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.
Beckitt – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning various ways and roles to incorporate in to Socratic Seminar.
Henry – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was great
Irene – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
How well they showed how to use he method of Socratic seminar fostering Critical Thinking and Collaboration.
Natoshia – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
It’s a good introduction to Socratic Seminars.
Shane – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was a great course to help learn ways to implement the Socratic Seminar into my classroom.
Lisa – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
good information
Gabe – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good
Aimee – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was explained well by the presenters.
Douglas – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
well done
Dawn – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great way to learn about socratic seminars! I loved the videos provided to see it in action!
Karen – CIRCLEVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
A complete Socratic Seminar model would improve this experience.
Dallas – TEAYS VALLEY LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was a new outlook for teaching!
Jennifer – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
This can be easily used in a reading class.
Carisa – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course!
Judy – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Great for literature based content.
Brianna – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
This is a very interesting way to encourage student enguagement in the discussions that take place in the classroom.
Rebecca – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Socratic Seminar is a strong instructional strategy that I plan to use in my classroom.
Jennifer – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great way to get kids thinking and depending so much on the teacher
Jennifer – ASHTABULA AREA CITY (verified owner) –
I love the ideas and concepts presented in this. I can’t wait to use the fish bowl strategy in my class.
Angelina – BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was not geared towards my mathematics classroom.
Raul – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Love the open-ended discussion of the Socratic Seminar.
Timothy – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Great intro and description of the Socratic method with examples of how to use it.
William – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great explanation on the purpose and utilization of Socratic Seminars.
Carla – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It helps to ignite critical thinking and facilitates the construction of new knowledge through prior knowledge, asking questions, and answering questions.
Brooke – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was a comprehensive introduction to using Socratic Seminar. It was excellent for elementary use, but might need some different examples before being used to guide instruction for secondary education teachers.
Megan – WARREN CITY (verified owner) –
Very good ideas for a gifted class or enrichment group
Maria – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course.
Rob – BIG WALNUT LOCAL (verified owner) –
I’ve been using this method in my class for over ten years and I was excited to still learn additional methods to enhance the use of the technique in my classroom.
Greg – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) –
Great ideas to engage and extend learning, especially in a gifted environment
Elizabeth – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
If you are new to seminars this is a good course.
Abigail – FAYETTEVILLE-PERRY LOCAL (verified owner) –
ok
Elizabeth – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Socratic seminars are great at all levels and this course is very useful.
Amy – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was great and very helpful!
Michael – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Pretty good!
Andrea – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
It’s a good summary of how to use the Socratic Seminar in a classroom.
Ana Lorelly – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It is applicable and a great way to challenge students, and also a way to have student led learning.
Colleen – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
valuable for gifted kids in AP classes
Alyssa – HPS – WEST TX (verified owner) –
Very engaging!
Jassmine – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –
I liked the breakdown of a Socratic seminar. Good refresher. Thank you.
Don – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was a very helpful presentation on Socratic Seminars. The presenters did a nice job explaining how they use the Socratic Seminars in their classrooms.
Alejandra – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
It was great. Socratic Seminars are a great activity to include in the classroom.
William – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
it was good and interesting, liked it
Vikki – EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was very valuable information on using the socratic method of teaching.
Mario – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Excellent explanation of the topic
Sheryl – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great structure to use to help students dig deeper in the text.
Yesenia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent training, very informative.
Zainab – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Love that there are various possible roles so that all students are held accountable and are engaged
Cody – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
Not very interesting.
William – ASHTABULA AREA CITY (verified owner) –
It was a really informative and useful video. I am going to watch it again.
Maricela – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It can be difficult to implement at the beginning, but it is recommended to start with few students roles so students and teachers can start getting comfortable and familiar with the methodology.