engaging students in classroom discussion. learning targets o i can explain the difference between...

Engaging Students in Classroom Discussion

Learning TargetsO I can explain the difference between text-

based discussion and other discussion formats

O I can prepare for and facilitate text-based and question based discussions

O I can assess and monitor progress in discussion

Reading/Learning is about thinking.

“Discussion is an important tool of learning. It engages students, broadens their perspectives, and promotes meaning-making, decision-making, and higher-level thinking. Discussion is difficult, even for adults. We converse, we share, we argue, we report, and we think we have discussed. But true discussion is purposeful interchange of ideas through which meaning has the possibility of being revised and extended.”

--from Classroom Discussion by Dixie Spiegel (2005)

Highly Effective Teaching and Learning

O Teachers……O Orchestrates effective discussion,

questioning to promote higher order thinking

O Think deeply about problems/variety of approaches

O Lesson connections to community and current events

O Link to student understandings

Highly Effective Teaching and Learning

O Students……O Authentic and active engagementO Collaborate with other studentsO Applies and refines inquiry skillsO Develops explanations using evidence

Connecting to KCASO SL.6-8.1 Engage effective in a range

of collaborative discussionsO A. Be preparedO B. Follow rulesO C. Pose and answer questionsO Demonstrate understanding of

multiple perspectives

Connecting to KCASSL.1--Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners.

a. Come to discussions prepared

b. Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making

c. Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas

d. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives

Connections to TPEGS

What can wreck a discussion?

Successful Discussion

Creating Group Ground Rules and Consequences

Types of discussion

Simple Strategies To Facilitate Classroom Conversation

O Say SomethingO Think Pair ShareO Buzz GroupsO Flying BallO ABC

Prepare Students for Question Based Discussion

Semantic Web

Is the use of standardized testing improving student

learning?

How is a question based discussion different from question/answer?

Prepare Students for Text Based Discussion

Discussion Video

Frayer Model

Definition

How I would use it

What it is

What it is not

Text-Based Discussion

Reading and Annotating Text

Double Entry Journal

Text My Connections

During DiscussionTeacher Role

Student Role

•Collect data on targeted skills•Make notes on re-teaching needs•Make notes on behavioral issues

Participate by•Listening•Questioning•Clarifying•Summarizing•Referring to the text

Let’s Talk About It!

After Discussion

Teacher Role Student Role•Provide individual feedback to students individually•Ask students to reflect using short prompts and post-its•Prepare mini-lessons to address skills

•Provide feedback on the discussion as a whole (not on individual students)•Reflect on discussions to revise thinking

Resources

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