The Best Class You Never Taught: How Spider Web Discussion Can Turn Students into Learning Leaders

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The Best Class You Never Taught: How Spider Web Discussion Can Turn Students into Learning Leaders

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The best classes have a life of their own, powered by student-led conversations that explore texts, ideas, and essential questions. In these classes, the teacher's role shifts from star player to observer and coach as the students

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Acknowledgments

Why We Need Spider Webbers

The First Spider Web Discussion

About the authors

Alexis Wiggins has worked as a high-school English teacher, instructional coach, and consultant for curriculum and assessment. Her book, The Best Class You Never Taught: How Spider Web Discussion Can Turn Students into Learning Leaders (ASCD), helps transform classrooms through collaborative inquiry. Alexis is currently the Curriculum Coordinator at The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, TX.

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978-1-4166-2468-4

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160

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