Communication Skills
Prepare students for academic and life success by helping them develop their listening, speaking, writing, and digital media skills.
The Surprising Benefits of Teaching Speaking Skills
Schools often emphasize reading and writing—but speaking is also fundamental to lifelong success, research shows.
How Learning Happens
In this video series, we explore how educators can guide all students, regardless of their developmental starting points, to become productive and engaged learners.31.2kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.3 Great Discussion Models for High School English
These models move beyond Socratic seminars to provide students with authentic, engaging class discussions.500Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using Hand Signals for More Equitable Discussions
Whether your class discussions are online or off, hand signals enable students to engage in multiple ways.31.8kYour content has been saved!
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What to Say Instead of ‘I’m Proud of You’
A few phrases middle and high school teachers can use to cultivate conversation while celebrating student achievements.17.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.60-Second Strategy: The Hot Seat
Providing the active listeners in the outer ring of a Socratic circle a way to jump in with their burning questions and comments keeps all students engaged.Using Discussion as a Summative Assessment
Verbal participation in discussions is a tried-and-true formative assessment, but it can also be rubric-based and summative.2.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.5 Strategies to Improve Students’ Listening Skills
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.6.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Cultivating Deeper Understanding With a Comprehension Clash
In this engaging review activity, students learn to distill the most essential takeaway from a unit through reflection, revision, and debate.3 Ways to Support Academic Talk Among Students
By providing opportunities for students to share ideas with each other, teachers create space for them to develop social skills, retain more content, and deepen understanding of the material.60-Second Strategy: 7-Minute Writes
Looking for a simple way to get your students writing? Try a low-stakes timed exercise.23.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.The Power of Short Writing Assignments
Brief writing prompts and responses help students in any discipline.13.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.3 Tips for Better Peer Feedback in Elementary Classrooms
When young students have chances to share ideas and improve on their work with classmates, they begin to take ownership of their learning in new ways.Scaffolding Discussion Skills With a Socratic Circle
Students deepen their understanding and build a sense of community by engaging with their peers’ reasoned arguments.12.2kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Encouraging Collaboration With a Scientists Circle
This routine creates an equitable structure for sharing out ideas, questions, or evidence in science class—and helps ensure every student takes part.2.2kYour content has been saved!
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