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LeeAnn Romines
Karen Lumpkin
One way to reduce teacher talk time is to incorporate more small group work into lessons. For example, think.pair.share. A bingo game would be good to use with this. You could always use turn-an-talk.

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Valarie Williams, Kenya Thornton and Corey King 

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Valarie Williams, Kenya Thornton and Corey King 

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Have the students interact with Think/ Pair/Share and allow them to talk about the lesson. Example give them a graphic organizer and allow them to fill it out after the teach has modeled the what is asked of them. Computer interactive programs like this one with open ended questions. Magnet summaries where students write four to five phrases they know/learned about a given topic.

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Deondrick Clemons, Elizabeth Jones, Ernestina Haynes

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Deondrick Clemons, Elizabeth Jones, Ernestina Haynes

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Students work in groups to prepare a Readers' Theater for a section of the book the class is currently reading. The students come up with script and how to act out the events that are happening in the story.
Students can also work in groups in social studies to come up with re-enactments of the historical events the class is studying. Each group performs their re-enactment for the class.

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Tomeka Carson, Jennifer Parparian, Joanne Green

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Tomeka Carson, Jennifer Parparian, Joanne Green

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One way to reduce teacher talk in the classroom is phone a friend-if students get stuck, they can "phone a friend "-literally by mimicking a phone with their hand, and a ringtone! Other students can "answer" (again by mimicking a phone with their hand) and offer support with their question.

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A few opportunities to reduce teacher talk would be to allow students to turn and talk and have a teacher selected share out. Have students group and solve a problem together,  then teach the class walking them through their method.  Number talks also allows the students to lead the conversation explaining how they saw the answer in their mind.

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Shondra Evans, Tamika Mitchell, Vamsee Mallineni

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Shondra Evans, Tamika Mitchell, Vamsee Mallineni

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In our classroom, we do a lot of modeling andfollowing the I DO, You DO, WE DO Model.  Also, interactive games such as Head of the Class (played like the game Headbandz)  allows the students to not only show what they have learned, but it also gives the the teacher an opportunity to asses student note-taking, understanding, and ability to apply what they have learned.

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Zachery Ward, Taylor Summers, Adriana Valdez

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Zachery Ward, Taylor Summers, Adriana Valdez

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In our classroom room, we would add more independent group work to minimize teacher talk. Adding more in class projects that require the students to work together would also reduce teacher talk time. When closing the lesson, we could allow the kiddos to share their ideas about the lesson.

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Brianna Huston, Kamellia Johnson, Sonya Godwin

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Brianna Huston, Kamellia Johnson, Sonya Godwin

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We can reduce teacher talk by using strategies such as "turn and talk" where students can share their ideas and ways of learning with a peer. Also small-group teaching. This strategy is where the students are given a topic to research and discuss, once they become "experts" on their topic, they will then teach it to the whole class.

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Hannah Robinson, Cassidy Jolly, Danielle Cogbill

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Hannah Robinson, Cassidy Jolly, Danielle Cogbill

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Teachers could ask the students to participate in think pair-share,  groups, stations or centers.  Teachers could also use computer based simulations, buddy reading, and dry erase boards for student responses.

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Hannah Strevig, Ashley Baldwin, and Leslie Bailey

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Hannah Strevig, Ashley Baldwin, and Leslie Bailey

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One way to reduce teacher talk in the classroom is to allow students to have an opportunity to discuss in a small group a new topic or a previously learned topic.

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Janie Merritt, Quinnton Finn, Taylor Jerkins

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Janie Merritt, Quinnton Finn, Taylor Jerkins

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One way to reduce teacher talk in the classroom is to use Qr codes and task cards. We also use turn to your partner and talk and (Think, pair, share). This reduces the teachers talking time and gives the students a chance to converse.

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Shonda cross-Bell, Caralyn Hunter, Elizabeth Solinger

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Shonda cross-Bell, Caralyn Hunter, Elizabeth Solinger

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We can allow more student talk in the classroom. With this, we also need to allow a long enough wait time. One way we could do this would be incorporating timers. Think pair share is another activity that could reduce teacher talk. This allows the student to have time to come up with a response. The pair and share part allows them to get with a partner to share their ideas.

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Lacey Howard, Summer Perry, and Morgan Taylor

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Lacey Howard, Summer Perry, and Morgan Taylor

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In our classroom, we use "You're in the hot seat" to refocus our learning after a transition like specials or lunch. When the students enter the room, they look under their chair and a sticky note has been placed there with a review question for half the students. Those students without sticky notes will partner with a student who has a sticky note to review the question and answer it then present it to the class.

