Questioning for Classroom Discussion: Developing Students As Thinkers and Learners

with Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes

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Summary

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.

Recorded December 10, 2015

Topic: listening and speaking

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