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DIGITALIZING GALLERY WALKS: A METHOD FOR STUDENT-CENTERED FEEDBACK AND ENGAGEMENT

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4 Tips for Productive Online Discussions

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It has become part of the new normal for teachers to deliver their lessons online via videoconferencing tools. The situation reminds me of when I utilized similar technology to coach my students for inter-school debate competitions.

There are a number of rules I follow at various stages of online discussion sessions.

Establish Online Etiquette and a Discussion Agenda

At the beginning of the session, the teacher has the responsibility to draw students' attention to basic etiquette rules, such as muting the microphone while others are talking, unmuting the microphone when they need to speak, and avoiding talking over each other. If any of these rules are breached, the teacher should remind the students of their right to speak or listen.

Of equal importance is asking the student leader to set the agenda or the intended outcomes of the discussion in order to make the discussion purposeful. When students veer off into another direction, the leader should bring them back to the subject matter.

Make Time for Research

A discussion session should never start with a discussion. If we start by asking students to express their views on an unfamiliar topic, they will probably not be able to contribute much, since activating schemata depends on prior knowledge. On the other hand, if students are very knowledgeable about a particular topic, it can be tempting for them to bluff all the way through without providing substance.

It is therefore vital that we ask students to carry out research before the session. If this isn't possible, we should give them time at the beginning of the session, say 5 to 10 minutes, to perform informational searches. This research stage enables students to develop a solid understanding of the topic and ensures a high-quality discussion.

Students should be asked to organize their ideas effectively during the research stage. In the framework we use in the debate team, ideas are categorized as background information, arguments or evidence useful for Side Proposition, and arguments or evidence useful for Side Opposition. After categorization, debaters should post the source link (which is usually a web address) and an excerpt. If needed, an article can be revisited by clicking the link at the discussion stage later.

Be Purposeful About Group Size and Role Assignment

The group size should be small to increase students' involvement in discussions. If the group size is large, I will break the team into groups of three or four. Turn-taking will then be rigorous, and passive students will have more opportunities to interact with their group mates.

To increase students' sense of ownership, there should be a clear definition of roles in each group, similar to how we carry out cooperative learning in a real classroom. The types of roles can include a leader, who facilitates the discussion; a secretary, who types and notes any important consensus reached; a timekeeper, who keeps track of the amount of time for each sub-task; and a strategist, who suggests the main approach that should be used in defending the team's side and rebutting the opponent's arguments.

The choice of leader is critical to increasing participation. If it is a mature group, we can of course leave it to the students' own devices. For junior students, we should pick a very responsive participant to be the leader, since these are the students who are best suited for generating group dynamics and arousing a heated debate or discussion within the group.

Facilitate Discussion

Teachers should avoid dominating the discussion. One of the problems that's often overlooked in a language classroom is the amount of time the teacher talks. It's almost inevitable for very passionate teachers to deliver lengthy monologues in an online session without realizing it. Not only does this significantly reduce students' participation in lessons and demotivate them, but also it denies students opportunities to practice their speaking and critical-thinking skills.

However, while the student leader is supposed to act as the facilitator, the teacher still has a role to play in the discussion.

The teacher should constantly encourage the leader to invite others to respond once one student participant has finished talking. If several students are of the same position but the argument may be logically flawed, the teacher should act as a devil's advocate and introduce another perspective by asking what-if questions. Never should the teacher explicitly point out the mistake, since this hampers critical-thinking development, nor should the teacher refute students' arguments directly by expressing his or her personal views, as they can be easily perceived as authoritative ideas that can't or shouldn't be disputed.

It's also the teacher's responsibility to ask for clarifications about the reasoning in slippery-slope cases. "Why" questions are especially useful in helping students build cases and arguments. If the discussion dries up in the middle, the teacher should prompt students with yes-or-no questions, or questions involving another consideration, so that the discussion engine can be switched on again.

All in all, teachers should cultivate a welcoming rule-based and student-led environment to maximize interactions in online discussion sessions.

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A debate coach with experience guiding virtual discussions explains how to get students to engage with each other and with the course content.

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How to Coach Parents Who Are Teaching at Home

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Many parents and guardians felt overwhelmed in supporting their student's learning during the pandemic-these strategies can help.

"My children do the work in 15 minutes and then ask, 'What's next?'" one parent recently said in reference to schooling at home during the pandemic. "I don't need more work for them; what I need is help designing lessons for them to keep learning."

Covid-19 affected schools that had to adjust in unanticipated ways. Teachers at my school felt pressure to keep students learning at the same pace as before, yet they knew that they could not teach or assess in the same way. When they gave assignments, it was difficult to know if the students were doing the work or just going through the motions. Some teachers sent detailed daily schedules, while others sent lists of assignments.

In order to customize learning for their children, parents and guardians need learning objectives and ways to achieve those goals. Teachers can be the partners that families need by providing them information and tools to assess student progress.

Give the Scope

Define for parents or guardians the big picture or the scope of what needs to be learned this year. One parent said she feels like she is flying blind, not knowing if her children are learning what they need to learn. Explaining the full scope of the curriculum can help families better prepare for individual lessons.

Teachers understand how some content is best taught in progression, and they know the ways to lay foundations of understanding before moving to the next objective. Conveying that process to families can guide their work. For example, in fourth grade, students learn to master multiplication of several digits. Begin by pointing families to resources to learn the mechanics of multiplication. Then introduce ways they can use the new skills in real life. If parents and guardians know the progression of the learning goals, it is easier to guide their children in that direction through multi-digit math experiences in the store or at the farmer's market. When parents know the scope of what their child needs to learn, they understand the purpose behind the learning activities and can take advantage of real-world applications.

