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Is the Socratic Method Right for Your Class?

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On the day of the Socratic Seminar, they listen to classmates, challenge what they hear by building an argument based on what they have read and heard, and in so doing critically think about not only their opinions but those of classmates. Socratic seminar in a 2nd grade Common Core class. A high school Socratic seminar explained.

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Make your LMS a social learning platform

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Seminars held online, are called webinars. References. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. About the author. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Understanding By Design — What’s That Even Mean?

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Look at who has adopted UbD: the College Board, to guide the revision of its Advanced Placement (AP) subject matter courses and for the development of its courses AP Seminar and AP Research. It’s introduced at the beginning of the lesson and referred to often as a method of tracking understanding. Essential Question.

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14 Education Advancements in a Year

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A 2014 study conducted for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation found many teachers felt learning in a seminar or workshop — what is commonly referred to as the “sit ‘n’ get” model of professional development — didn’t work for them. Now, they’re reference material. Dedicated teacher training.

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It is Not a Project to Get Students Talking: Two Tools

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Caveat : Expect some shenanigans the first time using the backchannel as students move through Maslow''s Heirarchy of Needs and engage in social learning and digital citizenship. In structured Socratic Seminars , students in the outer circle communicate via TodaysMeet, while those in the inner circle speak aloud. References.

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Learning for the Always-On Generation (Part 3)

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– Using Socratic Seminars to create and answer thought-provoking questions. Learning Attribute #5 – Digital readers unconsciously read text on a page or screen in an F or Fast-pattern. – Teaching digital citizenship skills. – Using Ted Talks or TED-Ed to learn a wide variety of topics.