That's a good argument
This conference meets the requirements for delivering Critical Thinking skills which can be applied across the curriculum - but with particular reference to spiritual and moral questions.
Starting with the basic principles of Aristotelian syllogistic logic, and moving through a number of common logical fallacies, this conference helps students to discover the characteristics of a sound argument. These tools are then applied to a number of issues in the philosophy of religion, where the students discover how to appraise a range of different viewpoints by identifying and analysing the underlying arguments. Finally they demonstrate what they have learned by constructing and presenting their own view in the form of a sound argument. Throughout this process, the conference uses a variety of teaching styles to keep the students engaged - including a game-show format and plenty of chocolate!
Rough timings for this conference
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Plenary session (teaching using videos, games and thought experiments) - minimum 1 hour 30 mins, max 2 hours (presenters can tailor it to fit school-day timing and attention span of students)
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Small groups (ideally working around tables) - minimum 30 mins, max 1 hour. N.B. During this time there will be several points in which more information and a worked example are given to the students - so ideally the students should be sat at tables in one room where they can see the screen and be addressed by the presenter, however if that isn't possible the presenter can move around the rooms where the students are located
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Plenary session (students making their presentations to the whole group) - minimum 30 mins, max 1 hour.
N.B. At all times there must be teachers present in the rooms (including each of the multiple rooms for small groups if these are used) to keep the students on task and answer any procedural queries.