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Discussion Strategies

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Discussion Strategies

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Discussion Prep

  • Think/pair/share
  • Sentence starters
  • Four corners
  • Pre-write + Predictions
  • Analyze & rate video discussions
  • Rubrics
  • Post-its
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Four-At-A-Time

  • 5 chairs
  • 1 empty
  • 4 rotating participants
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Qs

  • Should we change bell times?
  • Who does it help?
  • Who does it hurt?
  • Whose needs matter most?
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Tech. Enabled Socratics

  • Inner Socratic - Verbal
  • Outer Socratic - Online discussion
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Structured Academic Controversy

Simultaneous small-group debates + discussions
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Silent Discussions

  • Posters with discussion questions
  • Written answers + responses
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Should we ban homework?

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Practice + Videotaped Discussions

Quick Small-Group Discussions

Groups of 4, have each share out
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In your group:

  • Should we eliminate class rank?
  • What should we replace it with?
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Historians' Roundtables

  • Research topics
  • Students with same topic discuss in front of room
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Roundrobin Debate

Claim on board, two people debate, one judges

The Keys

  • Time
  • Modelling
  • High expectations
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