1. HIGH LEVERAGE PRACTICE #6: ENCOURAGE ACCOUNTABLE TALK Dialogue is a moment where humans meet to reflect on their reality as they make and remake it. Paulo Freire

2. What children can do together today, they can do alone tomorrow. 2

3. 3 A number of studies have suggested that what has been called “academically productive talk” has many benefits in the classroom. This kind of talk leads to deeper engagement in the content under discussion. It also elicits surprisingly elaborated and subject matter– specific reasoning by students who might not usually be considered able students.academically productive talk Ready, Set, Science Accountable Talk: aka… Academically Productive Talk

4. The Modeling Cycle Topic/ Standard Model Deployment Model Development: Paradigm Lab Engagement Model Development: Analysis & Representation Model Development: Board Meeting

5. Whiteboarding Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible. Robert Hutchins

6. How Do Things Work? Pull Back Toys 6

7. The Language of Accountable Talk I agree because... I disagree because... I also noticed... Help me understand... Say more about what you mean... Can you show where that is in the... ? Why do you think that? Can anyone add to that idea? How do you know that? I wonder... We’re not talking about the... 7

8. Press for justification: Evidence-based explanations 8

9. Challenges Challenges of Teaching through Accountable Talk 9 Teachers are simultaneously responsible for: Making what is said clear and understandable with special attention paid to new and complex content Managing the conversation to maintain a logical flow among students with many different perspectives Maintaining student engagement and motivation, going beyond simply listening to inspire real interest and commitment to exploring ideas Ensuring equitable participation so that all students are heard Establishing an effective discourse-intensive classroom requires a serious commitment by the teacher!!!

10. High Leverage Practice #7: Encourage Accountable Student Talk Takeaways???

11. Instructional Modeling 11