Aug. 23, 2013

Starter #1:

·         Skill Starter: Listening Meditation – quietly write don everything you hear for the next two minutes.

·         Content Starter: Which habit of heart and mind is most important for having a strong class discussion? Why?

Seminar Intro:

Norms:

1.       Hard on content, soft on people

2.       Discussion not debate

3.       Connect to text

4.       Use the moves

5.       Don’t assume the text has all the answers

6.       Talk to each other, not to me

7.       Yield to people who talk less

8.       Do not dominate the conversation: red cards

Seminar Rubric: review

Socratic Seminar:

 - Reading: "Beautiful Work 

 - Focus Question: Why are American schools failing to teach students?

Seminar Debrief - 

 - Whole Class

 - Partners

Seminar Reflection:

1. Which move do you feel you did well at and why?

2. Which move will you need to work on for the next seminar? How will you achieve this?

3. What insight did you gain during the seminar? Explain.

HOMEWORK:

Finish your seminar reflection