Teaching content in practice: Investigating rehearsals of social studies discussions.

Despite evidence of its benefits, discussion remains rare in history/social science classrooms. To address this problem, communities of teacher educators (TEs) have begun supporting novices to approximate discussion facilitation. Some scholars are concerned that this turn to practice will come at the cost of content preparation.

Evidence of emergent practice: Teacher candidates facilitating historical discussions in their field placements.

•Teacher candidates can facilitate text-based discussion when prepared.•Instructional scaffolds can assist candidates in facilitating discussion.•Assignments, questioning sequences, and prepared materials can support enactment.