Talking pictures: exploiting the potential of visual sources to generate productive pupil talk

Jane Card has long been fascinated by the power of visual sources to stimulate pupil thought and discussion. In previous articles she has shared insights from her own expert practice, fusing deep subject knowledge with careful planning to generate highly skilful questioning. Here she presents another rich example of classroom practice, carefully explaining how teachers can exploit the different dimensions of visual learning to promote productive classroom dialogue and powerful historical thinking...