Teacher Tips Video: Student Discussion

We know that directed, purposeful student discussion has multiple benefits on student learning and social-emotional growth. That’s why it’s so important for educators to foster these daily academic conversations in their classrooms. But what does student discussion look like in a blended, self-paced classroom? In this month’s #TeacherTips video, Kate Gaskill, Head of Teaching & Learning, the most consistent way she fostered daily discussions in her Modern Classroom by using an academic conversation bag.

Watch Kate’s #TeacherTips video to dive deeper into how the academic conversation bag works and ways you can incorporate this idea into your own classroom! Is this something that can work for you? Or, do you have another #TeacherTip to share? Let us know!