Classroom discussion involves students talking to one another about a text, important topic, or issue.  Classroom discussions allow students to improve communication skills by voicing their opinions and thoughts. Teachers also benefit as it allows them to see if students have learned the concepts that are being taught.This resource includes a one-page overview of the strategy as well as activities to support the strategy. 

Effective questioning entails asking the appropriate question (regarding difficulty, format, type, or comprehension) at the appropriate moment. Questions should serve one or more educational objectives, prioritize essential content, and stimulate thinking at a particular cognitive level.This resource includes a one-page overview of the strategy as well as activities to support the strategy.  

Lesson goals explain what the students need to understand and what they must be able to do. These goals are written in a way that supports the student’s understanding of the success criteria, commits to the learning, and provides an appropriate mix of success and challenge.This resource includes a one-page overview of the strategy as well as activities to support the strategy.  

n this course you will learn the basics about openly licensed education resources (OER), how they are being organized in Virginia, and how to use the GoOpenVA platform.

Course Objectives
The participant will be able to:

Discover and identify openly licensed education resources (OERs)
Convey the importance of copyright issues related to OERs to others
Pursue the goal of finding and creating materials that are accessible for all students
Provide proper attribution for OERs when needed
Understand and communicate about GoOpenVA’s purpose and place within the national GoOpen program
Determine how they would like to participate in GoOpenVA, given information about various options
Contribute a resource to GoOpenVA (via curation, creation, or remix)