Tuesday, November 6, 2012

More on the Socratic Seminar, "Shared Inquiry" Method

   

















The links below are useful links and supplements to today's discussion in PD:

Great Books Foundation: Shared Inquiry Model

Shared Inquiry™ is a powerful and transferable method of learning through discussion that transforms both leaders and participants. In Shared Inquiry, readers of all ages collaborate to explore ideas and experiences in some of the world's greatest literature. To improve student performance in reading and critical thinking, make Shared Inquiry an integral part of your classroom instruction. Learn how with the Great Books Program of Professional Learning.

Socratic Seminar on Vimeo 

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How to Read a Book

Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren - 1972 - Limited preview
How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated. You ...

Francine Prose - 2006 - Limited preview
Long before there were creative-writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. In Reading Like a Writer, Prose invites you to sit by her ...


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