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Starting Small
Getting students to talk to each other is a key factor in implementing collaborative conversations.
On Day 4, Dr. Fisher focuses on starting small with collaborative conversations and working in pairs. Learn about partner experiences, specifically:
CLASSROOM TASK: START SMALL
Try out one of the two partner experiences in your classroom by adding it to a lesson. Explain the experience to your students in advance. Once they participate in it, watch how the students respond.
Reflect on the experience and jot down your thoughts in the Professional Reflection Journal or elsewhere.
This journal can be used to reflect on what you have learned as you develop strategies for engaging your students in collaborative conversations.
There are all kinds of ways of getting students to commit to an answer and then turn to a partner to talk about their response.
