I consistently see people refer to Cold Call as "pose the question, pause, then choose a student" Or "choosing students at random." The section on Cold Call in Teach Like a Champion is a beautiful exploration of effective questioning styles, but putting the name at the question or choosing students at random is categorically not how it is defined. There, the only central and necessary definition is that you are choosing students regardless of whether they have their hands up. For example, in the video linked below, the teacher consistently puts the name at the start of the question, but the TLAC team still call it Cold Call. teachlikeachampion.org/blog/teaching-… It's for this reason I don't advocate using the term anymore. It has too broad a definition, which leads to difficulties around communication and implementation. Regarding putting the name at the end of a question, I therefore prefer to just talk about "Name at End" questioning. The meaning there is very clear, and resists misinterpretation. Video example here: carouselteachlearnlead.substack.com/p/school-impro… Regarding choosing students at random to answer questions, I think this is actually a bad idea, because teachers should never do anything at random, and it's pretty easy to be more deliberate and targeted with your questions. We discussed that on the pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/1gWIkB…
