Socratic+Seminar+Class

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 * ==__Topics to discuss and practice__==

__Attendance Form__

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__Topics may be moved, added to, or deleted as needed for the flow of our class__
|| Introduction to Socrates and the Socratic dialectic Text and Seminar Selecting common texts and developing essential questions: Respond to the discussion question in the Discussion Tab on this page. || Logistics of conducting a seminar with students: Text and Seminar || Facilitate the Seminar Text and Seminar || Lisa's seminar Continuing the Discussion in another arena: Text and Seminar || Lisa: debrief seminar on party system Mike Wesch TED video: cultures and social media Essential Question: || Rebecca seminar text media type="custom" key="12878810" Text and Seminar || Teresa seminar text (tentative) Text and Seminar || Tammy seminar text Text and Seminar || Celebration of Learning Text and Seminar ||
 * November 29 || Introductions, snacks???, personal goals, class overview, wiki membership ||
 * December 6 || Sign up to lead a seminar in the spring.
 * resources
 * types of texts: content area texts...art, math, science, social studies, language arts
 * Questioning
 * January 10 || What questions do you have from our last session?
 * facilitation of logistics...planning for possibilities, classroom management
 * number of students
 * technology needs/options
 * seating options
 * speaking
 * January 24 || What questions do you have from our last session?
 * who speaks or doesn't speak (mapping)
 * asking leading questions
 * addressing unknown/unusual terminology and vocabulary
 * time tracking
 * February 7 || What questions do you have from our last session?
 * Written follow-up
 * Creative follow-up (visual, auditory)
 * Cover It Live
 * Wiki Discussions
 * Google Groups discussions
 * February 21 || What questions do you have from our last session?
 * March 6 || What questions do you have from our last session?
 * March 20 || What questions do you have from our last session?
 * April 10 || What questions do you have from our last session?
 * May 1 || What questions do you have from our last session?

= = = = =__**Socratic Seminar Knowledge and Skills **__=


 * Participants will know …… **
 * 1) **How Socrates conducted discussions **
 * 2) **Sources for accessing common SS texts, assessments, essential questions **


 * Participants will be able to …… **
 * 1) **Plan and conduct a Socratic Seminar “flow”: **
 * 2) **Selecting a common text (text, visual art, audio, video, guest speakers, etc.) **
 * 3) **Develop essential questions **
 * 4) **Determine logistics of the seminar (number of students, technology needs, seating arrangements) **
 * 5) **Facilitate the seminar: controlling who speaks or doesn’t speak (mapping), asking leading questions, addressing unknown or unusual vocabulary and terminology in the text, choosing a time keeper **
 * 6) **Choosing whether or not to continue the conversation in another arena (using technology, extend to another class period) **
 * 7) **Selecting a follow up assignment **
 * 8) **Access technology tools to support Socratic Seminars **
 * 9) **Cover It Live **
 * 10) **Wiki Discussion pages **
 * 11) **Google Groups threaded discussions **

__Class Schedule:__
November 29 December 6 January 10 January 24 February 7 February 21 March 6 March 20 April 10 May 1