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Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School book cover

1st Edition

Socratic Circles Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School

By Matt Copeland Copyright 2005
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge
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The benefits and importance of Socratic seminars are widely recognized, but little has been written on how to make them happen successfully in the classroom. In Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School , author Matt Copeland provides real-world examples and straightforward answers to frequent questions. He creates a coaching guide for both the teacher... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1: The Benefits of Socratic Circles; Chapter 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Socratic Circles; Chapter 3: Preparing for Classroom Dialogue; Chapter 4: Facilitating the Inner Circle; Chapter 5: Facilitating the Outer Circle; Chapter 6: Socratic Circles in Action; Chapter 7: Aligning Socratic Circles with the Curriculum; Chapter 8: Assessment and Follow-Up Activities

Biography

Matt Copeland is an Associate for Instructional Innovation and Support with MetaMetrics, Inc., an educational research firm based in Durham, North Carolina, and creator of the Lexile(R) Framework for Reading. A former English teacher and department head at his alma mater, Washburn Rural High School, he has been recognized as the 2006 Distinguished Kansan of the Year in Education, a 2005 Milken National Educator, and a 2003 Kansas Master Teacher. Prior to his current work, he also served five years as a Language Arts and Literacy Consultant for the Kansas State Department of Education, helping to craft the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards. He is a frequent presenter at local, regional, and national conferences and has published several books, essays, and poems on the teaching of English. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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