Student Talk with a Purpose

Do you find yourself doing student talk for the sake of student talk?

How is student learning in your class different because of the talk in your classroom?

As you prepare for student talk, be intentional about your purpose by identifying the goal of your student talk:

Goal One:      Help Individual Students Share, Expand and Clarify Their Own Thinking Goal Two:      Help Students Listen Carefully to One Another Goal Three:   Help Students Deepen Their Reasoning Goal Four:     Help Students Think With Others

 Once you have identified your goal check out these strategies connected to each goal!

This was adapted from TERC The Inquiry Project: Bridging Research and Practice