The document discusses making pedagogy more transparent and collaborative. It argues that the relationship between structure and freedom in education is not an either-or proposition. Good instruction requires both structure and allowing students freedom. The author advocates for creating a context that fosters dialogue, democratic decision-making, and teaching students to assume responsibility. Teachers are encouraged to share experiences and failures, solicit feedback, and offer choices to students. This helps prevent teacher burnout by keeping educators constantly learning.

1. Teacher Talk:Making Pedagogy Transparent and Collaborative Meredith Stewart ASCD 2011

2. Why are we doing this?

3. What are your thoughts/reactions when you hear this question from students or teachers? http://tinyurl.com/ascd11

4. Coming Out From Behind the Curtain

6. Need to Control

7. Fear

8. Permissiveness

9. Authoritarianism

10. Fear of the unknown has misled many of us into thinking that the relationship between freedom and structure is an either/or proposition. As educators we’re either providing good, structured instruction or we’re refereeing spitball fights. Sam Chaltain American Schools

11. Not An Either/Or Proposition

12. Authoritarian Practice context that fosters dialogue democratic decision-making explicit teaching about how to assume responsibility Linda Darling-Hammond The Right to Learn

13. Dialogue

15. Decision Making

18. Responsibility

21. Concrete Opportunities Don't give the expedient answer Share your experiences & failures (transparency) Solicit and respond to feedback Offer choicesand opportunity to assume responsibility

22. Describe a time you felt excited by the possibilities offered by a class or meeting. What created that feeling?Describe a time you felt frustrated by the apparent uselessness of a class/meeting. What created that feeling? http://tinyurl.com/ascd11

23. What’s in it for teachers?

25. The teachers who get "burned out" are not the ones who are constantly learning… but those who feel they must stay in control and ahead of the students at all times. Frank Smith

28. Concrete Opportunities Write about your practice Class newsletter or blog Reflection blog For professional publications Discuss with others Online (blog comments, networks, Twitter) In a Critical Friends Group

30. All images are Creative Commons licensed Crazy student http://www.flickr.com/photos/wmiami/2724515344 Professor http://www.flickr.com/photos/tim_ellis/145582914 Curtain http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybaea/54679441 Fear http://www.flickr.com/photos/neverylorakeet/4055975423 All other images CC licensed by Meredith Stewart