3. 4 Promote dialogue as a means of learning

Teaching for effective learning

3.4 Promote dialogue as a means of learning

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Develop a culture of mutual respect

Do they talk amicably with others who are outside of their friendship group?

Can they work positively with anyone ?

Do they listen attentively to others?

Do they consider how someone else might see something?

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Establish agreed routines

Do you have routines for discussions?

Do you explain how they can contribute positively?

Do they know to think before they say?

Do they know how to include and acknowledge others?

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Teach and model strategies for dialogue

Do they know how to comment logically on what has been said ?

Do they understand how to be sensitive and aware to cultural and special needs?

Do they act rather than react?

Do they share ideas in an equitable way?

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Pose thought-provoking questions

Do you intrigue them as they learn?

Do you encourage them to look for the mysteries and the unexplained?

Can they provide evidence and examples to support what they are thinking?

Do they know what they need to know in terms of the big picture and big issues?

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Think out loud

Talk as you do something.

Talk as you work something out.

Tell them what you are thinking and ask what they think.

Ask about interpretations and what something could and might mean.

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Encourage rich questioning

Scaffold their thinking so they come up with good questions.

Rich questions come from a rich vocabulary and sentence structure.

Do they listen carefully to others?

Use visual literacy to promote deep thought and questioning.

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Incorporate dialogue and discussion

Do they know how to articulate how they are learning and what they need to do?

Do they know how to share their ideas with others?

Are they familiar with a number of ways for getting help and support?

Do you give them one to one time?

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Challenge assumptions

Can they identify context and cultural bias?

Do they know how to agree to disagree?

Can they see how views change across time and space?

Do they know how to challenge you politely?

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Encourage them to give feedback

Do you use Twiducate.com, Edmodo.com , linoit.com or similar to ensure everyone can easily give and receive feedback?

Do you demonstrate the value of two way feedback?

Do ask them what they value in what you are doing?

Do you encourage them to contribute to practical problem solving in class?

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Ask them to explain

Challenge their assumptions.

Ask them to support their ideas.

Get them to respond in a variety of ways.

Get them to explain something to someone else.

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Use learning supports

Do have models for discussions?

Do you work on peer assessment?

Do you have rubrics for sharing and contribution?

Do you clearly identify steps in thinking and learning?

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Encourage them to participate

Do you have group work routines?

Do you use resources which allow everyone to contribute?

Do you use a variety of strategies for feedback and discussion?

Are they valued?

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Teach speaking skills

Create rituals for speaking.

Teach public speaking skills.

Get them to record themselves and listen to how they sound.

Have routines for oral lessons.

Are their opportunities to speak?

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Promote active listening

Are they plugged into other devices when someone is talking?

Are they tuned in rather than tuned out?

Do you gesture as well as ask for listening?

Do they know how to do peer assessments?

Do you listen when they speak?

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