Name: The Seminar Is the PD: Learning Socratic Circles by Living Them
Start: 2026-08-06T09:00:00-0400
End: 2026-08-06T09:40:00-0400

DTALcon 26 will be held at Green Run High School on Thursday, August 6, 2026. You can login to SCHED using your work Google Account ([email protected]). Once logged in, you can then select the sessions that you would like to attend. Registering for a session will hold your seat for that session. Waitlists are enabled, and you will be able to register for that session if a spot opens up.

To access the DTALcon 26 Google Site, click here - DTALcon 26.

The Seminar Is the PD: Learning Socratic Circles by Living Them

LIMITED

Thursday August 6, 2026 9:00am - 9:40am EDT

Room 120

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will engage in a live Socratic Seminar using an anchor text to experience how structured academic dialogue builds thinking classrooms across disciplines (ELA, science, social studies; ES–HS). This session models how to de-front instruction, increase student discourse, and promote deeper reasoning through evidence-based conversation. Educators will leave with practical structures, questioning techniques, and facilitation moves to create inclusive, student-centered discussions that support future-ready learners.

Presenters

Jessie Comba

Gifted Resource Teacher, Corporate Landing ES

I am an avid lifelong learner who gets bored easily and wants to learn infinitely. I spent 9 years as a 7th grade Advanced English Teacher at ODS, implementing a myriad of gifted instructional strategies before taking my gifted expertise to elementary as a GRT. Some of the gifted... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 9:00am - 9:40am EDT
Room 120

40 minute Choice session

Area Elementary 3-5, Middle School, High School

DTAL Conference 2026

Jessie Comba

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DTAL Conference 2026

Jessie Comba

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