If you’ve ever tried a Socratic seminar with your students, or know a colleague who has, this story may sound eerily familiar: After spending the semester shoring up students’ contextual knowledge ...

Over the past few years, I’ve attended summer workshop after summer workshop that touted the merits of Socratic seminars. The discussions revolved around open-ended questions facilitated by not ...

I’ve found Socratic Seminars to be an effective way to integrate social and collaborative learning in the classroom; give students the chance to ask meaningful questions about texts; and engage with ...

It was 1:30 on a Friday afternoon at Sullivan High School on Chicago’s Far North Side. In Room 208, next to the file cabinet with the sticker saying, “Minds are like parachutes: They function only ...

The Bitcoin meetup scene has been a vibrant global community since the early days of Bitcoin’s history. There have been Bitcoin meetups in most major cities on a regular basis for at least five years.

“So class, since we have finished the chapter on photosynthesis, I would like each of you to write down as many steps involved as you can remember. Once you have done that, please arrange your desks ...