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Practical Knowledge . Relevant Expertise

CRITICAL THINKING VIA SOCRATIC QUESTIONINGImproving your studentscritical thinking skills

Workshop Date: 28 April 2011Time: 2pm to 5pm

Date 28 Apr 2011 (Thur)Time 1400 to 1700 hrsVenue The Training Centre@IP

10 Anson Road #29-03International Plaza,Singapore 079903(Beside Tanjong Pagar MRT)

Price

(Inclusive of 1 tea break)

Regular S$180 / paxEarly Bird (Before 14 Apr) S$150 / paxGroup of 3 or more S$120 / pax

Call KK at 9731 2925 orEmail schools@red-dotseminars.com to registerTODAY

Topics to be covered:

Socratic epistemology Dialectic and dialogic classroom

interactions Purposes of questioning Questioning techniques

Elements of critical thinking R.Pauls critical thinking framework Teaching considerations based upon

Pauls approach

Role of teacher in a Socraticclassroom

What is it about?

This workshop will orient teachers to effectiveinstructional strategies that leverage upontechniques of Socratic questioning andcritical thinking to help develop students tobecome more analytic reasoners.

The key take-away from this workshop willbestrategies for improving your studentscritical thinking skills using Socraticquestioning techniques.

Workshop Outline:

At the end of this workshop, you will be ableto:

identify effective Socratic questioningtechniques.

apply elements of reasoning frameworkto systematically inculcate criticalthinking skills in students.

re-design your teaching approach toempower students to be activelyengaged in the classroom and makethe learning environment moreinteractive.

Who should attend? Senior Management of schools

Heads of Departments Subject Heads, Level Heads and all

teachers

Early BirdExtension

Discount forsignups before

14 Apr 2011

This half-day workshop will provide a structured and systematic way of developingstudents reasoning and critical thinking skills to enable them to approach learning in amore holistic and multi-pronged manner.

The course consists of lectures, discussions & group and open discussions, analysis and sharingof ideas based upon watching of videos, peer interactions, personal reflections and hands-on

activities.

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