Socratic Seminar Feedback Name __________________________________

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Needs Significant Avg. Outstanding

Improvement

___ Clear introduction of behavioral expectations

___ Generated interest in the topic

___ Quality of source material (interesting, worthy of attention & study)

___ Topic correlated with curriculum framework for local, state, or national level (complete standard is written in lesson plan & identified by number)

___ Quality of opening question (clear, explored student beliefs, got students thinking)

___ Attempt made to involve several students with opening question

___ Identified a main theme/question to be discussed

___ Quality of subsequent questions (encouraged thinking)

___ Promoted audience interaction (getting students to react to ideas, thoughts of others)

___ Looked for differences of opinion, investigated the differences

___ Audience involvement was widespread (did not allow one person to dominate)

___ Categories of follow-up questions covered (exploring origin, support, potential conflict & consequences…at least two asked)

___ Listened to student responses & played off of them

___ Moved in and out of text

___ Kept seminar moving at a good pace

___ Maintained interest in the topic

___ Created a friendly environment that encouraged the exchange of ideas

___ Student-talk exceeded teacher-talk

___ Explored all angles, did not push a “personal” agenda

___ Appropriate student behavior maintained

___ Objectives revealed (either at end or beginning of lesson)

___ Quality of objectives

___ Involvement of students in review of objectives at end of lesson

___ Quality of application assignment

___ Clarity of directions for application assignment

___ Quality of lesson plan

Presented on due date: ___ Yes ___ No Overall Grade: ____