Engaging Students with Socratic Seminar (prev #: EDU-784I) - EDU-X784I
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Course Description
Increase Literacy in Your Classroom with New Tools
Engaging Students with Socratic Seminar is designed to help K-12 educators using Socratic seminar as a literacy tool to promote student learning and improve academic success.
Learner Outcomes
- Utilize Socratic seminar as a literacy tool as an adult learner
- Explore a number of ways in which Socratic seminar can be used as a literacy tool by K-12 educators
- Explain the purpose and value of Socratic seminar as a literacy tool
- Review related educational research on Socratic seminar
- Plan lessons using Socratic seminar
Course Details
Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for teachers (K-12). Coursework is adaptable for elementary grades.
Course Materials: Text, Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School, by Matt Copeland, available at your local bookstore or online at Amazon.com and Text, The Teacher's Guide to Leading Student-Centered Discussions: Talking about Texts in the Classroom, by Michael S. Hale and Elizabeth A. City, available at your local bookstore or online at Amazon.com.
Hardware Requirements: Internet access is required.
Applies Towards the Following Certificate(s), Professional Programs and Series
- Literacy Toolbox Series : Courses - Enroll in One or More
Independent Study Self-Paced