For many years, educators have touted the value of classroom discussions, but what frameworks and principles can help us to guide these discussions? In this episode, Brett Levy speaks with Rebecca Rolland, a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of the new book, The Art of Talking with Children: The Simple Keys to Nurturing Kindness, Creativity, and Confidence in Kids. We talk about the value of rich talk, three key elements of guiding rich talk with children, how rich talk can strengthen civic education, challenges involved in these practices, and much more. Please stay tuned to hear this very interesting conversation.
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Rebecca Rolland's Harvard faculty profile
Rebecca's Book: The Art of Talking with Children
RR's Book Recommendation: It Takes Two to Talk
Harvard Project Zero
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Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
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Brett's Twitter Page for Handle @brettlmlevy
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