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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 …
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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 …
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