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Baines, AnnMarie; Medina, Diana; Healy, Caitlin – ASCD, 2023
In a world where public speaking often determines whose needs are addressed and whose values prevail, how can we create brave classroom spaces where young people can effectively express their thoughts and advocate for themselves and others? In "Amplify Student Voices," AnnMarie Baines, Diana Medina, and Caitlin Healy introduce…
Descriptors: Students, Public Speaking, Story Telling, Debate
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Kahn, Sami; Hartman, Sara L. – Science and Children, 2018
As every elementary science teacher knows, children sometimes ask questions that can not easily be answered by science. The "messiness" of these questions may stem from the fact that scientific understanding is often incomplete and ever changing, a situation that can lead students (and the public) to be confused about the information…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science and Society, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Zarzosa, Jennifer; Fischbach, Sarah – Marketing Education Review, 2017
Sponsored content, in-feed ads, and advertorials are innovative ways to promote brands. However, there are limited resources on how to use these advertising techniques. The Native Advertising project and debate helps students (a) gain knowledge and experience with current advertising practices and (b) engage in deliberation regarding a promotional…
Descriptors: Advertising, Ethics, Debate, Student Projects
Ehrenworth, Mary – Educational Leadership, 2017
With the massive amounts of conflicting information and opinion bombarding us from all sides today, it has never been more important to teach young people to suspend judgment, to weigh evidence, and to consider multiple perspectives. Teaching students the craft of argument writing--not only in language arts classes, but also in social studies,…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Teaching Methods, Debate, Oral Language
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Sulkowski, Adam J. – Journal of Legal Studies Education, 2017
This case study presents the true story of Rodolfo--a former tailor and attorney from the provinces of Cuba--who moved to Havana to start a hospitality business. In 2016, the author (referred to as Adam throughout the case study), a business law professor from the United States, visited Havana to interview Rodolfo and learn about the factors for…
Descriptors: Ethics, Case Studies, Economic Change, Generalization
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Darr, Christopher R. – Communication Teacher, 2016
Courses: Ethics, Organizational Communication, Political Communication. Objectives: After completing this unit activity, students should be able to (1) apply multiple ethical perspectives to real-world diversity issues in a debate format, and (2) explain the role of informational and social category diversity in current controversies.
Descriptors: Ethics, Cultural Differences, Debate, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Engstrom, Craig Lee – Communication Teacher, 2012
This article presents an activity that engages students in a fun and collaborative process of learning, with a primary objective of teaching them how to identify and label formal and informal argumentative fallacies. After playing a variation of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?," students ought to be better prepared to craft stronger arguments and…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Textbooks, Learning Processes, Television
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DiCamillo, Lorrei – Journal of Social Studies Research, 2010
This case study examines a U.S. History class where a veteran teacher uses challenging primary source documents and a debate to encourage his students to think critically about history. The teacher is knowledgeable about the subject matter and articulates a clear purpose for teaching. Surprisingly, the author finds that the teacher's methods,…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Case Studies, United States History, Critical Thinking
Zhang, Yun – English Teaching Forum, 2009
According to Ur (1996, 120), "of all the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), speaking seems intuitively the most important." Indeed, whether for business or pleasure, a primary motivation to learn a second language is to be able to converse with speakers of that language. However, in addition to being an important…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Phonemes
Iberri-Shea, Gina – English Teaching Forum, 2009
The purpose of this article is to provide suggestions for using public speaking tasks in English language teaching (ELT) and to highlight some of their many advantages. For the purpose of this article, the author will focus on two types of these tasks: student presentations and debates. Student presentations may consist of either individual or…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Learning Activities, Problem Sets, English Instruction
Davies, Ian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
"Debates in History Teaching" explores the major issues all history teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. It encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their practice, and link research and evidence to what they have observed in schools. Written by a range of…
Descriptors: Evidence, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Debate
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Yurgelun, Nancy – Science Scope, 2007
The new Connecticut science standards include a "Science, Technology, and Society" (STS) standard for each grade level. This standard encourages students to explore how scientific knowledge affects the quality of their lives. By relating science concepts to real-world decision making, STS investigations give students a framework through…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Academic Standards, Debate, Scientific Research
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Omelicheva, Mariya Y. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2007
Should political science educators use debate for teaching their undergraduate students? This article argues for incorporation of academic debate into curriculum of undergraduate courses. It demonstrates the process of arriving at a decision favorable of debate through exploration and analysis of competitive reasons, arguments, and evidence for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Political Science, Action Research, Debate
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Green, Charles S., III; Klug, Hadley G. – Teaching Sociology, 1990
Experiments with active and cooperative learning techniques designed to develop critical thinking and writing skills in large introductory level sociology courses. Finds debate and essay writing effectively modify students' opinions on social issues and help students develop these skills. Notes ethical issues involved in teaching critical…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Debate
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Makau, Josina M. – Communication Education, 1985
Uses the judicial model of reasoning employed by the Supreme Court as an exemplar in teaching critical skills in the basic argumentation and debate course. Describes the model and course highlights. (PD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Course Content, Court Litigation, Critical Thinking
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