"The desire to continue their own learning should be the prime motivation of those who dedicate their lives to the profession of teaching." (Adler, 1982)
SEMINAR TRAINING
The National Paideia Center offers four standard training options focused on the Seminar.
“Introduction to the Paideia Seminar”
“Teaching Math-Science via the Paideia Seminar”
“Teaching History via the Paideia Seminar”
“Teaching Literacy via the Paideia Seminar”
The Paideia Seminar is a formal, collaborative, intellectual dialogue facilitated with open-ended questions about a text. It is a very powerful form of dialogic instruction for both students and adults and can be used effectively in a wide variety of settings. It is specifically intended to teach the conceptual understanding of the ideas and values inherent to your curriculum. The basic “Introduction to the Paideia Seminar” is applicable to all grade levels and subject areas. The objectives for this training are for all participants to:
know the components and cycle of The Paideia Seminar
practice participating and facilitating Paideia Seminars
The objectives for subject area training in the Paideia Seminar mirror those for Introduction to Seminar. Our “Teaching Math-Science via the Paideia Seminar” and “Teaching History via the Paideia Seminar” options use texts solely within those content areas and are geared toward grades 6-12.
Our “Teaching Literacy via the Paideia Seminar” training is designed to help teachers of grades 6-12 orchestrate complete, engaging literacy events. This training includes a particular emphasis on effective strategies for pre-seminar reading and post-seminar writing. In addition to the objectives for Introduction to Seminar, our Literacy training includes practice planning complete seminar cycles while integrating facets of How To Read a Book (by Adler).
For information about scheduling Professional Development in your district or school, please write info@paideia.org via email or phone (919) 962-3128.
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