ILTA | Facing History & Ourselves

ILTA

Resources 5
Last Modified April 8, 2021
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Town Hall Circle

Students mimic a town hall meeting as they share their perspectives on a topic.

Three students sit together in a classroom
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Fishbowl

Use the Fishbowl discussion strategy to help students practice being contributors and listeners in a group conversation.

Students sitting in a circle discussing
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Café Conversations

Students practice perspective-taking by representing the point of view of an assigned personality in a small-group discussion.

Five students sit around a table in discussion
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Iceberg Diagrams

Encourage students to recognize the multiple causal factors behind an event from history, the present, or literature, using the visual of an iceberg.

Student writes in a classroom
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3-2-1

Use the 3-2-1 strategy to gauge students’ understanding and interest in a topic.

Student writes in a notebook in classroom