When my classes do a Harkness discussion, which is quite often, half of the class observes while half of the … More
Tag: Discussion
Classroom Discussion: Observation Forms
One of the realities of working in American public education these days is large class sizes. Any time one of … More
Tuesday Tips: Sticky Note Annotations
Because I have so many classroom discussions, I like all my students to have the same edition of whatever text … More
Tuesday Tips: Reading Bookmarks
As I’ve mentioned before, the primary means of formative assessment in my AP Literature class is classroom discussion. My method … More
Grading a Harkness Discussion
I’m sure one of the first questions I would ask of someone attempting to persuade me to use a new … More
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