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A Socratic Seminar for Elementary Learners

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I’ve used them successfully in my teaching training classes but never with elementary learners. Socratic seminars have been around, obviously, since the days of Socratics. In the Socratic seminar, the teacher uses questions to guide discussion around specific learning goals. Sneetches: A Socratic Seminar.

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Tech Tip #90: Don’t Be Afraid of Mulligans

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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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4 Ways to make sure the teachers in your school are properly trained

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It’s not the same if you’re training a first-grade teacher and an oil rig foreman. 4 Ways to make sure the teachers in your school are properly trained. You can’t just throw it various seminars and educational summits without an afterthought. Then, always pay for any travel expenses if you’re sending them to a seminar.

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Engineers Week Feb. 18-24

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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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Product knowledge training: Unleashing the beast in your salespeople

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This drives home the importance of proper product knowledge training. Read: What every employer should know about online sales training ] Employer: “Here’s your homework for the weekend! Product knowledge training. A talented performer is nothing without knowledge of the game. The result?

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We Can’t Keep ChatGPT Out of the Classroom, so Let’s Address the ‘Why’ Behind Our Fears

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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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Training in media literacy is in order

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When I ask my students whether they’ve received training in media literacy, they respond with shrugs and blank stares. Last year, the Newseum in Washington hosted a three-day seminar on media literacy for teachers.