“Socratic Seminars are perfect for a math
classroom!!!”
On Monday, July 10, Mollie and I took our love of Socratic seminars on the road to downtown Fort Worth, where CAMT was taking place!
Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) is an annual Texas conference for K-12 mathematics teachers. The conference is sponsored jointly by the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics, and the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America.
Mollie submitted our registration during the summer of 2016. We were both teaching at separate campuses in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and had embraced a 21st century classroom! With each unit we tried to implement a Socratic seminar and were continuously amazed at how much our learners grew in their mathematical knowledge and confidence in the classroom.
In April 2017, we received our proposal acceptance stating that our session, "Utilizing Socratic Seminars in the Math Classroom," was chosen and that we'd be presenting in a room that held 100+ people. To say we were excited was an understatement! We couldn't wait to share the story of our learners and the impact on student learning that Socratic seminars provided.
Our session description
As fellow educators entered the room, we shared this article, Teacher Collaboration: When Belief Systems Collide We chose this article because it's vital that everyone understand and accept each other for what strengths we bring to our departments! Educators began to annotate their texts, as well as ask questions about the session. More specifically they wanted to know how this can be used in a math classroom.
We were excited with their enthusiasm, but wanted for each participate to experience a Socratic seminar from a learners' perspective. It's vital that we understand how our learners' feel when it comes to implementing new instructional strategies.
-Socrates
On Monday, July 10, Mollie and I took our love of Socratic seminars on the road to downtown Fort Worth, where CAMT was taking place!
Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) is an annual Texas conference for K-12 mathematics teachers. The conference is sponsored jointly by the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics, and the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America.
Mollie submitted our registration during the summer of 2016. We were both teaching at separate campuses in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and had embraced a 21st century classroom! With each unit we tried to implement a Socratic seminar and were continuously amazed at how much our learners grew in their mathematical knowledge and confidence in the classroom.
In April 2017, we received our proposal acceptance stating that our session, "Utilizing Socratic Seminars in the Math Classroom," was chosen and that we'd be presenting in a room that held 100+ people. To say we were excited was an understatement! We couldn't wait to share the story of our learners and the impact on student learning that Socratic seminars provided.
Our session description
We know what you’re thinking. Socrates did
not say that. You are correct; however,
Socratic seminars are an excellent way to get your students to use of academic language, think critically, and collaborate
with others. Come see multiple ways of
implementing Socratic seminars into math,
brainstorm ideas with mathematical minds,
and participate in an example seminar
yourself!
As fellow educators entered the room, we shared this article, Teacher Collaboration: When Belief Systems Collide We chose this article because it's vital that everyone understand and accept each other for what strengths we bring to our departments! Educators began to annotate their texts, as well as ask questions about the session. More specifically they wanted to know how this can be used in a math classroom.
It took some coaching on our part to get everyone engaged and participating, but pretty soon, everyone was actively engaged! The energy that came from this group of teachers served as a reminder of why we chose to "give up" a day of summer vacation and share our love of learning with others.
No comments