If Socrates Had the Internet Scalable Socratic Teaching

Colt BrinerFormer Teacher

Math & Science loverEd Tech Instructor

Collaborative Technologies SpecialistCo-Creator of Collaborize Classroom

@Wisdomofwe

Session Breakdown: • The Basic Socratic Approach

• Benefits of Taking it Online (Flipping Discussion)

• Tools and Strategies for Success

• Support Resources

• Examples you can use

• Weaving

• Common Core

Basic Socratic Teaching • Teaching by Asking Questions

• Facilitating Inquiry and Debate Between Individuals

• Getting Students to Take a Position and Defend it

Why Take it Online• More time & flexibility

• Lighten your workload

• More meaningful exchanges

• H.O.T.S and 21st century skills

• Leverage the collective intelligence of group

• Students create relevance for themselves

• Shifts students from consumers to producers

• CCSS

What You Will Need • Online forum or discussion platform

• Clear expectations and guidelines

• Online discussion facilitation strategies

• Strong topics / discussion prompts

• Compelling media

• Weaving strategies

Choose Your Environment • Google Groups

• Yahoo Forums

• Wikis and Blogs

• LMSs

• Collaborize Classroom

Expectations and GuidelinesResources for Success

• Dos and Don'ts of Online Student Discussions

• Get Students to Say Something Substantial

• The Role of a Teacher in online discussions

• The Art of Asking Questions

• 8 Strategies to Continue Discussion

Example StructuresDebates

Choose and Defend

Role Playing

Loosely Structured Challenges

Use Attachments and Embeds

Links and Embeds Use your Smartphone

Digital World

PhysicalWorld

Online Discussion

Topics

Weave Online Work Back Into the Classroom• Review discussion highlights

• Follow up debates

• Answer remaining questions

• Discuss results

• Be consistent

• Get Socratic…

• Respond to answers with further questions

• Challenge assertions and dig to foundations

Common Core Requirements and Key Principles

Technology Integration and Fluency

Media Literacy

Speaking and Listening Skills

Opinion / Argument Writing

Writing Across Disciplines

Student-Centered Classroom

Grouping For Success

Real World Problems / Skills

www.corestandards.org

Online Socratic and the Common Core

From Thought to Action

1. Fear Factors?

2. Remaining Challenges?

3. What’s missing?

4. Ready to try it?

Stay in TouchColt Briner

coltron@mac.com

@Wisdomofwe

collaborizeclassroom.com/blog