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Questioning and

​ Discussion Strategies

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Discussion strategies
Scaffolds for discussions
Webbs depth of knowledge
Literature circles
Questioning strategies


For Students, Why the Question is More Important Than the Answer

Question Formulation Technique

What is the QFT?

The Art of Questioning

Questioning Toolkit

Question Library for Instructors

Questioning Techniques: Research Based Strategies for Teachers

The Right Questions (Educational Leadership, October 2014)

Five Strategies for Questioning with Intention

​Socratic Seminar Strategy Guide
Q-StormingQQ-Storming (YouTube video)
​The Right Questions the Right Way (Educational Leadership, March 2014)

Asking Good Questions (Educational Leadership, Summer 2008)

Questioning Techniques: A Self-Evaluation

5 Powerful Questions Teachers Can Ask Students

10 Questioning Strategies to Differentiate Instruction

Developing Fluency Through Questioning Strategies​

5 Ways to Help Students Ask Better Questions (with infographic)

Thick and Thin Questions

Question Storming: A Guide for Brainstorming Questions

 A guide to question storming

Q-Storming YouTube video
Pinterest board with Questioning and Discussion Strategies 
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Webb's Depth of Knowledge

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Webb's Depth of Knowledge Wheel Webb's Wheel in color

Question Stems

Using Think Time and Wait Time Skillfully in the Classroom​

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DOK Spanish Question Stems
DOK French Question Stems
DOK Spanish Question Stems
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World Language Questioning Resources

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Questions in future for Spanish
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Spiraling Questions Bookmark
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​Discussions in World Languages

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Discussion strategies

The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies

10 discussion strategies to use in class tomorrow (Ditch That Textbook)

13 Strategies to Improve Student Classroom Discussions

Starting a Discussion (Slideshare)
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67 Discussion Protocols
Talking Chips
https://www.smore.com/7a7p5-talking-chips
Fishbowl
www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/fostering-active-engagement-through-fishbowl-discussion
Discussion webs
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdfDiscussion webs
Say something
https://learn.k20center.ou.edu/strategy/778/pdflearn.k20center.ou.edu/strategy/778/pdf

Sentence starters
Question-Answer-Relationship (QAR)
​http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/question_answer_relationship
Confer, Compare, Clarify
www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/curriculum/grade-10-english/6/Appendix%20D%20-%20Student%20handout%20Confer%20compare%20clarify.pdf
Chalkboard splash
https://sites.google.com/a/uvei.org/uvei-wiki/chalkboard-splash
Bounce cards
​​https://www.s2temsc.org/uploads/1/8/8/7/18873120/bounce_cards_strategy.pdf
Chat Stations
​http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/chat-stations/
Pinwheel Discussions
https://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/pinwheel_discussion_instructions_types_of_questions.pdf
Nomination cards
https://tekhnologic.wordpress.com/2016/03/29/nomination-cards-giving-students-a-chance-to-speak/
Dice cards
https://tekhnologic.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/dice-cards-an-activity-to-encourage-participation/
Debate team carousel
https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/546/debate_team_carousel_template.pdf
Thinking and Talking
​https://cpet.tc.columbia.edu/news-press/using-silent-cues-for-strategic-small-group-discussions
Seed discussion
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/printouts/seed-discussion-organizer-30632.html
Three minute pause
http://www.rcsthinkfromthemiddle.com/3-minute-pause.html
Discussion stoplight
https://ambitiousscienceteaching.org/discussion-stoplight/
Snowball discussion
https://www.mcgill.ca/skillsets/files/skillsets/active_strategies_snowballing.pdf
Harkness discussion
www.teacher.org/blog/what-is-the-harkness-discussion-why-ive-embraced-this-method-and-how-its-worked-for-me/
World Café
http://www.theworldcafe.com/key-concepts-resources/world-cafe-method/
Pass-Pass-Synthesize
www.smore.com/rxaym-pass-pass-synthesize#:~:text=What%20is%20it%3F,is%20passed%20a%20third%20time.
Silent Debate/Discussion
https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2017/04/23/silent-discussion/
They Say, I SaySat
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/202169470761790611/
Circular Discussion
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/202169470761790610/
Peeling the Onion
http://schoolreforminitiative.org/doc/peeling_onion.pdf
Hexagonal Thinking
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/hexagonal-thinking/
Talk Moves
https://www.edutopia.org/video/encouraging-academic-conversations-talk-moves

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/literacy-and-numeracy/teaching-and-learning-resources/numeracy/talk-moves
QSSSA
https://seidlitzblog.org/2019/03/27/qsssa-more-than-turn-talk/
TQE (Thoughts, Questions, Epiphanies)
https://literacyresourcecenter.weebly.com/tqe.html
Philosophical Chairs
https://www.osceolaschools.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashxmoduleinstanceid=2280&dataid=26434&FileName=AVID_Philosophical%20Chairs%20Instructions.pdf
Discussion Diamond ​
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9BGPj2TJNM
Accountable Talk
https://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/accountable-discussionswww.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/accountable-discussions
 
Scaffolds and Supports for Student Discussions
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Other languages
English
Value
French (arguments and debates
Spanish (arguments and debates)
German (arguments and debates)

Circumlocution Strategies
10 Tricks for Teaching Novice Students to Circumlocute
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Student participation

27 Ways to Increase Participation infographic

​Oral Participation in the FL Classroom

Top 12 Ways to Increase Student Participation

Encouraging Class Participation

20 Active Participation Techniques


 

Literature Circles

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Getting started

Overview

Literature Circle Resources

Literature Circles in World Languages

Círculos de la literatura​

Literature Circles in Spanish Class

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