The phrase
"discussion starter" refers to something, such as a question or a topic, that is used to initiate or begin a conversation or a discussion. It is meant to engage people and encourage them to share their thoughts and opinions on the subject.
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Some of the statements are not appropriate
discussion starters for elementary level students; select an appropriate statement that will engage your students.
Now, let's look at your book: No matter the primary topic in your book, there are likely to be a few different
discussion starters in there.
If you have anyone in your life who it's yet aware of the value of coral reefs and how they can help, this short is an
excellent discussion starter.
For parents of teens who insist on pushing their limits, without regard to possible consequences, this facet of the story may be a
valuable discussion starter.
It's a long clip at sixteen minutes, but would make a
fabulous discussion starter for a lesson on how we function in this culture of connectivity.
I love that you've sold this to a teacher — as a new teacher myself, I actively encourage questioning in the classroom, and this cartoon would be a
great discussion starter.
One strategy is to
suggest discussion starters, such as «I do better in math when I...» Ultimately, the goal is to help students communicate their learning and processes to their parents through work samples.
We envision the group as part didactic (with a brief
discussion starter offered by the facilitators), with the larger part focused on thematic and case discussion.
This particular red is not only enchanting, it'll function as the
utmost discussion starter when talking up that hottie on the dance floor.
Those
simple discussion starters (that likely took the teacher just moment to write) gave me precious opportunities for conversation with my child.
Student reactions to the book Terrible Things, by Eve Bunting, and to a class trip to the Nassau County Holocaust Center are moving and insightful and make
effective discussion starters.
From Good To Great: Exemplary Teachers Share Perspectives on Increasing Teacher Effectiveness Across the Continuum, with companion, «
Discussion Starter Tool» from the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders
Brandon Mull: Educators and Parents page that includes a downloadable teachers guide and video
taped discussion starters for his series «Fablehaven».
Plus, its easy - to - use discussion guide includes specific facilitation exercises and
discussion starters prepared in collaboration with Attorney at Work.
One of our favorite
mealtime discussion starters is «highs and lows»... have each person go around the table and talk about their high and low of the day!
Used in a group the Androgyny Test makes an excellent
discussion starter on the issues of equality, sex - role stereotyping, and individual wholeness.
The questions below are
excellent discussion starters for eliciting student perspectives, feelings, and thoughts that youths might never disclose otherwise:
The comprehensive Teacher's Manual ($ 57.95) provides teachers with curriculum and program ideas and includes 21
discussion starter cards with suggestions for classroom use.
Although I use this a lot in Art and Design it can be a
good discussion starter for English, Music, Film and Media as well as PSHE.
Faculty in the audience were excited by the prospect of having short field reports that can serve as
discussion starters for classes on sustainable development.
Using elements of our culture, especially movies, as
discussion starters that can be led by the Holy Spirit is a practice more of us should employ.
Plus, each session gives you everything you need — activities, teaching points, and
discussion starters.
This is one example of
a discussion starter; there are many others.
It'll be a great
discussion starter.
The film was produced, and «Parable» became one of the hits of the New York World's Fair; after thirty years it still enjoys vigorous circulation as
a discussion starter among youth and adults who want to explore the meaning of Jesus and the Gospel story.
Discussion Starter: As the 2012 presidential race gathers steam, probes into candidates» personal histories have raised questions about how much a candidate's marital life should influence the decision of Christian voters.
If it makes you feel uncomfortable, that in itself can be a good
discussion starter and can hopefully lead to a chance to explain why.
You can also include discussion points for agenda items, and maybe one or two links to articles or blog posts that you think would be good
discussion starters.
i'm hopeful that this article will, over time, just be more of
a discussion starter about how informative and powerful mommy bloggers can be.
The discussion starter outlines several approaches to the relationship between science and religion, along with the pros, cons, and trade - offs of each choice.