Planning and Facilitating Discourse in the History Classroom
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Planning and Facilitating Discourse in the History Classroom
Saturday, April 4, 2020, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Type: Workshop
Tags: General/Survey; Professional Development; Teaching and Pedagogy
Abstract
No pre-registration required
This workshop session will model how history instructors can design and facilitate robust text-based student discourse in the history classroom. Drawing on experiences from middle-, secondary-, and collegiate-level educators, this session aims to offer both research-based discussion of the benefits of student discourse and concrete examples of the planning and facilitation practices that make discussion focused, rigorous, and genuinely democratic. Participants will leave the session with a deepened appreciation for the complex intersection of roles that a history teacher takes on to plan and enact authentic and educative discussions.
Session Participants
Presenter: Lendol G. Calder, Augustana College
Presenter: Lightning Jay, University of Pennsylvania
Presenter: Alina Lewis, Relay Graduate School of Education, Achievement First