Assessments and Materials for Harkness Discussion
More than 30 rubrics, discussion guides and directions for Harkness discussions (in Word format)
Harkness Discussion
APUSH Spider Web Discussion
Although not labeled as a Harkness Discussion, these six students discussing the Seven Years War is interesting in that the students do not appear to be performing for grades as if often seen in discussions, this seems natural.
Harkness Discussion Demo
10 students (5 sixth graders, 5 seventh graders) discuss excerpts from the book WONDER, using the student-driven Harkness method.
Harkness Discussion Debrief
three minutes of students discussing their impressions of how their Harkness discussion went. Debriefings have the potential of reducing anxiety and awkwardness. It's also helpful to see students talking to each other with no evidence that they are trying to please the teacher. Perhaps this can be shown to students as well
Harkness discussion - 10th Grade US History - The Hun School of Princeton (edited 720)
Ten minutes of a Harkness discussion at Princeton and a terrible example. Teachers should not participate in the discussion
How to Run & Assess HARKNESS DISCUSSIONS
8 minute video from Heimler's History
Harkness and Learning - How does growth in confidence manifest itself
Students: How has Harkness discussion impacted you?
Showing this 2:45 video to students beforehand could be helpful in cultivating the right approach to Harkness
The Harkness Difference - 3 minute video
More advertisement than informative piece, still useful for getting sense of how it looks at Exeter
I tried Harkness in AP World...it went great!
Teacher's description of Harkness with specific example and rubric and questions. Teachers should look at this an others to think about how it could work in their classes with their students
wanted to use the Harkness discussion to pull together some of the main concepts of both units while giving students a chance to compare and contrast both land-based and sea-based empires.
In the formative discussion many students had a tendency to rely on their planning notes, seeming to focus on what they wanted to say next instead of listening to what others were saying.
It's likely that students will imitate discussions they've had in the past, in a "question then answer" format with not exploration or ambiguity, so teachers need to be patient and expect this to take time
Harkness - Phillips Exeter Academy
Edward Harkness developed this discussion format at Phillips Exeter in 1930 and it remains central to their instruction - this is their home page introducing it to prospective students
It’s where you explore ideas as a group and develop the courage to speak, the compassion to listen and the empathy to understand.
Excellent three-point phrasing - courage to speak, compassion to listen, empathy to understand. The only thing missing from this is curiosity
Harkness presentation ncss 2017
43 slides from a National Council of Social Studies presentation (12 through 25 are the meat of this presentation, 33 through 37 also useful to skim)