I’ve found Socratic Seminars to be an effective way to integrate social and collaborative learning in the classroom; give students the chance to ask meaningful questions about texts; and engage with ...

When students have the opportunity to participate in “Socratic seminars” on a regular basis, a different classroom culture evolves. The students collaborate more and more voices are heard. The ...

If you’ve ever tried a Socratic seminar with your students, or know a colleague who has, this story may sound eerily familiar: After spending the semester shoring up students’ contextual knowledge ...

students will watch a PBS Newshour segment on the barriers to reentering society after prison, and then they will engage in a Socratic Seminar on the topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1: Cite specific ...

In my four years at Cornell, one of my most surprising realizations was the culture — or lack thereof — of participation. Coming from a small, all-girls high school where every subject from Ethics to ...