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Socratic Seminar

Socratic Seminar. Trainer’s Name(s) and Trainer’s Email(s). Welcome!. Sign-in Introductions Parking Lot Logistics Materials. Objectives. Participate with colleagues Explain the steps of a Socratic Seminar Model a seminar Evaluate/Debrief. KWL-A, page 1. K now W ant to know L earned

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Socratic Seminar

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  1. Socratic Seminar Trainer’s Name(s) and Trainer’s Email(s)

  2. Welcome! • Sign-in • Introductions • Parking Lot • Logistics • Materials

  3. Objectives • Participate with colleagues • Explain the steps of a Socratic Seminar • Model a seminar • Evaluate/Debrief

  4. KWL-A, page 1 • Know • Want to know • Learned • Apply

  5. Socratic Seminar Steps, page 2-5 • Select Text • Select Reading Strategies • Establish Seminar Principles • Scaffold Student Questions • Teach Seminar Skills • Debrief and Assess Seminar

  6. Text Selection, pages 6-7

  7. Select Reading Strategy, page 8-9 Marking the Text • Number each paragraph of the text before reading. • Read the text. • Reread the text and do the following: • Circle key terms, names of people, names of places, or dates • Underline the author’s claims, arguments, and/or assertions

  8. Select Reading Strategy, page 10-11 Marking the Text Example

  9. Dialogue or Debate? • Establish Seminar Principals Why do we value the Socratic Seminar discussion?

  10. Classroom Arrangement, page 15-16 • Establish Seminar Principals

  11. Elements of a Socratic Seminar, page 17-18 • Establish Seminar Principals Numbered Heads Together

  12. Explain the importance of a good opening question. • What are important characteristics of a good seminar leader? • How does a seminar increase participant learning? • Which teacher tip do you think is the most important for students new to Seminar? • What norms would be important for Socratic Seminar? • Elements of a Socratic Seminar

  13. Let’s write one of each! • Opening • Guiding • Closing • Scaffold Student Questions, page19-20

  14. Choosing a seminar leader • Starting with a question • Etiquette • Socratic Seminar Talking Points

  15. Socratic Seminar Bring your training packet which includes your questions, notes, and the text!

  16. Socratic Seminar Summary, page 21 Complete the summary template In the text _______________ (title), __________ (author) claims___________________________________ The author states that ______________. Then he _______________________. This is significant because ____________________.

  17. Teach Seminar Skills Great Resource! Socratic Seminar Trouble Shooting Guide, page 22-24

  18. Debrief and Assess • Know • Want to know • Learned • Apply

  19. Classroom Application “How you would use Socratic Seminar in your classroom?”

  20. Rigor Defined AVID’s Working Definition of Rigor: “Using inquiry-based, collaborative strategies to challenge and engage students in content resulting in increasingly complex levels of understanding”

  21. What Does Rigor Look Like in the Class Room? • Are students actively engaged in the material or with the text? • What opportunities have been made available for processing and reflection? • Ask Yourself . . .

  22. Thank You! • Please complete the training evaluation before you leave today!

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