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Teaching Critical Thinking Using Seminars for 21st Century Literacy
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Introduction: The Role of Thinking in Today's Schools
1. What Is Thinking? Can We Teach It in School?
2. Coming to Terms: Using Language to Describe Dialogue
3. The Paideia Seminar in Action
4. Introducing Speaking and Listening Skills
5. Mastering Speaking and Listening Skills
6. Developing the Mind Through Dialogue
7. Assessing the Quality of Thoughtful Dialogue
8. Socrates Teaching Thinking: A Secondary Seminar
Appendix A: Things Worth Talking About
Appendix B: Questions Worth Asking
Appendix C: Sample Seminar Texts and Plans
Bibliography
Glossary
Biography
Dr. Terry Roberts has been Director of the National Paideia Center since 1993. A former high school English teacher from Asheville, North Carolina, he is a practicing scholar of American Literature and Cultural Studies, with a strong penchant for the classics. He is fascinated by the social and intellectual power of dialogue to teach and to inspire., Dr. Laura Billings has been Associate Director of the National Paideia Center since 1998. She is a former secondary teacher from Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Billings’ research and teaching focus on the socio-linguistic aspects of dialogue. In addition, she is deeply committed to holistic assessment practices.
