Science Talks

I think any content "talks" are very important to use in the classroom. It is a good way for the teacher to understand their students prior knowledge and also during or after a lesson. It is... See More

I think any content "talks" are very important to use in the classroom. It is a good way for the teacher to understand their students prior knowledge and also during or after a lesson. It is good to get the students talking about the subject and the teacher is there to guide.

Dialogic Discussions

Teacher often spend their time telling students information. What is more important is letting students talk about science. Research suggests that this allows children to make sense of wha... See More

Teacher often spend their time telling students information. What is more important is letting students talk about science. Research suggests that this allows children to make sense of what they are learning. Researchers call this dialogic discussion that helps students process their understandings by listening to the ideas of others. This is a new idea for this reviewer and what this article provides is not only the background for this technique but suggestions of how this can be done in the classroom.