LWT May visit update

Our Focus of Inquiry Statement: “In what ways do we see learning conversations/accountable talk beginning to become embedded in daily practice throughout the curriculum?”

·       students are having learning conversations using appropriate content language as a natural strategy for their learning…

·       use of high level questions and comments by teachers and students that indicate their understanding of and reflection on concepts.

·       evidence of Accountable Talk tools (rubrics, Q Matrix, Checklists, etc…) being used by staff and students 

Here is our Focus of Inquiry and a list of the three top characteristics that we would like to ask the teams to focus on. Again, we are looking at this process to show or give us information about how successfully we are implementing this practice. We are now asking the question, “Have the students begun to embed this as a part of their tool box of learning strategies?” Do they implement or use this without prompting? Do they use higher order questions to elicit more, or clearer, or better information, from their teachers or their peers. Learning conversations take on many forms and how effectively are we (staff and students) beginning to use them?

Please remember, that it is not important for us to walk into the start of a lesson, indeed in most cases you can observe more AT happening during the inquiry or processing stages. We are coming in to see learning conversations and how comfortable the students are having these conversations and if they are using appropriate questioning and vocabulary.

This time I will put a schedule on google docs and allow you to choose the time that you prefer. We will have 3 teams and will be going through all classrooms.  

Please be your self! Do what you always do. Please see me if you have any questions!

Thank you