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Let’s Talk About It! Facilitating Whole-Class Discussions

Let’s Talk About It! Facilitating Whole-Class Discussions

By Rita Platt Students love to talk.  With a new emphasis on speaking and listening ushered in by the Common Core State Standards, teachers must […]

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A book study: Schools Cannot Do It Alone

A book study: Schools Cannot Do It Alone

The Shift April 6, 2012 at 10:26 pm 4 comments

The following is a message from New Richmond Teacher, Scott Heron, who has graciously agreed to share his book study with We Teach We Learn.  […]

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Whose interpretations matter most – teacher’s or students?

Annotations June 22, 2010 at 1:35 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The article begins with a comparison and contrast of two classrooms, each discussing the character of Queen Gertrude in Hamlet.  […]

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Worksheets don’t grow dendrites

Annotations June 19, 2010 at 11:10 am 1 comment

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh People need to talk because we’re highly social organisms! Students should not be expected to sit silently and do their […]

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Socratic seminars: engaging students in intellectual discourse

Annotations June 17, 2010 at 11:43 am Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author begins with a quote on brain research and education by Robert Sylwester, schools need to, “. . .focus […]

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Key words in instruction: literature circles.

Annotations June 13, 2010 at 11:14 am Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh According to this author, through the use of literature circles, students “become information literate by reading authentic literature, thinking about […]

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Getting the discussion started.

Annotations June 9, 2010 at 3:02 pm Comments are Disabled

McKeown, M. &  Beck, I. (November 1999). “Getting the discussion started.” Educational Leadership.  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh I […]

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Building fires: raising achievement through class discussion. Kahn, E.

Annotations June 5, 2010 at 11:07 pm Comments are Disabled

Kahn, E. (Mar 2007). Building fires: raising achievement through class discussion.  English Journal, 96, 16-19.  Retrieved March 7, 2008 from ProQuest database. An Annotation by […]

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Strategies for initiating authentic discussion. Johannessen, L.

Annotations June 3, 2010 at 10:57 pm Comments are Disabled

Johannessen, L. (Sep 2003). Strategies for initiating authentic discussion.  English Journal, 93, 73.  Retrieved July 6, 2008 from ProQuest database. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh […]

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Questioning formats. In open-ended questioning: a handbook for educators. Freedman, R.L.H.

Annotations May 28, 2010 at 4:05 pm Comments are Disabled

Freedman, R.L.H.  (1994).  Questioning formats. In Open-ended questioning: a handbook for educators (pp.11-20).  Dale Seymour Publications. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author reviews six […]

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