Classroom discussions must
include academic discourse that allows students to respond politely and articulate their ideas thoroughly.
Not exact matches
And now let's take another step back and consider the alignment between the work done by those outside of the classroom —
including principals, central office administrators, and superintendents — and the desired goal of seeing deeper learning structures, like rich
academic discourse, experienced by all students.
In Kelly School, which is discussed in the book, these characteristics were built through a set of interrelated organizational routines
including close monitoring of each student's
academic progress, an explicit link between students» outcomes and teachers» practices, weekly 90 - minute professional development meetings focused on instructional improvement, and the cultivation of a formal and informal
discourse emphasizing high expectations, cultural responsiveness, and teachers» responsibility for student learning.
While his examples are often from political
discourse, the same principles apply to the variety of genres of art
discourse,
including that in newspapers, the art press, and
academic material.