Strategy: Discussion Stoplight
Overview
Link to a simple graphic to support group discussion. This simple graphic points out three common ways children participate in discussions (repeating ideas, adding on to ideas, or proposing a new idea).
Stoplight Discussion
Support students to build on the ideas of others with Discussion Stoplight . This simple graphic from Ambitious Science Teaching points out three common ways learners participate in discussions (repeating ideas, adding on to ideas, or proposing a new idea). Teachers can use this to point out how students are contributing, or ask students to identify it themselves. It builds awareness about how to usefully participate in a discussion.