Improving Classroom Discussion (Quick Reference Guide) - Softcover

Walsh, Jackie Acree

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416623647 ISBN 13: 9781416623649

Publisher: ASCD, 2016

Synopsis

Improving classroom discussion begins with transforming the roles of students and teachers. Author Jackie Acree Walsh details four crucial teaching practices to help students take a leading role in their learning:

1. Establish expectations
2. Identify and develop student skills
3. Select forms and structures for engagement
4. Stimulate, support, and sustain student thinking and speaking

Filled with tips, strategies, and examples, this guide can show any teacher how to better help students speak and listen to one another in ways that help them make meaning and increase their understanding.

8.5" x 11" 3-panel foldout guide (6 pages), laminated for extra durability and 3-hole-punched for binder storage.

About this title

About the Author

Jackie Acree Walsh is an independent educational consultant who partners with educators across the country to enhance teaching and leading in classrooms, schools, and districts. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie is also the lead consultant for the Alabama Best Practices Center, which affords her the opportunity to work with networks of school teams, district teams, instructional partners, and superintendents.

From the Inside Flap

Explore effective strategies for making classroom discussion work, including how to shift teacher and student roles for more powerful learning.

Edition details

• Publisher: ASCD
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416623647
• ISBN 13: 9781416623649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 6