Strategy Share: Support Classroom Discussion by Incorporating Students’ Culture

Student discourse is a major component of any classroom. Teachers work to create a learning environment that fosters critical thought and provides a safe space for new ideas. There are a wide range of facilitation techniques designed to support classroom discussion, but they don’t always allow students to voice ideas based on their own understanding of the world. When we facilitate dialogue that feels separate from students’ lives, we limit the connections they can build. Continue reading Strategy Share: Support Classroom Discussion by Incorporating Students’ Culture

Men Prefer Movies to Books

LIFESTYLE Men prefer to watch film adaptations of books rather than read the original, according to a new study. Researchers found the opposite is true for women. (BBC) Luckily, Nat Geo has great recommendations for both movies and books. Discussion Ideas The researchers in the BBC article reported that the British men they interviewed preferred movie versions of stories to books. Women seem to prefer book versions … Continue reading Men Prefer Movies to Books