This is another tool that I learned about in our Baldridge Continuous Improvement professional development session this year. After I … More
Tag: Discussion
Field Note Friday: Adapting Classroom Discussion for Large Classes
My last Field Note Friday explained how I create a transcript for a classroom discussion. This week I’d like to … More
Field Note Friday: Creating a Transcript for Classroom Discussion
One of the pillars of my classroom is Harkness Discussion, a method developed by the Phillips Exeter Academy in New … More
Tuesday Tips (and Tech): Digital Popsicle Sticks
I have briefly written about how a foundation of my class is Harkness discussion. Recently, thanks to a collaborative effort … More
Classroom Discussion: The Anti-Teaching
Standing at my podium, calmly taking notes on what my students were saying, jotting down thoughts about their progress, I … More