In this episode of the Project Based Awesome Podcast, Erin and Chris continue their series of episodes focused on the more traditional side of teaching in a Project Based Awesome style. In this episode they focus on the use of socratic circles and class discussions. They discuss the great things about using this technique, the ways they’ve done it or seen it done, and possible pitfalls, as well as offering some resources teachers can go to if their curious about using these techniques in their own classes.

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Until next time...peace.

Some things Erin and Chris discuss in this episode:

Personal anecdotes (7:15)
What’s great about these techniques (14:30)
How we have used it or seen it used (27:15)
Possible pitfalls with using these techniques (42:07)
Resources (51:28)

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Websites:
www.projectbasedawesome.com

Resources:
Class discussion backchannel: http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-alternatives-todays-meet
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/rethinking-whole-class-discussion-todd-finley
http://edtheory.blogspot.com/2012/10/going-around-in-questioning-circles.html
Right Question Institute: could the Question Formulation Technique be a good fit for generating student questions prior to a discussion? www.rightquestion.org

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Artist: We Is Shore Dedicated
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