Education
Discussion can help students to hear multiple perspectives, but only when everyone--and not just a select few--are contributing to class conversations. From having students create heat maps to show the shape of class discussions to the highly controversial method of "progressive stacking," this episode offers five practical ways to help foster discussions where everyone's voice can be heard. Sources referenced in and consulted for this episode: Brookfield, Stephen D. and Stephen Preskill. Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms. 2nd edition, Jossey-Bass, 2005. Hess, Frederick M. and Grant Addison. "'Anti-Racist': 'I Will Always Call on My Black Women Students First.'" National Review. Oct. 27, 2017. Howard, Jay R. Discussion in the College Classroom: Getting Your Students Engaged and Participating in Person and Online. Jossey-Bass, 2015.