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Stephanie Almozara

Mrs. Almozara is Oak Knoll's Upper School Theology Department Chair and Director of Campus Ministry

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How Harkness Discussions Enhance Student Learning

Posted by Stephanie Almozara on Oct 9, 2019 11:00:00 AM

When I taught middle school, one of my colleagues periodically mentioned facilitating Harkness discussions in her senior class. I never thought to inquire more (my middle schoolers kept me busy!), but I was intrigued by the details she provided when she talked about it. After I returned to teaching high school seniors, I saw that the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools was offering a workshop on how to facilitate Harkness discussions and decided it was time to learn about this method of teaching. I signed up and, on a cold winter day, went to The Lawrenceville School to learn about the Harkness method.

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