Discussions

Teaching and Learning Methods

Discussions

People learn by struggling with ideas, and socially - discussions, including argumentation from evidence, are key to getting students to think about what they are learning and form concepts.

Tips-for-Promoting-Discussion.pdf
Discussion-Map.pdf
Discussion-Routines.pdf
Walk-Talk.pdf
Goals-and-Prompts-for-Encouraging-Exploration.pdf

BEETLES Discussion Strategies Videos and Video Guides:

Building Discussion Skills

Building a Culture of Science Talk and Curiosity

Responding to Students

Building-Discussion-Skills.pdf

Video Guide to Building Discussion Skills

Building-Culture-of-Science-Talk.pdf

Video Guide to Building a Culture of Science Talk and Curiosity

Responding-to-Students.pdf

Video Guide to Responding to Students

Links to more resources

CalAcademy - Talk Strategies with Notebooks - great ideas for promoting discussion while using student journals (aka notebooks)