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Joseph Thompson, Minnetta Pooler, Porshia Rockwell

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Joseph Thompson, Minnetta Pooler, Porshia Rockwell

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During a math lesson, the teacher would give instruction and then work problems as a whole group. For independent practice, we would do "Think, Pair, Share". The teacher would give them a problem to do and each group would work on the problem. Once they were finished they would place their answers on the board and try to come up with a class majority answer. The students would then discuss among themselves and determine what was right and what may have been wrong. The teacher would walk the classroom and listen to the discussion go on in class. At the end of the class, the teacher would bring it all back together and allow questions to be asked if farther assistance was needed.

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We can reduce teacher talk in our classrooms by providing more opportunities for think/pair/share in all content areas. This learning strategy will allow ELLs to participate fully in discussions of ideas and information. It can allow them to hear the language modeled correctly by their peers. T/P/S give all students a chance to rehearse their learning orally as well as solidify their thought process.

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Melanie Sullivan, Maria Jackson, and Haley Hagin

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Melanie Sullivan, Maria Jackson, and Haley Hagin

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In our classroom we can reduce teacher talk by teaching using a mini lesson structure. The teacher only talks for 15 minutes maximum and then allow the students to go off and conduct an experiment. The students could also do a small group activity  where they are given manipulatives where they can discuss what they are working on and write down their responses.

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Rachael Medlin, Rachel Grantham, Susie Ledlow, Jenna Marsall, Crystal Jackson

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Rachael Medlin, Rachel Grantham, Susie Ledlow, Jenna Marsall, Crystal Jackson

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One way to reduce "teacher talk" is to increase group work. Students are allowed the opportunity to interact with peers, talk out their thoughts, teach and learn from others, and share their ideas in a less intimidating setting. To break students into these smaller groups, teachers can break students into rotational groups for centers after a mini-lesson on the related topic. Teachers limit the time spent on the whole-group instruction, then students get the opportunity to move with their groups to achieve multiple tasks as they rotate through the centers. Depending on the activity and age-level of the students, teachers can be as hands-on or hands-off with the groups as needed.

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Ashley Anderson, Cortney Williams, Brittany McCary

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Ashley Anderson, Cortney Williams, Brittany McCary

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There are several techniques you can use to reduce teacher talk. Two strategies we discussed in our group is think/pair/share where students are allowed to collaborate to complete an assignment. Another strategy is when the teacher times themselves to reduce the amount of time spent lecturing in front of the class. Students will then be allowed more time to interact and engage in a related task together.

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Alanna Sowell
Qwaima Clark
To minimize teacher talk in our 7th grade ELA classroom, we would allow student lead groups. As teachers we would facilitate. For example, acquiring new vocabulary, we would have students working in groups to come up with their own definitions for vocabulary words before actually looking them up. At the end of class, each group would share their definitions with the rest of the class. The teachers will have facilitated the groups to get the correct definitions required for the lesson.

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Jennifer Whitmire, Addie Hart, Taylor Mathis

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Jennifer Whitmire, Addie Hart, Taylor Mathis

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In our classroom, we use "think-pair-share" or some might call it, "turn and talk." This is more beneficial in a math classroom, but could be incorporated into a language setting. The purpose of this is to reduce teacher talk. The responsibility is put back on the students to share what they are doing and if they understand what is going on. Then, their partners can give feedback and clarify. As a final product, the students can tell the teacher what they did.

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Selena Smith, Kyndall Tomlinson, Virginia Ballard

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Selena Smith, Kyndall Tomlinson, Virginia Ballard

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With the new science standards, teachers should demonstrate a phenomena and then allow students to ask questions about the phenomena. Then as a group they work to answer the questions that arose. The class discusses the answers to the questions at the end. Through this method, students were self instructed instead of the teacher talking.

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Hayley Knight, Latanga Hayes, Nicole Braswell

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Hayley Knight, Latanga Hayes, Nicole Braswell

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One way to reduce teacher talk is to incorporate more opportunities for students to work with partners. You can do more stations across the room to work on the content. This eliminates teacher talk and allows students to have more time working with their peers.

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Raylee Etheridge, Erin Poulin, Deborah Akin

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Raylee Etheridge, Erin Poulin, Deborah Akin

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Teachers can reduce their amount of talking time by using a I do, We do, They do technique for every lesson. For example, the teacher will begin class with a mini-lesson over a topic that lasts no more than 15 minutes. The teacher should use a timer to ensure she does not speak for more than her allotted time. The rest of the class period should be structured for student interaction in order for them to have many opportunities to practice applying the learned concepts.

