Students’ “Behavior is a Form of Communication” with Megan Elniff

About this episode

Megan Elniff discusses her student-centered approach to teaching and the impact of discussion-based instruction in her fifth-grade science classroom.

Send us Fan Mail Megan Elniff is a fifth-grade science teacher at a Greek immersion school in North Carolina where the Socratic method is central to learning. Over 13 years in education, she has taught in multiple states and served in roles ranging from special education teacher to multilingual learner specialist, all of which shaped her dynamic, student-centered approach to teaching. In this episode, Elniff shares how discussion-based instruction transforms her classroom into a space w...

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Guest: Megan Elniff

Topics covered

• education
• Socratic method
• student-centered teaching
• discussion-based instruction
• fifth-grade science

Keywords

• behavior communication
• Socratic method
• education
• fifth-grade
• science teaching
• student engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moreland University

Places: North Carolina, Greek immersion school

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