Summer Institute | Session DescriptionLearn how to run a Socratic seminar or backchannel to include all voices in the classroom discussion. This session will help you techify a sound instructional practice using tools like Today's Meet.Learner OutcomesParticipants will be able to:
Presentation:(10 minutes )
Back channeling and Socratic Seminars Activity 1: Warm Up(5 Minutes )
Activity 2:(10 minutes ) As we review this video clip on Using Socratic Seminars, consider these 3 questions and be prepared to discuss.
So, how do you begin to design a Socratic Seminar for your class?(10 minutes ) Step 1: Choose a Text
Step 2: Let Students Prepare
Step 3: Set up Inner and Outer Circles and establish the Rules and Guidelines for the session
Step 4: Have students reflect after the seminar
Step 5: Don't Jump In
Activity 3: Taking the Socratic Seminar and Adding a Digital Twist (20 minutes ) Even though Socratic Seminars are great for engaging students to speak in class, sometimes your most quiet student will still be reluctant to speak even in small groups. Therefore, learning to incorporate the use of bachkchanneling tools like Today's Meet , GoSoapbox, Socrative and the discussion board feature in Blackboard Learn can help to give a voice to the student who would otherwise never speak. Check out this article on The Backchannel and Giving Every Student a Voice in a Blended Mobile Classroom Activity 4: Let's Put it All Together (20 minutes ) Directions: Today we will be conducting a brief Socratic Seminar on the final scene from Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Our class will be divided into two circles. The inner circle will serve as my speakers for today's seminar. Participants in the outer circle will serve as my note-takers for our seminar. The outer circle will participate using the backchannel Today's Meet. I will display the Today's Meet conversation on the projector throughout the seminar. Upon conclusion of the seminar, all students will complete a reflection of what they have learned and post to the Padlet below. Text: Excerpt from Kate Chopin's The Awakening The Awakening: Final Scene Backchanneling and Socrat...sentations, images, etc.) Recommended LinksBackchanneling and Socrat...Links to Share on Website |