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In our class, we use "Think, Pair, Share' when discussing a lesson. Students must think about the topic, talk about it with their neighbor, and share their ideas with others

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Ways to reduce teacher talk includes setting a timer, ask open-ended questions, allow time for feedback and reflection.
An activity that can be implemented after a read aloud is to allow students to retell the story. Group students in 5 groups. Give each group a story element (setting, characters, beginning, middle, and ending). Give each student an index card and have them discuss their story element. Each student is responsible for drawing a picture and writing a complete sentence about their story element. Then, gather students on the carpet and have them retell the story by sharing their index cards by placing the index card in a story element pocket chart. This activity promotes academic conversation for the ELL students.

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Deanna LeShoure, , Brooke Mitchell, Kimberly Pittman

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Deanna LeShoure, , Brooke Mitchell, Kimberly Pittman

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In our classrooms we use game boards, think pair share, gist, and pals.  During the gist, you discuss a concept in the classroom and break the students into groups to discuss the gist of the concept.  When you come together as a group, the students have to share what they wrote.  Teacher will then narrow the number of words that the students may use to describe their concept.  The students go back to groups and reword using teacher guidelines.  Students do one last share with whole group and may even post around classroom.

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Mandy Lampley, Jordyn Cox,  Shambly (Tay) McEwen

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Mandy Lampley, Jordyn Cox,  Shambly (Tay) McEwen

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In social studies, the students become a topic expert. Each child receives a specific topic that they study, research, and interpret on their own. Then students present their findings to their groups.

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One way to reduce teacher talk is by using "turn and talk." This is when the teacher asks a question and the students turn to their neighbor (elbow buddy) and discuss the answer. You need to make sure the ELL students are paired with a student whose first language was English.

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In our classes, we implement group work in our lessons. For example, if we are working on dialogue in a drama, students can work in groups and each student will become that character to understand the material. Dong group work reduces lecture time and makes class more enjoyable for the students.

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In our class we use "I do, We do, You do" as a technique to lessen "teacher talk". This provides scaffolding opportunities for students in the class. It allows the students to interact with other students in the classroom by practicing whole group, small group and even with a partner before attempting the problem by themselves.

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Brenton Smith, Kayla Farrar, Margaret Austin, and Shoran Warren

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Brenton Smith, Kayla Farrar, Margaret Austin, and Shoran Warren

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In our classrooms, we use various techniques to reduce teacher talk, but one that is most effective is the peer buddy system or "Think, Pair, Share". Once given a topic of discussion or an article to review, students take ownership of their learning by discussing their thoughts on the article. They can use background knowledge that they both bring to the group. Then they can better gain understanding of the task at hand. These pairs are assigned by the teacher based on academic skills and language skills. Teachers do circulate during the lesson to ensure that everyone is on task and offer any guidance needed.

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Kayla Watson, Debra Mitchell, Hakim Osgood

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Kayla Watson, Debra Mitchell, Hakim Osgood

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A way to reduce teacher talk is to allow students to to create and answer questions (best test). Students are able to interact by creating the questions and answers. Students share their questions, and discuss the best test questions. Students share their answers, and discuss why they got the answer incorrect.

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Ashley Breland, Letita Robinson, Kelsea Hampton 

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Ashley Breland, Letita Robinson, Kelsea Hampton 

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One way to reduce teacher talk is to introduce think-pair-share. This technique will reduce teacher talk by allowing them to work in groups composed of flexible grouping. This will allow the students to gain information in a new way from their peers. This technique will allow them to discuss any new information in a more diverse manner.

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Kayla York, Heather Coleman,and Jaquona Green

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Kayla York, Heather Coleman,and Jaquona Green

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In our class we can use the turn and talk method.It can be used to discuss vocabulary,making predictions,inferences,and other story elements.Teachers can use show and tell for reciprocal teaching.

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Georganne Roberts, Brittani Walker, Catherine Sumner

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Georganne Roberts, Brittani Walker, Catherine Sumner

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In our classrooms, students are grouped together by various ability levels; each group is given a different topic to discuss. Once the group discusses their topic, they'll present their topic to the whole class.

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Christie Umpleby, Ashli Drew, Taylor Bower

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Christie Umpleby, Ashli Drew, Taylor Bower

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Think, Pair, Share: In this strategy students are to think about the concept, pair up with buddy, and share their thoughts on the content being taught. This will reduce teacher talk by giving students the opportunity to converse among each other and discuss new concepts.

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Rebekah Anglea, Alexa Bruorton, Lyndsey Greene

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Rebekah Anglea, Alexa Bruorton, Lyndsey Greene

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One way to reduce teacher talk is to have the students "teach" by forming small groups and working on different assignments/activities on the same topic. Once they have completed their assignment, they can share with the class.

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In our classroom we use "Find Your Match" as an interactive approach for language learning opportunities. Students interact with class members by matching words/concepts written on cards; when a match is found, students sit down until everyone is matched.