It grows out
of authentic discussion and efforts to create a safe and welcoming environment for students of all backgrounds and gender identities.
These short videos are designed to shift the conversation, to prompt a deeper, more
authentic discussion about issues of racial equity in schools.
In this lesson, students make evidence - based connections and arguments
through authentic discussion facilitated completely by group mem...
Examples of the instructional and democratic citizenship benefits of developing these economic reasoning skills in students include: sharpening critical thinking and critical literacy skills; entertaining multiple perspectives; better understanding current events; laying the groundwork
for authentic discussions and civil debates; casting informed votes; and making students» thinking explicit for assessment purposes.
She asked the question of fourth graders who came from classes where teacher - directed questioning was the primary source of discussion and of students whose teachers were known to
encourage authentic discussion (cooperative discussion that led to enhanced understanding).
This could take many forms — buttons, banners, slogans, t - shirts, pledges, assemblies and school - wide activities — but it needs to grow out
of authentic discussion and efforts to create a safe and welcoming environment for students of all backgrounds and gender identities.
In this example, vocabulary development occurred organically through
an authentic discussion among peers.