Questioning and discussion are important components of classroom instruction that work in tandem to push learning forward and move students from passive participants to active meaning-makers. But what are the characteristics of a productive classroom discussion, and how can teachers partner with students to develop the speaking, listening, thinking, and use-of-knowledge skills needed for effective discourse?
Join Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes, authors of Questioning for Classroom Discussion: Purposeful Speaking, Engaged Listening, Deep Thinking, in an hour-long webinar that will engage you in
- Exploring a framework of skills and dispositions you can reference to select those appropriate to your classroom context.
- Considering three forms of discussion—teacher-guided, structured small-group, and student-driven—that can scaffold the development of identified skills.
- Assessing a cycle that you can use to plan meaningful classroom discourses.
- Connecting quality questioning practices to strategies that advance productive discussions.
Questioning for Classroom Discussion:
Developing Students As Thinkers and Learners
Thursday, December 10, 2015, 3:00 p.m. ET (US)
Presented by Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes
