IF we provide student with more opportunities for discourse and questioning, THEN students will be able to communicate their thinking and apply their knowledge and understanding to real-life contexts and new situations.

Consolidation- building on each others' thinking

Give specific prompts for accountable talk

Focus on THINK/PAIR/SHARE

Model rich questioning, prompts that can be used during discourse

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Encourage students to engage in discourse with each other rather than the teacher

Teach students difference between "Quick Find" or Google-able" questions vs. open- ended

Self-questioning- is an answer reasonable?

Success criteria to make a good question

Teacher generated "HOOK"

Time

Frame it in Learning Goals so students know what is expected and what the point is

Targeted small group instruction/modelling

Monitoring, observations, self-assessments

Assessment Smart Card

Survey for students

Video clips/ Audio clips for discourse

Feedback from teacher and or peers

Anchor charts or cards on a ring with prompts for students to guide their discourse

Teacher role shifts

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Wonderwall, Bulletin Board, Journal From

Less teacher voice

Establishing norms

Socrative.com

VNPS (ask Kris)

Versoapp.com