Communicate Learning Goals

Parents and guardians need the "I can" statements that define learning goals. If parents know the goal, they can find alternative learning opportunities to get to that end, and they can evaluate if their child actually can do it when they are done.

Explain the importance of setting clear learning targets to parents or guardians. Encourage them to frame goals with an "I can..." sentence stem format. Make sure the goals are specific and measurable. For example, instead of "I can understand equivalent fractions," students write, "I can find four equivalent fractions for ½, ¾, and 7/16." Having specific outcomes in mind can help families develop lessons that serve the learning goals. In addition, clear and measurable goals will make assessment easier for parents and guardians.

Parents and guardians can share the end objectives with students as well. Research shows that students benefit from knowing the goal of the learning.

Provide Resources

Once parents or guardians have the scope and goals, they need the tools to deepen and extend learning. Rather than providing a list of online activities or assignment options, begin by assessing parents' needs. My most successful teachers found that taking the time to call, video chat, or message parents about what they need is critical. Discuss the student's progress and any challenges they are facing. Once those needs are identified, it is easier for teachers to provide tailored resources for the family.

Offering resources doesn't require explaining the pedagogy behind each tool. While some parents or guardians may not know about project-based learning or collaborative teams, they may benefit from implementing resources based on those principles. Some of the teachers in my school found that sharing fun learning activities based on these ideas, even if they did not share a full explanation of the process, was successful.

Encourage Flexibility

Parents and guardians want the flexibility to alter assignments to meet the needs of their family and individual students. One parent with multiple school-aged children told the teacher, "Sorry if I don't get all of your assignments done. We decided to learn together rather than individually."

Not everyone in the family must, or can, do the same thing to learn. A fourth-grade teacher at my school requested that the family go on nature walks. Her student was asked to keep a notebook of the plants and animals observed and write a paragraph for each entry. The other children in the family could draw or take pictures of what they found. After they returned, they shared what was unique about what they found. Flexibility in assignments allows families to learn together.

Distance learning also means that some parents may struggle, and teachers have to be prepared with alternative plans to help them find success. When parents encounter difficulties in getting students to focus, a teacher can offer to do video lessons with the students. An intervention by a teacher, even temporarily, can help get a student back on track.

Teachers and schools are making all sorts of accommodations for learning at home. To help families succeed, teachers can provide clear communication, the big picture of what the student needs to learn, and the necessary support for the parents and guardians to succeed.

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Engage your family for an hour or more with these safe and simple, family-led learning experiences for ages 3 to 12. This collection of free activities, curated out of educational resources from around the world, encourages families to Learn, Do and Share. Enjoy some time together!

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Warning

Microsoft Stream (Classic) is being retired and replaced by Stream (on SharePoint) and Microsoft Teams live events. It is recommended to start using Stream (on SharePoint) by uploading videos to SharePoint, Teams, Viva Engage, or OneDrive, and to run your live events through Teams and Viva Engage.

Functionality in Stream (Classic) will be changed and removed leading up to the retirement date. Learn more about Stream (on SharePoint)...

Make your video more engaging by adding a survey, quiz, or poll using Microsoft Forms. You can add forms anywhere in videos you own, view responses, and share a summary link that shows answers and scores in Microsoft Forms.

Common uses include collecting feedback, surveys or polls for CEO town halls or all-hands meetings, quizzes for flipped classroom videos, and knowledge assessments for employee training videos.

Add a form to a video

1. In Stream, on the My Content menu, click Videos, and select the video.

2. On the Interactivity tab, click +Add New.

3. To create the form in Forms, click the tool tip next to Form URL, and then click Go to Microsoft Forms.

The form opens in a new browser tab.

4. In the new browser tab displaying Forms. create a new form:

If this is the first time you're using Microsoft Forms, click Get Started, sign in, and then click Create a new form.

If you have used Forms before, select New Form or New Quiz.

5. Create your form by giving it a title, adding questions, selecting a theme, and selecting settings. For example, customizing a thank you message and getting an email notification for responses.

For help creating a form, see Create a new form, Create a new quiz, and Format a form.

6. When you're done creating your form (the form saves automatically), click Share, and then click Copy to copy the URL of the form.

7. Return to the browser tab with your Stream (Classic) video, and paste the URL you just copied into the Form URL text box.

8. Name your form. You can use a different name in Stream (Classic) than you do in Forms.

9. Verify that you have the form in the right place in the video. You adjust this by dragging the play head to the new location.

10. Click Add to timeline.

The Interactivity tab shows the new form.

1. In Forms, click Forms at the top of the page to go to the Forms home page.

2. On the My forms tab, select the form.

3. Click the Responses tab.

For more information about viewing responses, see Check your form results or Check your quiz results.

4. To publish summary information:

a. Click the More icon under the response summary, and then click Create a summary link

b. To get the URL, click Copy

c. Share this link with people who need to see the results

Change the title or location of a form in a video

After you have finished creating a form in Stream, you can't change its title or place on the timeline. If you need to change these, delete the form in Stream, and then create a new form in Stream (Classic) that points to your existing form in Microsoft Forms.

1. Click the Interactivity tab for the video. You'll see a list of all the forms and their locations on the timeline.

2. To delete the form in Stream, click the arrow next to the time to go to the form, click Delete form, and then in the confirmation dialog box, click Delete.

3. Follow the steps in Add a form to a video, using your existing form in Microsoft Forms.

Change the form questions or settings in Microsoft Forms

You can return to your form in Microsoft Forms to make changes to it. In addition to changing the content, you can also adjust settings such as adding a start or expiration date. For more information about settings, see Adjust your form or quiz settings.

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Parents and students can download the Office Lens app. It is helpful during remote learning for students to take pictures of work and upload to their classes. It also has accessibility features such as the Immersive Reader and Translator.

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