These strategies work best with vocabulary, prior knowledge, and open-ended questions where students can think and work quickly. Protocols and games that are quick and timed build practice for student accountability during classroom conversations. I’ve often heard my peers say, “I just don’t trust my students to work in groups.” The fact is, our directions for discussions matter. Many teachers, myself included, fear “letting go” and allowing students to talk. Here’s my four-step method to getting students into the roles of partner, presenter, teammate, and teacher.ġ. If you are looking for ways to engage all of your learners, while also supporting the needs of diverse learners, then it’s time to get them to start talking. Startups and other businesses looking for intel on the school marketplace should check out EdWeek Market Brief, a service that provides news, analysis, and original data on the ever-changing needs and priorities of schools. Explore the K-12 Market With EdWeek Market Brief If you want to survive, then it’s time to let your students do some more of the work for you. Still, you as the teacher are the one who is drained at the end of every day, not the students. Your classroom is a place where students talk when called on, listen, and follow your directions. You maintain structure in your classroom and most of the students understand and fol low rules because you are very consistent. On the up side, you know your students and communicate with their parents regularly. You’re starting to annoy your friends by always talking about “your kids,” and your family hopes that they’ll get to see you before Thanksgiving. Late nights are filled with school events, endless stack s of work to grade, and projects to plan. If you are new to the teaching career, these next few weeks before Thanksgiving might be a tough time. Guest post by Stacy Sniegowski, EdConnective Instructional Coachįour Steps to Structured Student Conversations: aka component 3b of Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching.
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