High Impact Discussion Strategies
In this section, you will learn:
Various strategies for facilitating class discussion
What effective classroom discussion looks like
How to facilitate high impact discussion in your own classroom
Task 1: Explore "The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies. Choose 1 strategy to add into your lesson plans next week.
As you read, think about:
1. How could you implement one or more of these strategies in your own classroom?
2. What makes these strategies "high impact"?
3. What would need to do in terms of prep work in order to facilitate one of these discussions?
Task 2: Watch the video "Strategies for Student Centered Discussion.
As you watch, think about:
1. What is the difference between student-centered and teacher-centered discussion?
2. What is your role in a student-centered discussion?