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Interactivity Foundation: Guidebook for Student Centered Classroom Discussions

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
This downloadable guide includes strategies and best practices for supporting student-centered classroom discussions.
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Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Share Knowledge: Fact Bank [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
This graphic organizer can be used to collect facts during a research task prior to writing about the topic or sharing what was learned in a discussion. Students will place facts in the boxes and then number the facts, according to the...
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Literature Circles Resource Center: Teaching Students How to Discuss

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Teachers are given strategies and hands-on approaches to help students prepare for a discussion and participate as active members of it.
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I Buzzle: Group Discussion Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Group discussion activities help at several levels, may it be professional or personal. The following article will highlight the importance of these activities and provide you with examples. The activities described can help with warming...