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Tag: socratic dialogue
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Call on the power of oracy and differentiate activity planning in your lessons through structured and meaningful discussion
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Using questions to draw out and develop reasoning (and five strategies any teacher can use to achieve this)
Reasoning is central to education. It underpins almost the entire curriculum. It is a tool that is integral to our understanding of the world and of our own selves. If…
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Socratic Dialogue is over 2500 years old, yet still retains the power to create wonderful discussion opportunities today
Socratic Dialogue Discussion Strategy: Explanation Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher. He is known to us through the writings of his pupil, Plato. In Plato’s books, Socrates discusses ideas with…