Presentations

During the session on presentations, we discussed the following themes/asked the following questions:

1. When should we be teaching "speaking skills?" 2. What are ways to present other than just using PowerPoint? (Groups, gallery walks, videos, etc.) 3. How are students giving each other feedback during and after presentations? 4. How can we create opportunities for students to practice speaking skills/do mini-presentations so that they have more than one opportunity to develop these skills? 5. How are the quality of the presentations and the quality of the assignment linked? 6. How can you vary the "speeches,' i.e. can different students or groups are assigned to do different things within the same "assignment?” 7. How do you make kids feel comfortable in class? 8. Do we want to develop a school-wide rubric or at least a school-wide philosophy around speaking skills?

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