Socratic seminar anchor chart

Anchor charts don't have to be complicated. As a matter of fact, they shouldn't be... especially for primary children. I once read that...

Socratic seminar rules

Cat/Fish Socratic Circle AVID Strategy. This is our anchor chart. Jobs/expectations listed under each role, and meaningful conversation starters listed at the bottom. I did this with my third graders over the book Because of Winn Dixie and they did great! Give students a prompt and they will love to discuss it and share their ideas!

Four-Star Reading Responses Anchor Chart. Use this anchor chart to show your students between a vague 1-star response and a detailed 4-star response!

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…

Today we were asked how has the move towards "Common Core" affected your role as a counselor. For me the most obvious way is that I feel mo...

Anytime you may be speaking on a particular subject, you have to assume the audience is unaware of the details. It is up to you to explain those details in an unique and personal way. ​ When...

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.

Hello everyone! We were back at school today after yet another day off for rotten weather. It sure is hard to have any continuity when we are gone a day or more out of every week! Our next big unit in reading involves historical fiction book clubs. Getting fourth graders to have meaningful book discussions […]