Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

During Engineers Week, engineering societies, universities, companies, and other organizations organize workshops, competitions, seminars, outreach programs to schools, career fairs, and networking events.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Over the next two months, I’ll share the experience and highlights in a series of columns for EdSurge with highlights from the course.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When one classroom or seminar room is used by multiple professors or teachers in a day, having a projector with multiple connectivity options, like HDMI and VGA, ensures seamless connection and content sharing without compatibility issues. Seminar Room & Huddle Space Overhead projector has long been used in a seminar room.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Over the next two months, I’ll share the experience and highlights in a series of columns for EdSurge with highlights from the course. This is part 2. Read part 1 here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 10, 2024

The question I usually get when I mention this to teachers at training seminars is, how do you have time? In fact, their confidence is so improved, they often are the kids who come in during lunch to offer assistance to other struggling students. Truth: Not that many kids take advantage of my offer. That’s OK.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

We need our seminars to be fully active,” Katzman says. “We Jonathan Katzman, chief product officer at Minerva, says the curriculum focuses on practical “Ben Franklin-style” knowledge and uses the latest video technology to connect students who log into class from all over the world. “We

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 5, 2021

The 22 seminars will take place between August 9 and October 29, 2021 and will inspire education leaders to pursue and embrace innovation with the objective of better supporting children of all needs, […].

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 23, 2024

A Socratic seminar calls on ALL the big executive skills. Many teachers are intrigued by the Socratic method but worry "it won't work with my students." Patricia Cook and Susanne Croasdaile found that we don’t need to wait until they’re all "ready" – we can just dive in!

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 23, 2015

Sarah Tantillo's MiddleWeb post, Socratic Seminars in the Middle, has racked up tens of thousands of visits. Now Sarah, author of The Literacy Cookbook, is back with a tweak to her recipe, suggested by colleague Jamison Fort. See his students in action.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

I prepared a few Socratic Seminars about their impressions of AI and its potential implications for the future of writing and education. Look,” a student pointed out in one seminar. “It As we moved through these seminars, my students helped me realize I was focusing on the wrong tensions in the debate around ChatGPT.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2016

One method, called the Socratic seminar, challenges to students to formal discussions about a text based on open-ended questions. Once the seminar begins, discipline yourself not to guide or facilitate the conversation. The inner circle students will be slated to be the ones discussing and interacting. The discourse.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Workshops, seminars, and discussion groups may explain these difficulties and promote creativity and integrity in academia. Addressing Ethical and Academic Integrity Explicit norms and teaching programs on AI writing ethics are essential. Conclusion: Balancing Technology and Tradition AI in education has several potential problems.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 22, 2015

Dan and James designed the three groups to help us facilitate inner/outer circle groups for a Socratic seminar over the readings that would also incorporate participation through a Twitter chat. How are you using virtual composing practices in your library to redefine and expand literacy experiences for learners of all ages?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 19, 2020

Thought I’d post a quick update on how my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership for Social Justice , is going. Thought I’d post a quick update on how my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership for Social Justice, is going. I’ve got six students in the class. The students co-constructed their learning experiences with me.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, during the seminar, the facilitators jumped directly into piloting GBL activities with attendees. I had hoped the seminar would address the tendency to ignore the impact of Indigenous practices in teaching; instead, it was just another example of appropriation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 9, 2021

and hosted by Dr. Steve Albrecht : " Serving Library Patrons with a Trauma History: An Awareness-Building Seminar.” We invite you to join us Friday, March 19th, for a 60-minute webinar featuring Gina Simmons Schneider, Ph.D. Information on registering to attend online and to access the recording is below and here.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 1, 2017

This week, education reporters from across the nation are gathering at the 2017 Education Writers Association National Seminar in Washington, DC. Among the topics they will focus on is technology in education (AKA "digital learning"). To that end, I suggest five story ideas for reporters interested in the topic.

