Questioning for Classroom Discussion: Developing Students As Thinkers and Learners

with Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes

Recorded December 10, 2015

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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 authors Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes 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.

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About the Presenters

Jackie 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, Walsh 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.  Learn more

Beth Sattes consults through her business, Enthused Learning, primarily in the area of effective questioning in K–12 classrooms. She works with clients and staff of service centers, districts, schools, and departments of education throughout the eastern and southern part of the United States, frequently facilitating adult learning and returning (in person or via the Internet) for follow-up.  Learn more