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20 Types Of Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking

TeachThought

Sidenote: Questioning And The Socrative Method The Socrative Method is among the most well-known version of the Didactic approach, where students are (or can be, depending on how the seminar is structured) guided by ‘more knowledge others’ (MKO) personalized and extended reflection through inquiry. What is a ‘good question’?

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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Teaching American History

Applications open soon for our Fall 2024 Multi Day seminars ! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. Historic locations.

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Applications open March 10th for Fall Multi Day Seminars!

Teaching American History

Applications open soon for our Fall 2025 Multi Day Seminars! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Each Multi-Day seminar runs for three days and brings together a small group of teachers from around the country. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site.

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How four universities graduate their low-income students at much higher rates than average

The Hechinger Report

Other such practices include first-year seminars, writing-intensive courses, service learning, internships and study abroad. These practices are linked to higher student GPAs and higher retention and graduation rates , research has shown.

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Seminar Series on SNCC and Grassroots Organizing

Zinn Education Project

Schedule Prairie View A&M University Gathering, Sept. 15, 5:00-6:30 pm ET: Freedom Teaching in the Movement Roundtable Discussion (in-person and livestreamed ) Nov. 16, 10:00 am-12:00 pm ET: Organizing Tradition Roundtable Discussion Workshop (in-person only) Nov.

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Communicating a Concept With Instagram

A Principal's Reflections

You will choose a theme/concept statement from the statements we generate or address in our Socratic Seminar at the end of the play. The aim of the Instagram Project is to challenge you to communicate a concept from A Raisin in the Sun through the use of visual images. The requirements are as follows: IDENTIFY THE CONCEPT IN THE PLAY.

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Addressing 5 Common Project-Based Learning Challenges

TeachThought

I have implemented a mentorship-type program and a PBL training seminar, and I’ve had my upper-level project-based learners create a PBL training video for newcomers. Inexperience with PBL can lead to problems such as project incompletion, low productivity, and low-quality work.