How Can Students Engage in More Effective Discussions? (Final Report!)

Key ingredients for a good discussion:

• When students have worked harder than the teacher
• When the topics come from the kids
• When the students are well prepared (direct by teacher at first; discussion etiquette; make prep part of the assignment )
• When students are responsible for the participation of their peers 
• When students get immediate feedback on performance

Almost everybody in this group has used the techniques described in the blog-posts in the classroom recently--so read our posts!  We also recommend using Flipgrid as a way to augment in-class discussions.

We've had lots of good conversations during this cycle, and we've tried new things!

Present (2/6/14):  Johnathan, Brianne, Kari, Miriam, Susan