I’ve found Socratic Seminars to be an effective way to integrate social and collaborative learning in the classroom; give students the chance to ask meaningful questions about texts; and engage with ...

Teachers can increase participation in student-led dialogues such as Socratic seminars by addressing common sources of ...

It was 1:30 on a Friday afternoon at Sullivan High School on Chicago’s Far North Side. In Room 208, next to the file cabinet with the sticker saying, “Minds are like parachutes: They function only ...

Over the past few years, I’ve attended summer workshop after summer workshop that touted the merits of Socratic seminars. The discussions revolved around open-ended questions facilitated by not ...

With so much talk about the Common Core standards and truly increasing our student’s argumentative powers and critical thinking skills, some teachers are starting to think critically themselves about ...

If you’ve ever tried a Socratic seminar with your students, or know a colleague who has, this story may sound eerily familiar: After spending the semester shoring up students’ contextual knowledge ...

For one hour a week, students slide their chairs into a circle for a little conversation about the latest story, poem or piece of art that’s being studied at Mohawk School in Park Forest. This ...

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