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Simulations
Students of Skye Walden and Peter Jana (10th Grade Humanities) participate in a structured simulation of a U.S. Senate hearing on American foreign policy regarding nuclear weapons.
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Problem-Solving Groups
Kristin Komatsubara (6th Grade Math/Science) sets clear expectations for group members working together to solve a challenging math problem.
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Literature Circles
During their literature circle discussions, Peter Jana's 10th Grade Humanities students take on different roles, including discussion director, summarizer, illuminator, and historian.
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Book Group
Asal Mirzahossein (10th Grade Humanities) prepares her students to run their own book group discussions by reviewing the techniques they can use to keep the discussions moving.
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World Cafe: Poetry
Azul Terronez's 7th Grade Humanities students participate in a World Cafe that engages them in discussion about different poems.
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World Cafe: Instructions
Part 1: Kay Flewelling (9th Grade Humanities) introduces the World Cafe, a structured conversation format that allows students to discuss different quotations on a related topic.
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World Cafe: In Action
Part 2: Kay Flewelling's 9th Grade Humanities students participate in a World Cafe. Participants rotate from one table to another, discussing a different quotation at each one, as the facilitator t...
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World Cafe: Debrief
Part 3: Kay Flewelling (9th Grade Humanities) debriefs the World Cafe activity with her students, asking for feedback on what they liked and how they could improve the process for next time.
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