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Originally I was going to have my students share their opinion as to whether heroes are born or made. Then I transformed my question so that it was multifaceted in order to help my students have a more fruitful conversation.

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Revised Prompt: Work with your partner to determine if heroes are born or made. Provide examples in order to clarify why you believe they are born or made. Support your claim with an example either from real life or a book you’ve read.

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We can't expect students to know how to engage in meaningful discussions. Teachers are responsible for modeling and implementing appropriate scaffolds. Before letting students converse, we had a discussion where we reviewed the expectations for conversations. I even had a brief conversation with a student showing an example of what not to do. Then I gave students a couple of minutes to draw a picture of a hero as they thought about if heroes are born or made. After drawing their picture, students left their picture at their seat and had a conversation with 1 to 2 other people.

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Using the Conversation Analysis Tool I was able to hear my students converse back and forth while staying on topic. I was impressed with their ability to listen from one another and build upon the conversation. This activity was the most beneficial activity I completed this week, because I was able to work on transforming the prompts I give students and then hear and see how changing the prompt positively impacted my students.

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Potential Challenges
-Keeping Student on Topic (not discussing their favorite superhero)
-Getting students to build upon ideas with relevant topics that support their opinion

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The most beneficial part of this workshop have been the applicable tools and strategies that I have been able to practice and implement in my own classroom. I have loved using the fishbowl discussion as well as Go Go Mo, and this week's conversational analysis.

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I used the deep thinking strategy, in order to get my students engaged and thinking about the prompt at hand. Students have been learning and reading traditional tales, so we took it step further to see if heroes are always fictional characters or if they show up in real life too. Then students defended their opinion regarding if heroes are born or made as they shared with a partner.

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Building a relationship with our students allows them to feel free to make mistakes, take risks, and accept challenge, which drives learning and engagement.