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Grand Conversation Thinking
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Grand conversations give students a chance to talk and discuss about what they are reading.  It also gives them a chance to build on what others had said.

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Grand conversations give students a chance to talk and discuss about what they are reading.  It also gives them a chance to build on what others had said.

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It is important to allow students to freely express their thoughts and encourage students to build off of each others thoughts and ideas.

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"Keeping control of the floor does not necessarily entail keeping control of the content of the discussion."

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"Keeping control of the floor does not necessarily entail keeping control of the content of the discussion."

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Oral language is the foundation for the complex reading and writing work to come!

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How a teacher is able to grow from Director to Facilitator to Participant.

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Grand conversation allows students think deeper.

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Grand conversation allows students think deeper.

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get kids talking, figure out how to do it respectfully

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Oral language helps to build more complex skills.

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Oral language helps to build more complex skills.

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Grand Conversations- need to go over norms for conversations and teach these first before trying this technique  

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Grand Conversations- need to go over norms for conversations and teach these first before trying this technique  

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As we start 'series reading' I want to try book talks with the students, using a fishbowl technique, with adults demonstrating how do to this first. 

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As we start 'series reading' I want to try book talks with the students, using a fishbowl technique, with adults demonstrating how do to this first. 

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I took away the examples of authentic questions/ prompts to use in my classroom.

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Moving from director to facilitator to participant.  How to do more scaffolding with the Grand Conversation

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"The teacher's role shifts from that of discussion director to discussion facilitator to participant."

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"The teacher's role shifts from that of discussion director to discussion facilitator to participant."

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Grand conversations allow students to dicuss in more than just a question/answer format but rather a conversational format where students are thinking and listening to others and then building on their own thinking and learning - it has value.

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Grand conversations allow everyone to be heard in a naturally flowing way. It is important to have respect for each other during these conversations to make them safe and comfortable.

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"Student engagement increases when students are given opportunities to think deeply, articulate their reasoning and listen with purpose in conversation about issues that are important to them." Powerful!

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The grand conversation puts the learning on the students - less teacher directed and more student centered. 

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The grand conversation puts the learning on the students - less teacher directed and more student centered. 

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Grand Conversation:  Working to get kids having these conversations about learning is important for our communication, listening, social, and collaboration skills. Having students empowered to take ownership in their learning is what our ultimate goal.

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Students need to be able to engage in conversations that are not just teacher directed. They need to understand conversational moves and what a true conversation looks like beforehand.