Think-Pair-Share as a Springboard for Study Buddies in a Virtual Environment

Authors

Philip J. Sembert II, Niagara UniversityFollow
Paul J. Vermette, Niagara UniversityFollow
Frank Lyman, Retired University of Maryland, College ParkFollow
Marry Ellen Bardsley, Niagara UniversityFollow
Carolyn Snell, Niagara UniversityFollow

DOI

https://doi.org/10.14305/jn.19440413.2021.14.1.04

Abstract

Many powerful teaching techniques have not yet fully transitioned from face-to-face use to the new remote instructional paradigm forced on teacher educators and teacher candidates during the pandemic. Experiences by candidates and by instructors in this new environment need to be compiled and shared as we head forward into structures and situations. This article describes how one such technique, Think-Pair-Share (Lyman, 1981) inspired assigning Study Buddies in a co-taught graduate level teacher education course, Managing Culturally Responsive Classrooms, in the summer of 2020. Two teacher candidates, two professors and Dr. Frank Lyman, offer insight and suggestions about this practice, its possibilities and its limitations as the course moved from a traditional implementation to a virtual setting.

Recommended Citation

Sembert, P. J., Vermette, P. J., Lyman, F., Bardsley, M., & Snell, C. (2021). Think-pair-share as a springboard for study buddies in a virtual environment. Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 14(1), 51-60. https://doi.org/10.14305/jn.19440413.2021.14.1.04 CCBY.