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Bryan Alexander

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Starting this January forty (40) humanities seminars will kick into action, online. Campuses get to see higher numbers in upper-level humanities seminars, while at the same time expanding the curriculum they present to students. Note, too, that the teaching methods are not uniform.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 4, 2019

You can’t just throw it various seminars and educational summits without an afterthought. This will be hard to do if they are already overworked (as all teachers usually are) — if you pile more work (in the form of seminars) on them they might be reluctant to participate in any training session.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 22, 2015

Dan and James designed the three groups to help us facilitate inner/outer circle groups for a Socratic seminar over the readings that would also incorporate participation through a Twitter chat. How are you using virtual composing practices in your library to redefine and expand literacy experiences for learners of all ages?

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Learning Confluence

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Showcase Spotlight Seminar August 28, 2024. Presented by Dr Julie Lindsay, Learning and Teaching Futures Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a disruptive force in some sectors and it has the potential to transform learning and teaching in ways previously unimagined.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 9, 2015

Two months from now I’ll lead a half-day seminar on the future of technology and education. My seminar takes place on June 9th, the day before the NMC conference begins. It’s a face-to-face preconference workshop for the annual New Media Consortium conference. Which you should definitely attend.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Use this resource from Facing History and Ourselves to learn about socratic seminars in greater depth. Socratic Seminar. It uses a classroom contract to keep the discussion respectful and encourages close-text analysis. Affinity Mapping. Sources : Adolescent Literacy. Think-Pair-Share. www.adlit.org/strategies/23277/. Algozzine, B.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

For those teachers who used Socratic Seminars, this is a great opportunity. However, because of the growth of online learning platforms, even the basic content has moved to a virtual environment. With these screen breaks, there has to be an alternative platform for students. Online discussions can move to face to face.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Preservice teachers take an ethics seminar provided by the Athens State college of education, Tuesday, Oct. The seminar aimed to help prepare prospective teachers for real-world issues in the education workplace. Preservice teachers listen closely at an ethics seminar provided by the Athens State college of education, Tuesday, Oct.

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Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In the fall I had a group of mothers approach me after a seminar to ask me about what they were calling ‘picture texting’ as a cause for concern that their children were losing their grasp on the English language.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 17, 2021

I am a seminar facilitator for student teachers, and I teach gifted education at three Title 1 elementary schools. I wear many hats as an educator. I teach graduate courses in education and counseling. I have said for decades that I love teaching but I hate grading.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When I was a full-time history teacher at Stella Middle Charter Academy in Los Angeles, my eighth graders had just finished a Socratic seminar discussing several questions about race and immigration in 19th-century America.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 19, 2020

Thought I’d post a quick update on how my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership During a Crisis , is going. I’ve got six students in the class. We meet virtually every Tuesday for a couple of hours, in addition to our other activities. The students co-constructed their learning experiences with me.

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MindShift

JULY 20, 2015

At Maplewood High School in Nashville, every freshman is required to take a semester-long freshman seminar course that helps them think about what they want to do with their lives, and prepares them for what high school will be like. How can we prepare these kids to do college work?”

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

Over the past seven years, we’ve continually developed and tweaked a seminar-style onboarding course to help all new employees, regardless of their background, catch up to speed on key issues in education and technology. Engage Edtech Employees in Extended Learning We call the program Freshman Seminar.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 12, 2024

Schools can also livestream mental well-being workshops and seminars across campus displays , making them more accessible. Adding QR codes to digital notices allows students to access detailed information or sign up for workshops and support groups directly from their phones.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 7, 2023

This parent seminar is like no other. In this seminar, they provide a baseline of information that will help any parent become more empathetic and knowledgeable as they help guide these wonderful young persons in developing their own independence and confidence. Caitlin Moulding “Chris and Greg’s parent seminars are not to be missed!

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

These connections can also be made in course catalogs, on department websites and through student seminars. A Senior Year Seminar can further promote workforce readiness and tie together the career skills gained throughout one’s time on campus. Raise awareness of realistic careers.

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Teacher Tech

MARCH 23, 2021

I have given seminars and sessions on educator self-care in the age of COVID, as well as how to protect our peace and empathy. Guest Post by Victoria Thompson I am very big on self-care and mindfulness. I have written an entire blog series on exploitation of empathy in professions dominated by women (particularly, teaching). […].

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

Experts in performance-based assessment share research on student engagement and effort. June 3, 2021, NEW YORK – The Council for Aid to Education, Inc.

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