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Students can learn from others who may or may not be on their level. It can create a more comfortable learning environment, hence the quiet ones may open up and contribute to the discussion.
2. The teacher can observe who the leaders are and those who need additional help.
3. This could be helpful as a pre-post assessment of a students baseline.

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1. Students can demonstrate prior knowledge and skills to demonstrate higher levels of learning while working collaboratively.
2. Teachers can assess where students are at at that time. It also allows for students values and perceptions to be illustrated in a way that allows for tolerance and understanding of others.
3. This strategy is already implemented in my class in various formats including TPS, essential questions and collaborative based projects.

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1.Student discussions encourage listening, attentiveness, and understanding.  Each time a student shares the other students must exercise patience and process the information to assess what is learned and what can be added.

2. Teachers can benefit from student driven discussion as a tool for reflection on instruction.  Did students mention the key points of instruction and apply the knowledge they have gained from reading?

3. This strategy can be used in our class to discuss how Chaucer uses The Canterbury Tales  as a social commentary and the exemplum of the Pardoner to express that "Greed is the root of all evil"

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1. Student discussion fosters 21st century skills because it then helps them gain the necessary tools to hold and compose an intellectual conversation. When they discuss in any context we want them to be able to thoroughly express themselves with well thought out statements.
2. Student driven discussions are beneficial to the teacher because then the teacher can make note of what material is being understood clearly and what material might require supplementary coverage.
3. This type of activity is useful in a classroom setting but might also be useful in my position when mediating a situation with a number of people in the room. It teaches students to wait their turn to speak and not jump all over another speaker. It also teaches them that we can agree to disagree because we can back up our own opinions with factual statements.

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1. Student discussions can foster the development of 21st century skills because it enables students to listen, reflect and synthesize information.
2. This can benefit a teacher as a check for understanding.
3. I am currently using this strategy as a post documentary, " Before the Flood discussion that is transitioning to a writing activity.

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3. How would you implement this strategy to enhance your instructional practices?

This would be a good way to analyze a patient case and discuss different diagnoses and treatment options

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2. How might student driven discussions benefit the teacher?

The teacher can benefit by designing new activities that are more engaging to the students. The teacher will also have a new assessment tool for all students involved.

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1. How might student discussions foster the development of 21st century skills?
Students will be able to critically discuss current events and real world topics. A discussion based protocol can be the driving force from which new topics are analyzed.

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-Students get to hear different perspectives and then share their own thoughts.

-For for students, doing something like this would promote more social skills and communication.

-I would love to use this for each of our monthly units. Each unit has a theme and I would like to hear my students thoughts about what they learned that month.

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Problem solving and concept understanding is inherent in the study of any Science. Inter-student discussions leading to a better understanding of methods to bring about a solution will assist all those who partake in these dialogues.

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Student-driven discussions allow the teacher to assess individual student understanding (and/or misunderstanding), that can be addressed at a later time.

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21st century skills require students to work in groups to problem solve. Development of interpersonal dialogue skills will assist students in this endeavor.

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1. Students learn how to listen to the opinions of those around them without jumping in with their own ideas.  They learn how to be respectful towards those who may have different opinions.
2. The teacher can assess understanding by taking a role as an observer rather than the sole provider of knowledge.  The teacher can tell which students may be confused or need some reteaching.
3. This could enhance any plan that I already have that is focused around discussion.  I could use similar activities after reading a short story with my class so that the students can consider a variety of ideas from their peers.

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Ashley Beno                  1. Students learn to be accepting of other points of view and learn that differences in agreement can lead to a thoughtful, well reasoned exchange of ideas. Students learn to validate their opinion using reasoning and evidence, a skill needed as an adult. 

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Ashley Beno                  1. Students learn to be accepting of other points of view and learn that differences in agreement can lead to a thoughtful, well reasoned exchange of ideas. Students learn to validate their opinion using reasoning and evidence, a skill needed as an adult. 

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2. Teachers can become the observer and facilitator assessing a student's ability to reason and cite evidence to support their claims. As leaders of the discussion, the students taken ownership of their learning rather than the teacher.

3. I would use this strategy in my English classes as an anticipatory set to introduce a reading where students can explore their agree and disagreement with themes they will encounter. I will also use it to discuss the varying meaning and messages that result from a text as a whole at the end of a unit and to have students defend or dispel character motives and behavior during the unit.

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I would

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Teacher can get all studnts participating in an effective way

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Students are able to develop an argument using facts

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Helps foster critical thinking skills

TEacher sees quiet students participating

To differentiate between cultures...

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1. Promotes critical thinking, forces students to think
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1. How might student discussions foster the development of 21st century skills?

2. How might student driven discussions benefit the teacher?

3. How would you implement this strategy to enhance your instructional practices?