Guest post from Mote Ambassador - Alex Isaacs, of Red Bank Middle School, NJ.

Why

• Boosts inclusivity with increased preparation before a Socratic seminar takes place.
• Allows learners to interact with their classmates to provide peer feedback.
• Offers meaningful opportunities for learners to reflect individually and on a group basis.

How

• In Socratic seminars, students are often reticent to share their thoughts and ideas in the fish bowl. Listening to pre-recorded mote responses allows students to be more prepared for the Socratic seminar and could cause less vocal students to participate more in the actual class activity.
  
• The additional preplanning and reflecting on peer responses will allow more meaningful discussion to take place in the student-led portions of the activity. As a result, learners will be in a better position to be active facilitators in the learning process.
  
• Offer students degrees of choice with different prompts to spark conversation and peer-to-peer feedback to take place in and out of the classroom.

What

The next steps are easy!

(1) Watch the video below and (2) access the template... enjoy!

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