7. What does it take to intentionally
build a classroom culture in
which discourse leads to
understanding?
8. If you build it, he will come.
Name the problem
Summarize author’s
insights
Then synthesize
Create a poster with the
synthesis.
Whatdoes it take to build aculture?
In groups
Editor's Notes
John and I are working on our new book about challenge that engages, and one common characteristic of those classes is discourse: talk fills the room – students to students, teacher to student, teacher to students.
What is the nature of the academic work?As you can guess, students have to have complex work that requires discussion. Recently I watched a teacher have students identify literary elements in a group. They quietly went through the task. Then in another group, she asked how the story would change if the protagonist and antagonist reversed roles. Now she animated conversation.
