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Four Strategies for Literary Discussions in the Classroom
Classroom conversations about literature usually go one of two ways: Teachers moderate a Think-Pair-Share discussion, or, the whole class sits in a circle to consider questions in a free-for-all Socratic Seminar. Though opposite in structure, Think-Pair-Share and Socratic Seminars suffer from similar issues. The same outspoken voices are heard again and again, reticent students hesitate…
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The Sound of Silence: NASA Probes Record Earth’s ‘Chorus’
Here's a question for Science teachers to ask their classes: If space made a noise, what would it sound like? The reverberations of Neil Armstrong's footsteps? Space junk clanging together? The chatter of little green men? Or perhaps, early morning birdsong? An illustration of the earth's magnetosphere, where our planet's magnetic…
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