how to have an instructional conversation

How to Have an Instructional Conversation The teacher isn’t there to do a lot of talking. The teacher should only redirect you if you get off track! YOU (the students) are in charge of the conversation! Don’t let it get weird. How to manage the conversation We can’t all talk at once. / Let’s take turns. We’re off topic. Let’s focus back on… We need to focus on our topic/question/text for today. We can talk more about that later… How to start Is everybody ready? We need to discuss… How to keep the conversation moving Let’s start off with… Now let’s discuss/try… Let’s move on to… How to share your own ideas I’d like to see if… Let me show you… Did you see this… How to ask for evidence Could you show me… Why do you think… How to check for agreement Do you agree? Why/why not? Are there any other ideas/opinions? How to agree the right way I agree with _____ because… I think that’s right because… How to disagree the right way I have a different idea… You have a good point, but I think… That’s not what I think. What I think is… How to correct a misunderstanding That’s not what I meant… Sorry for the confusion. What I meant was… How to summarize So, we all think that… We have determined/figured out that… How to Have an Instructional Conversation The teacher isn’t there to do a lot of talking. The teacher should only redirect you if you get off track! YOU (the students) are in charge of the conversation! Don’t let it get weird. How to manage the conversation We can’t all talk at once. / Let’s take turns. We’re off topic. Let’s focus back on… We need to focus on our topic/question/text for today. We can talk more about that later… How to start Is everybody ready? We need to discuss… How to keep the conversation moving Let’s start off with… Now let’s discuss/try… Let’s move on to… How to share your own ideas I’d like to see if… Let me show you… Did you see this… How to ask for evidence Could you show me… Why do you think… How to check for agreement Do you agree? Why/why not? Are there any other ideas/opinions? How to agree the right way I agree with _____ because… I think that’s right because… How to disagree the right way I have a different idea… You have a good point, but I think… That’s not what I think. What I think is… How to correct a misunderstanding That’s not what I meant… Sorry for the confusion. What I meant was… How to summarize So, we all think that… We have determined/figured out that…

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Sentence starters for students when having conversatins in the classroom

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Page 1: How to Have an Instructional Conversation

How to manage the conversation We can’t all talk at once. / Let’s take turns. We’re off topic. Let’s focus back on… We need to focus on our topic/question/text for today. We can talk more about that later…

How to start Is everybody ready? We need to discuss…

How to keep the conversation moving Let’s start off with… Now let’s discuss/try… Let’s move on to…

How to share your own ideas I’d like to see if… Let me show you… Did you see this…

How to ask for evidence Could you show me… Why do you think…

How to check for agreement Do you agree? Why/why not? Are there any other ideas/opinions?

How to agree the right way I agree with _____ because… I think that’s right because…

How to disagree the right way I have a different idea… You have a good point, but I think… That’s not what I think. What I think is…

How to correct a misunderstanding That’s not what I meant… Sorry for the confusion. What I meant was…

How to summarize So, we all think that… We have determined/figured out that…