Improving Classroom Discussion (Quick Reference Guide)

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.

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.