Tch Talks 24: Inviting Curiosity and Socratic Questioning Into The Classroom

What are the questions that your students carry inside of them but rarely ever discuss?
2015 National Teacher of the Year Shanna Peeples wanted to find out. What started as a small idea or strategy to help students build empathy transformed into nearly 15 years of work helping children -- and adults -- voice the questions they carry inside them. On this episode of Tch Talks, Shanna talks about why it's important for both students and teachers to "Think Like Socrates," to allow students to take ownership of their own learning through authentic questions, and to leverage student questions as learning experiences that develop critical thinking.
For Shanna, curiosity is key, and allowing students to own their learning through creating questions is the most fundamental change a teacher can make in their teaching practice. Listen in to find out more.
Shanna Peeples, the 2015 National Teacher of the Year, taught secondary English in Amarillo, Texas for 15 years. She has also served as a department chair and instructional coach. Shanna is currently a Doctor of Education Leadership Candidate at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her book, Think Like Socrates: Invite Wonder, Curiosity, and Critical Thinking Into the Classroom, will be published by Corwin in August. Connect with Shanna on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or via her professional website. 
 
 
Resources:
Response: Students Can 'Own Their Learning Through Creating Questions'
We Become Who People Say We Are
Check out Shanna's website
Shanna Peeples: Presentations
Draft Protocol for Generating Students’ Authentic Questions
50 Great Teachers: Socrates, The Ancient World's Teaching Superstar
Follow @ShannaPeeples on Twitter
Follow Shanna Peeples on Facebook
Follow @slpeeple on Instagram
Dogfooding: How Often Do You Do Your Own Assignments by Cult of Pedagogy
Big Thinkers: Judy Willis on the Science of Learning, Edutopia
The Heart of Philosophy by Jacob Needleman
The Ten Great Questions of the Heart by Jacob Needleman
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life by Parker Palmer
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