1. Academic Conversations
Hand out books, Calendar of meetings posted
Post it: Why are you here? What caused you to sign up for this course?
Clock Hours
ELL Sign in Sheets
Time Sheets
Christina Carlson and Megan Anderson Reilly

2. Classroom Conversations
Lack of sentence stems!
How did they get here?
Teacher- time to talk, meaty topic, focus and maintain, take turns, use resources
Synthesize: write on board skills

3. Partner conversations
Which of the five conversation skills are the students using in this conversation?
What scaffolds and supports did the teacher use?
What do you know about the students' understanding of the text based on this conversation?
What might be possible next steps for the teacher?

4. Synthesis

5. Overall Objectives
Identify characteristics of Academic Conversations (WHAT)
Determine when to have Academic Conversations (WHEN)
Implement strategies for supporting academic conversations (HOW)
CHRISTINA

6. Today’s objectives
Assess students’ academic conversation skills by actively listening and observing students’ academic conversations.
Determine assessment strategies to assess academic conversations by speaking collaboratively with my colleagues
Write a lesson plan that incorporates Academic Conversations and assessment for the next week
Write action steps for how I will continue to incorporate Academic Conversations in my class
CHRISTINA

7. NORMS (page 30) We listen to each other
We respect one another’s ideas even if they are different
We let others finish explaining their ideas without interrupting
Rehearse strategies that can be used in the classroom
CHRISTINA

8. K-2; 3-5
Strategy share!
Groups of 4-5

9. Academic Conversation: Strategy Share out
Take notes on the template provided.
Walk away with 4 strategy ideas 
15 minutes- please be aware of your time- Thank you!

10. Moving to Proficiency Classroom Discussion with Common Core
Reciprocal Read
A/B partners
Both read section
A summarizes section
B adds anything else
B summarizes
A adds anything else

11. Discuss these questions
What struck you from the article?
What ways could you model conversations at your grade level?
What do you need to implement this work?

12. Self-Evaluation (page 205)
Based on the conversation you just had, how would you evaluate yourself?

13. Paired Paragraphs- page 203
Write a 3 minute paragraph, 3-5 sentences, with your partner about your discussion of the article.

14. How could you use this strategy in your classroom?
What other ways to assess language?
Converse about a Practice Quiz/Test pg. 203
How can we give students feedback?

15. Video Watch for the 5 conversation skills:
Elaborate and Clarify
Support ideas with examples
Build on and/or challenge a partner’s idea
Paraphrase
Synthesize
What else did you notice about students’ language?

16. Now what? Plan a lesson with academic conversations.
How will you assess it?
Draft a lesson plan to incorporate Academic Conversations in the next week

17. Action Steps: 3x5 card
Name______________ I will implement _________________________ by _________________________ (date). I could use support with ___________________.

18. Today’s objectives
Assess students’ academic conversation skills by actively listening and observing students’ academic conversations.
Determine assessment strategies to assess academic conversations by speaking collaboratively with my colleagues
Write a lesson plan that incorporates Academic Conversations and assessment for the next week
Write action steps for how I will continue to incorporate Academic Conversations in my class
CHRISTINA

19. Evaluation
Please complete evaluation. We appreciate your feedback!

20. Overall Objectives
Identify characteristics of Academic Conversations (WHAT)
Determine when to have Academic Conversations (WHEN)
Implement strategies for supporting academic conversations (HOW)
CHRISTINA

21. Thank you!