Chapter 7

1.     Levels of classroom discussions:

a.     Teacher to teacher

                                               i.     Teacher conversations

                                              ii.     Talking about formative assessment

                                            iii.     Face-to-face or other collaborative ways to talk

b.     Student to student

                                               i.     Talking about learning experiences

                                              ii.     Remind them about good communication skills

                                            iii.     Listen to their conversations as a teacher

                                            iv.     Challenge each other

c.      Teacher to student

                                               i.     Whole group discussions to check student’s understanding

                                              ii.     Whole group discussions on teaching new concepts

2.     Questions for checking in

a.     Procedural: Are we staying on schedule? Do we have the right materials available?

b.     Teamwork: How are team members getting along? Is one student carrying out too much of the load for the whole team?

c.      Understanding: To find out what students are thinking about the project, ask questions that encourage self-assessment and reflection.

3.     They gain new insights into how to communicate with a culturally diverse audience. They also learn new things about each tool, which makes them more knowledgeable in that sense.

4.     21^st-century skills

a.     Troubleshooting: Helps show students understand that real-world projects come with real-world challenges.

b.     Teamwork: Pay close attention to team dynamics. It is a real-life skill that they will use for years.

5.     One of the biggest things they talked about that relates to our topic is, teamwork. Since there are three of us in the group, teamwork is definitely something that needs to happen.