What: Discuss Richhart’s ideas about Language (Chapter 3) . Why: Language drives all instruction with explicit and implicit messages. How: Review different kinds of language we can employ to better interact with our students.

Language Categories The Language of Thinking The Language of Community The Language of Identity The Language of Initiative The language of Mindfulness The Language of Praise and Feedback The Language of Listening

What roles are students currently filling in your class What roles are students currently filling in your class? These can be explicitly assigned, or simply undertaken in the course of the lesson. What roles would you like them to fill? What subject specific skills/ abilities do they need to use to be proficient in your content? Can you create roles out of these?