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This survey can be used to more clearly identify the skills needed to lead class discussions and to gather student feedback as to your facilitation style.

With some guidance, all students—whether outgoing or reserved—can effectively take part in class discussions.

Hacking Teens’ Desire to Impress Their Peers - You can get teens to work harder by giving them an audience they really care about—each other.

Better Math Teaching Network in New England is testing new high school math instructional strategies to be shared with educators around the country.

A state Teacher of the Year shares her techniques for increasing the number of students who talk and share their ideas in class.

By separating heated rhetoric from effective argument styles, today's young writers and thinkers examine the national political debate as their first step toward becoming tomorrow's voters.

Classroom discussions have been a staple of teaching forever, beginning with Socrates. I have taught using discussions, been a student in discussions, and observed other teachers' discussions thousands of times -- at least. Some have been boring, stifling or tedious enough to put me to sleep. Others have been so stimulating that I was sad to see them end. The difference between the two is obviously how interesting the topic is, but equally important is the level of student participation.

Edutopia blogger Todd Finley considers whole class discussion and presents ample research about what works best.