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Breaking It Down: The “E” in R.E.A.L.
Read More: Breaking It Down: The “E” in R.E.A.L.R.E.A.L.® Discussion is a professional development program that equips faculty to teach, measure, and celebrate discussion skills – which students use in the classroom, in the cafeteria, on…
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Why Discussion Matters for Mattering: How to Teach Students the Power of Speaking & Listening
Read More: Why Discussion Matters for Mattering: How to Teach Students the Power of Speaking & ListeningFor many teachers, class discussion is a chance to dive into content: to unearth new meaning in a text, debate the impact of a historical event, draw connections…
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REAL Teacher Feature: Brendan Flanagan
Read More: REAL Teacher Feature: Brendan FlanaganThank you to Brendan Flanagan for sharing his REAL life with us! Brendan is an English teacher at Gill St. Bernard’s School in Chester, NJ. Here are his…
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Combatting Polarization with Conversation: An Interview with CDI
Read More: Combatting Polarization with Conversation: An Interview with CDIMylien Duong is the Senior Director of Research at the Constructive Dialogue Institute. What follows is a conversation between Mylien and R.E.A.L.® founder Liza Garonzik about CDI’s groundbreaking…
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Breaking It Down: The “R” in R.E.A.L.
Read More: Breaking It Down: The “R” in R.E.A.L.R.E.A.L.® Discussion is a professional development program that empowers faculty to teach their students how to thrive in discussion – in the classroom, in the cafeteria, on the…
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REAL Results: How R.E.A.L. Helps Students Grow
Read More: REAL Results: How R.E.A.L. Helps Students GrowIt’s the start of the school year, and we’re eager to see how our R.E.A.L.® practitioners roll out R.E.AL.® in their classrooms this year. If there’s one thing…
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REAL Teacher Feature: Erika Drezner
Read More: REAL Teacher Feature: Erika DreznerThank you to Erika Drezner for sharing her REAL life with us! Erika is the Upper School English department chair at the Berkeley Carroll School in New York.…
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Back to School with R.E.A.L.
Read More: Back to School with R.E.A.L.Back-to-school season just might be our favorite time of year here at R.E.A.L.® Discussion. Why? We have spent the summer connecting a diverse group of educators across geographies,…
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Take Action: The Power of Research in Schools
Read More: Take Action: The Power of Research in SchoolsSarah Odell is the Director of Faculty Practice and Research at the Hewitt School’s Center for Gender and Ethical Leadership in Society. We recently spoke with her about…
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Understanding the “Organ of Learning” : Brain Science with Glenn Whitman
Read More: Understanding the “Organ of Learning” : Brain Science with Glenn WhitmanGlenn Whitman is the Executive Director of the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew’s Episocpal School, where he also teaches history. The CTTL’s mission is…