Seminar+and+Blogs

Socratic Seminar/Paideia + the BLOG! 

Choose a piece of literature, current event, music, or art. Choose a guiding open- ended question to pose to the group. Teacher= facilitator… In MS/HS the students facilitate!

All participate Do not raise hands Refer to content selection provided Comments must be respectful, focused and appropriate Listen and build on others ideas/ comments Debate versus Dialogue
 * Basic rules of the Seminar: **

Once students are accustomed to the seminar, have them bring in the current events and develop 3 RBT questions to start the session. Provide ownership and engagement.

How do I get all to engage? *Use a circle chart much like the example of the table for easy reference and checking of names when contributing. *Provide students with three slips (once they use all three they can no longer speak). They turn in a slip once they speak. This will help with your Chatty Kathy’s! * Grades are based on the level of responses given. If it is just “I Agree” versus “that is correct, but what about…”

The BLOG: <span style="font-family: Andalus,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Incorporate technology! You can have students upload (hyperlink) a current event or article for the students to read along with guiding questions. Provide them a week to complete and hold seminars on Friday. Once done they respond to the seminar through the blog site. <span style="font-family: Andalus,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Helps with students who are not as comfortable speaking and also works on literacy skills. <span style="font-family: Andalus,serif; font-size: 12pt;">PBWORKS is an EASY and SAFE site to use. Teacher log on their own students and no one else can add comments! <span style="font-family: Andalus,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check one out! : []

<span style="font-family: Andalus,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paideia has teamed with NC and the Common Core: []

<span style="font-family: Andalus,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paideia and Learn NC <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif; font-size: 14pt;">: [| http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4564]

<span style="font-family: Andalus,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Socratic Seminar and Differentiation… the HOW TO’s: []