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Cathy O’Connor of Boston University discusses what is and is not a classroom discussion.
Cathy O’Connor explains that discussion of text leads to many significant academic tasks.
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Cathy O'Connor frames what is meant by classroom discussion.
Eight downloadable classroom activities to help develop discussion skills. They work with any topic.
Rubrics and a "Talk Moves Map" to support discussion, debate, and argumentation in the classroom
Also: Watch how New York City Schools used Word Generation for Debate Tournaments!
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES to develop academic discussion and debate
Opinion Continuum
Opposite Perspectives
Please Elaborate
Pro and Con
Rating Reasons
Survey Your Peers
Taking it Up a Level
Weighing the Evidence
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