Archive for January, 2010

Top Techniques : Powerful Questions

January 18, 2010, filed under discussion techniques; No Comments.
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‘Would you wear second hand pants to save the Earth?’
How do you get your students interested in discussing a topic? Well one simple technique to hook them is to ask a powerful question. The Talk Science team have devised an easy way to come up with great questions that link what your students are interested in [...]

New Year’s resolutions

January 5, 2010, filed under Teacher courses, Teaching resources, events for teachers; 1 Comment.
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Happy New Year!
Is your New year’s resolution to brush up your classroom discussion running skills? If so help is at hand!
The Talk Science team will be running their teacher training course at venues across the UK in 2010. We will be sharing our  top tips on getting your students talking about hot science topics in [...]