1. Mathew Barnett, Ph.D. Director, Educational Services Fullerton School District

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3. Norms Ask questions. Engage fully. Integrate new information. Open your mind to diverse views. Utilize what you learn. Learn more about the Standards for Professional Learning at www.learningforward.org

4. How can we engage students appropriately in rigorous debate using collaboration and deep reading strategies?

5.  Participate with colleagues  Explain the steps of a Socratic Seminar  Model a seminar  Evaluate/Debrief

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8. 1.Select Text 2.Select Reading Strategies 3.Establish Seminar Principles 4.Scaffold Student Questions 5.Teach Seminar Skills 6.Debrief and Assess Seminar Before the Seminar During the Seminar After the Seminar

10. Marking the Text Number each paragraph of the text before reading. Read the text. Reread the text and do the following: Circle key terms, names of people, names of places, or dates Underline the author’s claims, arguments, and/or assertions

11. Step 2 - Select Reading Strategy, page 10-11

12. Dialogue or Debate? Why do we value the Socratic Seminar discussion?

14. Step 3 - Establish Seminar Principals Numbered Heads Together Elements of a Socratic Seminar, page 17-18

15. Step 3 - Establish Seminar Principals Think – Pair - Share Elements of a Socratic Seminar, page 17-18

16.  Explain the importance of a good opening question.  What are important characteristics of a good seminar leader?  How does a seminar increase participant learning?  Which teacher tip do you think is the most important for students new to Seminar?  What norms would be important for Socratic Seminar?

17. Let’s write one of each!  Opening  Guiding  Closing

18.  Choosing a seminar leader  Starting with a question  Etiquette

19. Bring your training packet which includes your questions, notes, and the text!

20. Complete the summary template In the text _______________ (title), __________ (author) claims___________________________________ The author states that ______________. Then he _______________________. This is significant because ____________________.

21. Great Resource! Socratic Seminar Trouble Shooting Guide, page 22-24

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23. “How you would use Socratic Seminar in your classroom?”

24. How can we engage students appropriately in a rigorous discussion using collaboration and deep reading strategies

25. AVID’s Definition of Rigor: “Using inquiry-based, collaborative strategies to challenge and engage students in content resulting in increasingly complex levels of understanding”

26. Are students actively engaged in the material or with the text? What opportunities have been made available for processing and reflection?

27. Located in MyAVID under E-Learning > On Demand Modules  Socratic Seminar – Review of the different Socratic Seminar classroom arrangements

28.  Please complete the training evaluation before you leave today!

29. Mathew Barnett, Ph.D. Director, Education Services Fullerton School District mathew_barnett@fullertonsd.org