Socratic Dialogue

Socratic Smackdown

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Students sitting on the grass in a circle

Try a Socratic Smackdown for a twist on your next class #discussion.

Speaking Goal Cards

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Although I believe they were originally designed to help English Language Learners increase their participation, the simplicity of each slide in The Speaking Goal Cards from @TanELLClassroom would be a great way to begin any class period or discussion in which you want to encourage participation.  They can prompt students to focus on certain speaking … Read more

CommonLit

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I was so thrilled to see this post by Richard Byrne (who is one of my favorite Engaging Educators!) about CommonLit. This is going to be an awesome resource for me to use with my 4th and 5th grade GT students.  I will let Richard tell you the details, but suffice it to say that … Read more

Mandela’s Eight Lessons of Leadership

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Nelson Mandela, unfortunately, may not be in good health right now.  However, this great man, who has made such a positive impact on our world, will be immortal through the re-telling of his words and actions. Recently, I found an article from 2008 by Richard Stengel in which he lists and explains the lessons of … Read more