Thales PressCast

Thales Press
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The Thales Press Podcast offers lectures and seminars on the Great Books of a Classical education to help edify, encourage, and empower students to take on the challenges of the modern world.

  1. Socratic Practice in Art, Music, and Physical Fitness

    01/12/2021

    Socratic Practice in Art, Music, and Physical Fitness

    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy.  In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in art, music, and physical fitness classrooms.  If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here.  Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/ Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY

    42 min
  2. Socratic Practice in Math

    01/11/2021

    Socratic Practice in Math

    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy.  In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in math classrooms.  If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here.  Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/ Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY

    29 min
  3. Socratic Practice in Trivium

    01/11/2021

    Socratic Practice in Trivium

    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy.  In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in trivium classrooms.  If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here.  Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/ Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY

    40 min
  4. Socratic Practice in Science

    01/11/2021

    Socratic Practice in Science

    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy.  In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in science classrooms.  If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here.  Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/ Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY

    17 min
  5. Socratic Practice in Foreign Language

    01/11/2021

    Socratic Practice in Foreign Language

    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy.  In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in foreign languages with a particular focus on Latin and Spanish.  If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here.  Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/ Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY

    39 min
  6. Socratic Practice in History and English

    01/11/2021

    Socratic Practice in History and English

    Michael Strong conducted a series of professional development workshops on how to set up, conduct, and meaningfully assess Socratic seminars across all academic disciplines at Thales Academy. In this session, Michael Strong focuses on how to conduct Socratic seminars in history and literature by examining a text written by Marie Curie.  If you are interested in learning more about Michael Strong, an educational entrepreneur and a passionate supporter of Socratic practice, you can check out his website here or watch his TED Talk on Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology here.  Michael Strong's Website: https://thepurposeofeducation.wordpress.com/ Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCu5EgK5TdY

    19 min
  7. Socratic Praxis

    08/13/2020

    Socratic Praxis

    A training session from Winston Brady, Dean of Academics at Thales Academy, how to set up and conduct a Socratic seminar.

    54 min

  8. 10/24/2019

    C.S. Lewis

    Dr. C. Ivan Spencer, professor of philosophy at the College of Southeastern in Wake Forest, North Carolina, examines "The Abolition of Man" by C.S. Lewis.

    1h 43m
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The Thales Press Podcast offers lectures and seminars on the Great Books of a Classical education to help edify, encourage, and empower students to take on the challenges of the modern world.

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  • Creator
    Thales Press
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Thales Press
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    Thales PressCast