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European Commission webinar on: The Socratic method in schools: Midwife, sometimes gadfly

This webinar explains its core elements and how they may be adapted to scaffold group discussions. In its myriad adaptations to different contexts, we will see that often it is more appropriate to speak of Socratic methods.

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Ended on: 26.02.2025
Ended at: 06:00 PM (Europe/Brussels)
Duration: 1 hour

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The Socratic Method is one of the most versatile tools for teachers in the classroom, moving the crucial activities of analysis and judgment to the students. This webinar explains its core elements and how they may be adapted to scaffold group discussions. In its myriad adaptations to different contexts, we will see that often it is more appropriate to speak of Socratic methods.

 

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Erick Wilberding

Erick Wilberding completed a Ph.D. in the History of Art at New York University.  For nearly 30 years, he has taught at Marymount International School in Rome, where he is the head of the Philosophy and Theory of Knowledge Department.  He has published Teach like Socrates (Routledge, 2014) and Socratic Methods (Routledge, 2019).  In 2021 he wrote the TED-Ed animation about the Socratic Method. This tool will help improve your critical thinking, which has over 6.5 million views. He is greatly convinced of the value of making thinking visible through dialogic teaching.

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  • Јазик:
    English
  • Target audience:
    Teacher
    Student Teacher
    Head Teacher / Principal
  • Target audience country:
  • Target audience ISCED:
    Primary education (ISCED 1)
    Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
    Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)