Let's+Talk+about+Discussion+Methods

Let's talk about discussion methods...



[|Neat idea for Class Openings]

[|Connection web] 1. Write down a statement from the chapter/reading that you found to be interesting or important...or maybe it was confusing and something you don't agree with or are unsure or have a question. 2. As you share your comment with the group, try and make a connection with something that someone else just said. How can you 'add' on to others' comments to make a continuous conversation thread that connects from one person's comment to the next?
 * (Students will need to be standing or sitting in a circle or horseshoe shape, facing each other for this activity. Try tossing a ball of yarn to the next speaker; loop the string around your finger before it is tossed to the next speaker. Wait to speak again until someone else has caught the yarn ball.)

[|Student-Centered Discussion VIDEO]

[|PINWHEEL discussion]

[|Creating a Culture of Questioning in MATH]



[|Managing Classroom Discussions]

[|INTERPERSONAL SKILLS and COMMUNICATION]

[|Links to Dialogic Teaching - Wiki page]

A dialogic tool for students to engage with text during reading, and aid in discussion and interpretations of text. Scaffolding Questions

[|DIALOGIC TOOLS]





Re-thinking Whole Class Discussion: I-R-E http://www.edutopia.org/blog/rethinking-whole-class-discussion-todd-finley

[|Why the I-R-E model is ineffective]





[|Bloom's Link - more examples]

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[|Question Types examples]





[|Ten Ways to have a better Conversation - TED TALKS 10 minutes long]