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Kristin Komatsubara (6th Grade Math/Science) sets clear expectations for group members working together to solve a challenging math problem.

During their literature circle discussions, Peter Jana's 10th Grade Humanities students take on different roles, including discussion director, summarizer, illuminator, and historian.

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.

Azul Terronez's 7th Grade Humanities students participate in a World Cafe that engages them in discussion about different poems.

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.

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...

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.