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Habits of Discussion

Carol Bush Professional Development Specialist Center for School Improvement & Professional Development

Benets of Habits of Discussion !HOD" Across Subject Areas

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College and Career Readines s

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In what ways does the teacher prompt the students? What are the limitations of s! "#s facilitation of the discussion? What actions does she ta$e that lower the rigor of the con%ersatio con%ersation? n?

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In %hat %a)s (oes ,s- Settles prompt the stu(ents0 1hat actions (oes ,s- Settles tae to eep the stu(ents (oing the #heav) lifting' an( thining in this conversation0 1hat are the (i2erences bet%een the t%o teachers0

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In what ways does s! Settles prompt the students? What actions does s! Settles ta$e to $eep the students doing the hea%y lifting' and thin$ing in this con%ersation? What are the di(erences between the two teachers?

1hat are the (i2erences0

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Habits of Discussion+ CO3E IDE4S Change the %a) stu(ents tal about rea(ing5 an( )ou6ll change the %a) the) thin about it-

Change the %a) )ou tal about rea(ing5 an( )ou6ll change the %a) stu(ents (o-

A%oid leading discussions) and students will do the hea%y lifting!

3oa(blocs 1hat are the roa(blocs to e2ective habits of (iscussion0

1hat are the 3oa(blocs to HOD0 Common 7an( false89 teacher assumptions+ •

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Stu(ents can6t facilitate these (iscussions an( prompt other stu(ents e2ectivel) $his t)pe of structure structure is impossible to replicate $here is little to no value in peer:to:peer peer:to:peer interaction $eachers  $eachers lose control %hen the shift shift the conversation to stu(ents-

So ho% (o %e get there0 *earning to Share Stu(ents learn to share the ;oor (uring conversations- $he) begin to reali
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*earning to to +uild Stu(ents learn elaborate on the (etails of a conversation> %hether that6s clarif)ing their o%n responses or buil(ing o2 of another6s-

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Habits of Discussion Elaborate on *earning to)our +uild •

*earning to Share

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@isten an( tal onl) in turn Spea au(ibl) Spea in complete sentences Interact peer to peer

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ans%er Buil( o2 others6 ans%ers Evaluate others6 responses Praise )our peers Prompt peers %ith universal prompts Hint5 (on6t tell No han(s

I(entif)ing I(entif)ing habits of (iscussion in action> •

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Which habits of discussion can you ,nd e%idence of in s! Settles# lesson? +ased on the scope and se-uence pro%ided) what grade le%el do you thin$ this is?

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E%idence of Student *earning Students e.pand each other#s thin$ing Students own' the discussion Respectful and meaningful