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.
Daniela – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
I really like the course. It provides strategies to implement socratic seminar with students.
Susan – REYNOLDSBURG CITY (verified owner) –
Love the way this puts students in charge
Denise – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Letting students go with a question or two without much guidance would need the seconds to count and record.
Laree – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great reminder or introduction to socratic method – love this!
Kristina – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Great course to help explain the Socratic Seminar.
VAN – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
This is course is awesome in the way to have students teaching each other and learn from each other rather than just listening to whole group instruction. Students learn better when they get to teach each other.
Robert – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Efficient presentation on Socratic seminars and how they can be facilitated in the classroom.
Roxanna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I like what they presented. I wish they would have shown more of the video of the students actually having the seminar. The clip they showed was only about a minute long. It would have been nice to see a longer clip, and what all of the jobs/roles were doing/saying.
SanJuanita – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Lauren – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
This is great for higher level student-led discussions.
Delma – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course to be very interesting.
Lianna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was informative. But struggle how to use this in a Math classroom.
John – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It is an excellent way to foster analyzation and evaluation to a topic or question pertaining to the text.
Nina – JESUS CHAPEL (verified owner) –
Opens up opportunities to engage at all ages!!! Teaches the teachers to allow the kids to think. I am amazed at what the younger students are able to do when given the opportunity!
Heather – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
great, especially for ela and social studies teachers
Veronica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Seyma – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
That is helpful. Thank you
Amy – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
It was interesting and the presenters shared and explained ideas completely.
Jamie – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –
The course had good ideas, but it is more for elementary teachers.
Geri – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Ian – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Very Helpful!
Silvana – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
This course helped me to have a better idea or a finer rubric on what I already do in class, but gave me more ideas I can add to spark, have students that will be engaged, and most importantly, students who will be working independently collaboratively.
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing very informative
Jeffrey – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
it was good
Jacqueline – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great explanation about socratic seminar.
Brandi – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Very Interesting.
Pamela – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Leanna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great!
Darren – CHISUM ISD (verified owner) –
Nice information
Traci – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Elisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great resource.
Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas presented
Hiroshima – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Socratic seminars is something teachers should start implementing to help create critical thinking students.
Amber D – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting to see how to use open-ended questioning to promote conversation and collaboration while respecting differing thoughts and ideas.
Teri – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –
I really like the idea of using the Socratic Seminar strategy with students because it helps them take ownership of their learning.
esperanza – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas
Levi – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great info.
Anna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was okay.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this professional development about Socratic Seminars. I found it very informative and well organized and will try this in my classroom.
Jared – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Nice overview of strategies for socratic seminars.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course!
Teresa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and engaging.
david – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Ruby – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was ok. I think its a little advanced for lower grades.
Ashley – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
Love Socratic seminars
Annette – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Thank you for this informative course. It is a good introduction to Socratic Seminar.
Dora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great PD
Stacey – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
Great for ELA and history teachers.
Mariana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided an exceptional instructional strategy to help motivate our studens and foster independence and accountability.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.