The Discussion Seminar: Principles and Authentic Discourse in the ELA Classroom

Harvard HGSE

Students should think of this third ELA methodology course as a discussion "lab" — a place to engage in the deep and scholarly work emerging from the field of ELA, to think critically about problems as they arise, and to draft and clarify the teaching values and practices that embody them. In this course, we attempt to bear witness to, create, and foster the conditions for authentic learning. Using transcript analysis and sustained reflection, students develop a deep familiarity with…