For the Oakhill Drive Public School round the problem of practice was: How can student talk enhance learning?
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TALK MOVES: "Classroom Talk- Christine Edwards-Groves: This reading explains the talk moves that can be used to build substantive communication in classrooms. There are examples of each talk move and an illustration from a classroom. Click here to download the reading
ASKING QUESTIONS & LISTENING TO ANSWERS:
How do we ask "essential questions"? Check out the Powtoon below. The second resource is a short video on the importance of listening. Click here to view & listen |
STUDENT QUESTIONING "The Right Question" - Dan Rothstein & Luz Santara. This article provides a procedure that teachers could use to help students to ask productive questions. Click here to access the article.
The video, below, shows the procedure in action in a classroom. SCAFFOLDING TALK
Here is an extract from the book, "Scaffolding Learning and Teaching in Language & Literacy Education" by Tina Sharp. It expands on the ideas of designed-in scaffolding and point-of need scaffolding and provides examples of each. Click here to download
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How should talking, writing, reading and thinking differ between the Key Learning Areas?
For more resources about student talk, go to the second page
videos of classroom practice
Rich Talk about text
We have viewed some of this before. I started at 42 minutes to see classroom clips. Then there is an explanation of scaffolding
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LISTENING TO STUDENTS REASON FOR EVIDENCE
This video is one of a series of videos. Google:
The Inquiry Project Then - PD for Teachers - Library of Resources Click to set custom HTML
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Accountable talk in maths
Here we have snippets of quality classroom talk along with the teacher explaining how each talk move deepens thinking.
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