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Summaries of the newest research related to student-led discussion. Think of it as teacher-approved SparkNotes (with better citations) for papers published by top schools of education, research-based websites, and think tanks.

Push Out Paraphrase
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Push Out Paraphrase

ByKatherine July 10, 2020December 20, 2022

Paraphrasing, by Bergman’s definition, is a retelling of what a student has just said in similar, perhaps clearer, words. He notes, though, that in such moments paraphrase a teacher often “ignores missing pieces and inaccuracies.”

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Social Presence in the Online Classroom
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Social Presence in the Online Classroom

ByKatherine July 3, 2020December 20, 2022

Everyone’s afraid of Zoom fatigue these days. Lowenthal and Dunlop ask their students how to make social presence possible online.

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Beyond Fragility and Into History
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Beyond Fragility and Into History

ByKatherine June 23, 2020December 20, 2022

A 2017 article challenges us to think from, but also beyond, the popular concept of white fragility — especially when it comes to building new curricula.

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Better Protocols for Online Discussion Boards
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Better Protocols for Online Discussion Boards

ByKatherine June 1, 2020December 20, 2022

How do we use the “discussion board” feature to… actually hold discussions?

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Protocols for Equity
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Protocols for Equity

ByKatherine May 26, 2020December 20, 2022

Zaretta Hammond (leader in the Culturally Responsive Education movement) provides us tangible techniques to empower student voice more equitably in class discussions.

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