Short video clips showing a discussion strategy in action....
1. Talk Moves during an academic discussion. Looks at how sentence stems can help the conversation get going.
2. Academic Discussions in particular for ELL students.
3. Using Philosophical Chairs to debate and discuss a particular position.
4. Ways to document and assess participation in an academic discussion.
5. Socratic Seminar for supporting claims and counterclaims.
This teacher has compiled a list of discussion formats divided into those that require more planning and those that require less. In one of the comments at the end of the post, the teacher outlines an idea crossing a gallery walk and concentric circles n a math class...be sure to check that out!
Some background reading:
These are some readings that give substantial background content, case studies, and practical applications to expanding and enhancing the use of discussion in classrooms.
Hess, Diana E.. Controversy in the classroom: the democratic power of discussion. New York: Routledge, 2009. Print.
Lunsford, Andrea A., John J. Ruszkiewicz, and Keith Walters. Everything's an argument: with readings. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007.
McTighe, Jay, and Grant P. Wiggins. Essential questions opening doors to student understanding. Alexandria, Va.: ASCD, 2013. Print.
Rothstein, Dan, and Luz Santana. Make just one change: teach students to ask their own questions. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Education Press, 2011. Print.
Tovani, Cris. So what do they really know?: assessment that informs teaching and learning. Portland, Me.: Stenhouse Publishers, 2011. Print.
Zwiers, Jeff, and Marie Crawford. Academic conversations classroom talk that fosters critical thinking and content understandings. Portland, Me.: Stenhouse Publishers, 2011. Print.
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