Communication Skills

Debating helps students strengthen their communication and objective thinking skills, and practice patience and tolerance.

Middle and high school students not listening is a common complaint, but listening is a skill like any other—it can be improved with practice.

Understanding how gesturing aids communication gives teachers another tool to ensure that learning really sticks in students’ minds.

When high school students present a lesson, they actively engage in learning and grow their research, organizational, and speaking skills.

A few phrases middle and high school teachers can use to cultivate conversation while celebrating student achievements.

This innovative assessment tool has students engage in metacognitive reflection by assembling and presenting evidence of their learning.

How early-grade teachers tackled a chaotic year and helped the youngest learners acclimate to life in (actual) school. It’s work that's likely to continue this school year.

Explicit instruction can counter misconceptions that middle school students often have about what’s being conveyed through speech.

Students don’t always speak up in class unless they know the right answer. This strategy encourages them to talk as a way to create knowledge.

This teacher-created scaffolding tool can elevate classroom dialogue, empowering students to express themselves while learning from the ideas of others.

A strategy for giving students explicit feedback on group interactions promotes participation and collaboration.

Brief writing prompts and responses help students in any discipline.

This teacher often hears “We get to present today, right?” Here’s how she has made presentations the cornerstone of her ELA classroom.