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Anthony Rebora

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Reader's Guide / Better Listening, Better Teaching

Professional Development & Well-Being

Wendy Ostroff

Wendy L. Ostroff

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Empowering Children Through Dialogue and Discussion

Classroom Management & Behavior

Mike Anderson

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Your Words Matter

Student Engagement

Kevin S. Krahenbuhl

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In Class Discussions, Slow and Steady Wins

Alexis Wiggins

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A Better Way to Assess Discussions

Assessment & Grading

Anne Vilen

Ron Berger

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Courageous Conversations for Equity and Agency

Opportunity Gaps

Zaretta Hammond

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The Power of Protocols for Equity

Terry Roberts

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Opening Up the Conversation—and Students' Thinking

LauraMarie Coleman

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Deeper Discussions in Math Add Up

Teaching Strategies

Ben Shuldiner

Benjamin Shuldiner

Meghan Everette

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Let's Talk Math

Jennifer Stewart-Mitchell

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Blogging About Books

Michael B. Sherry

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Three Strategies for Better Online Discussions

Teaching with Technology

Jacqueline Darvin

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How Technology Is Changing Teachers' Discussion Skills

Bryan Goodwin

Max Altman

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Research Matters / Forget the Leading Role

Douglas Fisher

Nancy Frey

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / Take a Closer Look at Close Reading

Jill Harrison Berg

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Leading Together / Deepening Faculty Dialogue

School Culture & Improvement

Matthew Kay thumbnail

Matthew R. Kay

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Confronting Inequity / Schooled in Debate

Carol Ann Tomlinson

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One to Grow On / Eight Steps to Teaching In-Depth Discussion Skills

Sean Slade

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Whole Child Spotlight: On Discussion Skills

Social-Emotional Learning

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Educational Leadership Staff

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Readers React

A multi-ethnic group of six children, 6 and 7 years old, sitting at a round table in the library with their teacher, a mature African-American woman, who is reading a book to them. Most of the boys and girls are raising their hands to answer a question, and the teacher is pointing to one of them.

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Tell Us About

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ASCD Community in Action

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EL Takeaways / Dynamic Discussions

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Turn & Talk / Cosby Hunt on Helping Students Speak Truth

Tara Laskowski (photo)

Tara Laskowski

As the therapy group members listen, the teen boy shares his life experiences.

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Numbers of Note / Engaged in Debate

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Seen on the Screen / Wake Up and Discuss!

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School Tool / Where in the World?

Jon Simmons

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A Better Route with Conversation Maps

Long considered ancillary to other academic priorities, oral communication skills are now increasingly seen as central to student growth and success. This issue will consider ways to go beyond traditional formats for classroom exchanges to discussions that promote higher-order thinking, effective communication, and social-emotional learning skills. The issue will also look at how discussion skills contribute to whole child development and how educators can foster more effective discussions among themselves.

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