Deeper Learning: Foundations, Downloadable Discourse Cards, Secondary

Discourse Cards empower student-led conversations where every voice is heard. They help students process learning together by making their thinking visible, and support team members as they actively listen, respond to, and build on one another’s thinking during discussion. By providing structure for purposeful team conversations, these cards ensure every team member contributes ideas and challenges each other’s thinking to deepen learning. As students agree, disagree, and ask questions, they take responsibility for their own learning, advocate for their own needs, and build interdependence with their peers.

This printable card set has question stems on the back to help start a conversation. These resources are specifically designed for secondary students and can be used in all subjects to quickly establish routines for student-to-student interaction. They can help your students engage in virtual or in-person learning and are helpful in both whole-class discussion and small team conversations.