Socratic Learning: How to Lead Discussions – Tim Dernlan

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2020 Workshop Talk | 1:02:59 | 7-12, General Classroom, History, Literature

Summary

A practical workshop taking teachers through a step-by-step process of creating a Socratic learning environment. Topics covered in this talk include 1) roles, 2) preparation, 3) structure, 4) techniques, 5) responsibilities, 6) assignments, 7) training, and 8) benefits of this important teaching technique.

Speaker

Dr. Timothy Dernlan is passionate about advancing Christian community and culture through classical Christian education. He taught theater, math, rhetoric, physical education, personal finance, leadership, communication, and systematic theology before turning his focus to school leadership. Much of his early life was influenced
by the sport of wrestling. He won All-American honors while at Purdue University, represented the United States as an athlete at the Pan American Championships, and competed in the 2000 and 2004 final Olympic Trials. He coached at Purdue, Ohio State, Penn State, Lehigh, and Ashland University and was named the NCAA Midwest Region Coach-of-the-Year in 2008. Dr. Dernlan has served as principal, headmaster, head of school, and superintendent of Christian school systems ranging in size from 200 to 1300 students. He currently serves as head of school at Bayshore Christian School in Fairhope, AL. Dernlan and his wife were married in 2000 and have four children.

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