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The Paideia Seminar 2013 NCAGT Presentation. National Paideia Center 29 ½ Page Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 www.paideia.org. Introduction to Paideia Seminar Training Objectives. To know the main components of a Paideia Seminar
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The Paideia Seminar2013 NCAGT Presentation National Paideia Center 29 ½ Page Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 www.paideia.org
Introduction to Paideia Seminar Training Objectives • To know the main components of a Paideia Seminar • To practice thinking, assessing instructional dialogue, and writing questions • To more fully understand the complimentary relationship between thinking and discussion National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
Thinking Thinking is the ability to explain and manipulate the variables of a text. (Roberts and Billings, 2008) National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
…how do you teach thinking? Talk with a colleague for just a few minutes. Take turns being the speaker and listener. For about two minutes each, share specifics about how you teach thinking… National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
The Paideia Seminar is a collaborative, intellectual dialogue, facilitated with open ended questions about a text (page 13). National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
Pre-Seminar ContentFour Corners Activity “ There is no necessity for mankind to know and understand all that can be said against or for their opinions.” Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
On Liberty, John Stuart Mill • Label the paragraphs and number the sentences of the text. • Read the excerpt from On Liberty at least once. National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
Pre-Seminar Process After breaking up into two Seminar Discussion Groups, choose one of the following Personal Process • Refer to the Text • Build on others’ ideas • Ask a genuine question • Speak out of uncertainty National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
Ideas and Values Our purpose is to discuss the following ideas: free thought, truth authority, social contract democracy, citizenship National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
Post-Seminar Spend about 5 minutes writing about a core social issue that is important to you. Explain as many arguments for your position as you can think of. Also, explain as many counter arguments as you can think of. www.paideia.org National Paideia Center 919.962.3128
The Seminar Cyclepage 42 National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
A Paideia Seminar is a formal, intellectual, collaborative dialogue facilitated by open ended questions about a text. The Paideia Seminar
Seminar Questions Thoughtful– beyond recall Toward analysis and evaluation Clear—short sweet, to the point Open-ended—elicit numerous correct responses (Page 30) National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
Seminar Questions National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
How does Paideia support needs of gifted learners? National Paideia Center www.paideia.org
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