Accountable talk

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Boy, has it been a long time since my last post! I've been busy, to say the least, with teaching three courses this semester, loving my 1/2 classroom by day and shoveling, shoveling, shoveling the 3 feet + of snow that has plagued the Northeast. Can we say seven snow days and school on two days during April vacation? Since last year, my school has had professional development on Accountable Talk across all subject areas. We want our learners to be thinkers--more than that. We want our…

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Talk Like a Leader (accountable talk)

If you are looking for a way to implement accountable talk in your classroom, this post has the secret! Using these question stem cards has improved my student's ability to talk about their learning in constructive ways. Definitely a game changer!

Accountable Talk - Talking Stems for Primary Grades | Best Selling Teacher Resource

Right before Winter Break I created this Anchor Chart to remind the kiddos about some of the Accountable Talk phrases we have discussed. Accountable Talk essentially means actively participating in academic conversation. In other words, the kiddos take turns speaking, provide proof for their opinions, add to previous comments, and disagree appropriately. This type of academically-based conversation encourages the kiddos to think before they speak and really listen to each other. I found this…

Accountable Talk Anchor Chart. Dialogic talk is where students do all of the talking. They formulate thoughtful questions among each other to drive the conversation. Use this anchor chart to guide the talking.