1. Good afternoon! 9/19/16 Today’s Agenda
Icebreaker led by Justin S.
Recap from mini-lessons
Socratic Seminar
Fishbowl
Reflection

2. Quick Thoughts from Mini-lessons
Always be thinking, what do I want my students to be doing in each and every moment?
CFU, CFU, CFU!
Teacher/Student voice ratio
Benefits/downsides of videos

3. Video
classroom
Jot down anything that stands out to you during the discussion.

4. Socratic Seminar; Teacher Responsibilities
Arrange the classroom so eye contact between students is possible.
Set time limits for each round of the seminar.
Initiate the discussion with a question or key point. (Optional)
Let students take control of the discussion. Avoid interjecting or adding your own ideas during the discourse.
You may need to briefly intervene to focus students if discussion veers off course, or to encourage quiet students to participate.
Keep track of student participation if assessing the seminar.
Have students write a reflection after all rounds of the seminar have taken place.

5. Socratic Seminar; Student Responsibilities
Come to the seminar prepared. Read the text and prepare answers to the essential questions.
Refer to the text often during the discussion. Back up your opinions with evidence from the text. Feel free to bring in additional resources.
This is a conversation. It’s not a test, so there is no “right” or “wrong” answer. The way to do well is to participate.
Ask questions and add comments. But be sure you are on-topic and on-task.
Agree or disagree with classmates in a civilized manner. Respect their opinions.
Talk to your classmates. Use their names and make eye contact. Don’t just talk to the teacher.
Take notes and refer to them in the discussion.
This is a discussion, so there is no need to raise your hand. However, respect the speaker by listening to and allowing that person to finish before adding your thoughts. (But take notes so you don’t forget what you want to say!)

6. Socratic Seminar; Fishbowl
STR; Specific Textual Reference
PITB; “Personally I think/believe _________ because…” statement
TPQA; Thought—provoking question or answer
R4C; Request for clarification
AMSD; Attempt to moderate or synthesize discussion
CNTX; Provides historical context or general contextualization
DCOM; Direct comparison to the real-world, another text, etc.
DPBR; Disagree or push-back w/ respect

7. Essential Questions: Halls of Justice

8. Essential Questions: Fortress of Tedium

9. Reflection What did we do well as a discussion group?
What could we improve?
As future educators, we must remember that the Socratic Method is ALL ABOUT the place of YOU, the teacher, in the learning process. What, in your opinion, is good about the Socratic Method and what do you see as potentially being problematic?

10. Your Toolbox
Remember, we’re here to provide you with some of the TOOLS you’ll be using next year.
How are you organizing your toolbox?
It’s important to figure this out now!