Dylan – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Good course.

  2. Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course.

  3. Jennifer – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the course. I thought it was well presented.

  4. Zulema – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course with wonderful resources.

  5. william – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –

    Not very engaging but did cover the topic.

  6. Kelly – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    It was short, yet informative.

  7. Lorena – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Include mathematic topics into the Socratic Seminar

  8. Mario – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –

    This was an awesome training.

  9. Lorena – LOCKHART ISD (verified owner) –

    Very easy to follow and understand.

  10. Angela – TOMBALL ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good – gave me other ideas to use in Socratic Circle.

  11. Andrea – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    It was very well done and walked you through step by step on how Socratic Seminar works.

  12. Bawanda – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    Thanks for sharing, I picked up so new information.

  13. Catherine – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed this course because it showed a student-centered approach to learning. It also provided student samples of how the Socratic Seminar should sound like if done successfully.

  14. Lorena – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed this seminar.

  15. Alyssa – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I really liked this course. I found it very useful.

  16. Tammie – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    Great ideas and straight forward explanation of how to do this in the classroom

  17. Stacy – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I like the student owned activity.

  18. Danica – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I liked how they used examples from their personal classrooms to explain who to run the seminar.

  19. Andrew – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    Good

  20. Lilia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    great

  21. Rocio – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great resource!

  22. Denise – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I liked all the ideas and can even use them for science and STEAM classes.

  23. Allison – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    Very informative with several examples

  24. Hope – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I liked the refresh of what a Socratic seminar is as well as the tips on how to make it better in your classroom.

  25. Patricia – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    This is very thorough course on how to use the Socratic Seminar to help students learn how to think critically.

  26. Sarah – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought it was great and informative!

  27. Rebekah – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I really liked how you included your student examples and discussed options for how we could use it differently in the classroom. You provided a lot of different ideas that could be effectively used.

  28. Rachel – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    It was very informative.

  29. Christi – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –

    It was great.

  30. Xiomara – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    It contained insightful information of a strategy that can be used in ANY grade level.

  31. Allison – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    This course wouldn’t load for a while and had me answer the 2 questions before even opening up the actual video course.

    I think the presenters should have chosen a different video example to show since it was just audio. Also, you didn’t actually see the whole process in the video (sound) clip which made it difficult to understand the ins and outs.

  32. Aida – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I believe it is crucial to develop our students’ communication and leadership skills, so they can be equipped and ready for tomorrow’s job market in the world.

  33. Pamela – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a helpful overview of this technique.

  34. Sarah – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    I like the videos and sample questions that are provided to help conduct Socratic seminars in classrooms.

  35. Christabel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    great ideas

  36. Lenora – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    It was informative and helpful. It also wasn’t too long. It was easy to follow.

  37. Erin – CENTERBURG LOCAL (verified owner) –

    informatie

  38. Rachel – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    It had some great ways to teach.

  39. Mary – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    It thoroughly covers and defines how a Socratic circle should be used.

  40. Luis – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I like the steps in order to have a great product at the end.

  41. Christine – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed this course. I gave me several ideas on how to engage my GT students in a meaningful conversation.

  42. Kayla – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    I actually enjoyed this course. Socratic Seminars are something I want to incorporate and use in my classroom, and this course gave me insight on how to do so.

  43. Selma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I loved the way the do’s and don’ts were presented.

  44. Josh – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    Gives ways to help further student understanding and learning through better teaching practices at any level.

  45. Karen – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    very neat and new ideas to try

  46. Andrea – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course

  47. Colette – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas. This is my first time to hear about Socratic Seminars.

  48. Julie – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    Very great tool that you can implement into your gifted classes.

  49. Cheryl – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    I found it interesting that students at the elementary levels were successful using this method. This was very informative and I will use it this next year.

  50. Maria – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –

    Great explanations.

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