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When A Teacher Learns, A Student Grows
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This is the story of two teachers and their first year using Junior Great Books.
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Students talk about how Great Books Discussions have improved their social skills and their thinking.
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Students in Philadelphia Schools speak to the power of thinking and talking about Great Books.
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Junior Great Books Series 2 Shared Inquiry Discussion
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A teaching consultant discusses the story Catalog Cats with a second grade class. Note how the leaders questions push the students to further think more deeply about the story.
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A teaching assistant skilled in the method of Shared Inquiry conducts the First Reading activities associated with the story Catalog Cats. Pay particular attention to how she assists the students…
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Junior Great Books Series 2 Second Reading
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A Great Books Consultant assists a teacher working with the story Catalog cats. They conduct the Move, Say and Share activities to engage deeper thinking about the story.
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The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and Preamble are discussed in this episode.
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Junior Great Books Series 2 Shared Inquiry Discussion
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A Great Books consultant co-leads a Shared Inquiry discussion with a second grade teacher. Note how the leaders ask questions about evidence to help students support their ideas from the text.
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The Chicago Merchantile Trust Exchange granted funds for students in Chicago elementary schools to experience Junior Great Books in their classrooms. Four students share what they have learned.
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