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Overview

This Guide

Teacher's Role as Facilitator

Classroom Community

Learning Styles

Students' Ideas

Be Honest

Focusing Discussions

Carefully Plan

Goals of Questions

Stay on Topic

Encourage Student Focus

Focus with WTL

Thinking on the Spot

Be Prepared

Plan Ahead

Learn to Stall

Be Honest

Don't Fear Silence

Rephrase Questions

Checking for Understanding

Avoid Yes/No

Students' Own Words

Students' Reflect

Using Quizzes

Sample Discussion Plan

Goal One

Transition

Goal Two

Goal Three

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Learn to Stall

Learn to buy yourself time. If a student asks a question that you missed or cannot immediately answer, stall a bit by asking that student to repeat or rephrase the question while you secretly think of a response.