Oscar Graybill, Director oscar@socraticseminars.com (509) 522-2594

Selected Bibliography & Related Links

Adler, Mortimer. The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto.
New York: Collier Books, 1982

Adler, Mortimer. Paideia Problems and Possibilities. New York:
Collier, 1983

Adler, Mortimer. The Paideia Program: An

Educational Syllabus. New York: Collier,   1984

Ball, Wanda H. & Brewer, Pam Socratic Seminars in The Block. Larchmont, New York: Eye on Education, 2000

Bloom, Benjamin S. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: David McKay, 1956

Bohm, David On Dialogue. London & New York:Routledge, 1996

Brooks, Jacqueline G. & Brooks, Martin G. In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms. Alexandria, Virginia: Association For Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1993

Caine, Renate N. & Caine, Geoffrey. Education on the Edge of Possibility. Alexandria, Virginia: Association For Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1997

Canady, Robert Lynn & Retting, Michael D. Block Scheduling: A Catalyst for Change in High Schools. Princeton, NJ: Eye on Education, 1995

Canady, Robert Lynn & Retting, Michael D. Teaching in the Block: Strategies for Engaging Active Learners. Princeton, NJ: Eye on Education, 1996

Dufour, Richard & Eaker, Robert Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement Bloomington, Indiana: National Educational Service, 1998

Gardner, Howard. The Unschooled Mind. New York: Basic Books, 1991

Gray, Dennis. "Putting Minds to Work: How to Use the Seminar Approach in the Classroom." American Educator, Fall 1989

Isaacs, William. Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together. New York: Double Day, 1999

Johnson, Bil. The Performance Assessment Handbook, Volume 1: Portfolios and Socratic Seminars. Princeton, New Jersey: Eye on Education, 1996

Kagan, S. Cooperative Learning: Resources for Teachers. San Juan Capistrano, CA: Resources for Teachers, Inc., 1990

Moeller, Victor & Moeller, Mark V. Socratic Seminars and Literature Circles for Middle and High School English. Larchmont, New York: Eye on Education, 2002

Palmer, Parker J. The Courage To Teach. San Francisco Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998

Perkins, David Smart Schools: Better Thinking and Learning For Every Child. New York: Free Press, 1995

Roberts, Terry The Power of Paideia Schools: Defining Lives Through Learning. Alexandria, Virginia: Association For Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998

Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline. New York: Currency Doubleday, 1990

Sizer, Theodore. Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School . New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984

Sizer, Theodore. Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School . New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992

Sizer, Theodore. Horace's Hope: What Works for the American High School . New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996

Strong, Michael. The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice. Chapel Hill, NC: New View Publications, 1996

Tredway, Linda. "Socratic Seminars: Engaging Students in Intellectual Discourse." Educational Leadership 53/1 (1995): 26-29

Winchell, Peter Gryffon.  The Dialogue Game San Rafael, CA: The Invisible Press, 2006

Zemelman, Steven; Hyde, Arthur; Daniels, Harvey Best Practice: New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998

RELATED LINKS
  Coalition of Essential Schools Northwest
  Touchstones Discussion Project

Great Books Academy
  Great Books Foundation
  National Paideia Center
  The Dialogue Game
  The Dialogue Group
  Center For The Study of The Great Ideas
  Foundation for Critical Thinking