BUILDING A CULTURE OF DISCOURSE THAT LEADS TO UNDERSTANDING

Getting in the game: Challenge that engages

I.R.E.

I get to INITIATE the question.

Then I get to RESPOND to your question.

And now it’s my turn to EVALUATE your answer.

Nature of the academic work

Teacher stance

Student readiness

What does it take to intentionally build a classroom culture in which discourse leads to understanding?

If you build it, he will come.

Name the problem

Summarize author’s insights

Then synthesize

Create a poster with the synthesis.

What does it take to build a culture?

In groups