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“I Am Not Afraid of Storms, For I Am Learning How to Sail My Ship” – Louisa May Alcott | Turn and Talk
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Exploring the intersection between teaching about talking and talking about teaching. 8220;I Am Not Afraid of Storms, For I Am Learning How to Sail My Ship” – Louisa May Alcott. June 25, 2015. June 29, 2015. Yes Yes, they would. To be fair, they do try, once or twice, asking for help, and it never goes well. I seem to recall a therapist in season 1 or 2 who wanted to help but was soon dispatched by A , the girls’ shadowy nemesis, and was never heard from again (or at least for a few seasons). June 28, 20...
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Open Conferring Notes (Or: How A Case of Mild Hypochondria Helped My Teaching) | Turn and Talk
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Exploring the intersection between teaching about talking and talking about teaching. Open Conferring Notes (Or: How A Case of Mild Hypochondria Helped My Teaching). June 12, 2015. June 12, 2015. Some relevant backstory: I am a bit of a hypochondriac. I have been banned (by friends and family, not yet — by the sites’ owners! From more self-diagnosis websites than I can count. However, I stubbornly maintain an interest in reading about doctors and medicine and horrifying diseases. I was writing when I sat...
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Sorting Out Talk | Turn and Talk
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Exploring the intersection between teaching about talking and talking about teaching. July 21, 2015. July 21, 2015. Everyone has a geeky teaching passion, right? Vocabulary is definitely one of mine, and lately, I’ve been doing a lot of work on vocabulary with middle school science and social studies teachers. Word sorts, described in depth in. The idea of a word sort is in the name you’re sorting a collection of words! In an open word sort, groups of kids (or teachers! In groups of kids, I often saw one...
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In the Fishbowl | Turn and Talk
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Exploring the intersection between teaching about talking and talking about teaching. May 28, 2015. May 29, 2015. Okay, raise your hand if you have witnessed partners conferring on writing drafts like this:. Student A: I liked it. It was cool. Student B: Thanks. I liked yours too. Teacher: Don’t forget to be specific! Student A: I liked when you said that thing about your dog. Recently I sat in on a fishbowl activity in an 8. Prep the kids in advance! You might even teach kids a non-verbal cue to use as ...