Student discourse strategies

Every English language arts teacher needs a variety of successful, student led discussion strategies that will provide opportunities for student learning.

The ultimate list of engagement strategies for middle and high school students #EngagingELA #HighSchoolELA #MiddleSchoolELA #ActiveLearning

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A blog to help elementary teachers build readers and writers who think boldly and deeply.

Go beyond think-pair-share with ten discussion strategies that will engage your students in meaningful paired and small group discussions.

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High school English teachers can level up their questioning strategies to involve all learners and improve even the simplest classroom discussion. Teach your high school English language arts students to create text-dependent questions, learn how to set an academic tone through questioning techniques, student centered learning, and more! #highschoolenglish #englishlanguagearts #questioningstrategies #classroomdiscussion

Learning is not a spectator sport! During a lesson students should have LOTS of opportunities to respond by saying, writing and doing! And by lots, they need 3-5 OTRs per minute for simple responses (verbal or gestural) and 1 OTR per minute when the OTR is more complex (think solving a multi-step math problem. Click the link to learn about FIVE ways you can get students talking in the classroom. These cooperative learning strategie are perfect for elementary, middle and hhigh school…

Despite Speaking & Listening being a core standard, the Listening part is given almost no attention at all, so many students are underprepared to meaningfully communicate with each other.

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It’s 8:28 am and you’re trying to make sure that the four chair bouncy bands around chairs are still with the correct four desks for those students who need to bounce their feet. Sandra comes into the classroom before you can step outside to greet her, and she immediately starts telling you all about her … Continued

Use these 6 strategies and tips to help your students embrace making mistakes in math. From completing error analysis activities to creating a safe classroom culture, you'll be sure to help your perfectionist students love making mistakes in math. This blog post contains helpful tips for teachers as they build classroom communities focused on math discourse, learning, and making mistakes. #4thgrademath #5thgrademath #erroranalysis

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MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM DISPLAYS: This anchor chart outlines specific language that students can use to facilitate discussions. They can practice these in class and then take these skills to small groups. Giving students the awareness of the importance of listening and responding is so important when building a classroom community.

Switching from a teacher-centered model in the classroom to a student-centered one can seem extremely overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Often I have people come to me with one simple question, “What are some student-centered teaching strategies?" While there may be no "one-size-fits-all" answer for the question of what are some student-centered teaching strategies, there are some guidelines that any teacher can abide by.