In your classroom, students must be able to make conjectures, test those conjectures, and discuss their implications within a community that is receptive to such discussions. As the leader of your classroom, you need to establish the norms that allow for this type of student community.
Consider the following example that details the students' rights and responsibilities for student engagement during small group discourse (Chapin & O'Connor, 2007).
Do you use any of these strategies in your classroom? How do you feel about establishing a set of student rights and responsibilities to govern your classroom?
Consider the following example that details the students' rights and responsibilities for student engagement during small group discourse (Chapin & O'Connor, 2007).
- Have a student paraphrase or summarize a student response or strategy and ask others to verify the first student's summary.
- Direct a student question to the class, or ask another student to respond.
- Ask another student or student team if they agree or disagree with the statement of a student or team and why.
- Ask a student or student team to explain something in a different way.
Do you use any of these strategies in your classroom? How do you feel about establishing a set of student rights and responsibilities to govern your classroom?