Description
What happens when students compose discussion questions and take turns maintaining the momentum of a discussion? Deeper engagement, motivation, and collaboration.
Student-led discussions allow students to practice teamwork, critical thinking, clarifying ideas and communicating them to peers. They become active listeners, refine and improve their use of language, and develop higher order analysis, synthesis, and inference skills.
This On-Your-Feet Guide will help teachers:
* Create a structure for effective student-led conversations
* Focus on specific strategies that increase engagement and participation
* Generate essential questions that lead to deeper discussions
* Deliver prompts for keeping discussions moving forward
* Trouble-shoot and scaffold learners through specific conversational "tricky spots"
Use this on-your-feet guide to coach your students toward meaningful discussions that enhance literacy learning and increase engagement.On-Your-Feet Guides (OYFGs) provide you with the ultimate "cheat sheet" to implement effective change in your classroom while in the moment of teaching. Designed for accessibility, and providing step-by-step guidance, the OYFGs are written by experts who take research-based practices and make them doable for the busy teacher. Each On-Your-Feet Guide is laminated, 8.5"x11" tri-fold (6 pages), and 3-hole punched.
Use the On-Your-Feet Guides
- When you know the "what" but need help with the "how"
- As a quick reference to support a practice you learned in a PD workshop or book
- To learn how to implement foundational practices
- When you want to help your students learn a specific strategy, routine, or approach, but aren't sure how to do it yourself
About the Author
An author, teacher, coach, and speaker, LAURA ROBB has spent the last four decades in middle school education. What teachers appreciate most about Laura is her deep commitment to children and adolescents, and her ability to show what best-practice instruction looks like day by day; a survey conducted by Instructor magazine named Laura as one of the nation's top twenty educators. Currently, in addition to her speaking and consulting, she works part time in grades K-8. She was named NCTE's recipient of the 2016 Richard W. Halle Award for Outstanding Middle Level Educator.
Book Information
ISBN 9781544382180
Author Laura J. Robb
Page Count 6
Imprint Corwin Press Inc
Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
Weight(grams) 90g
