Leaders of Talk - A Reflection

Please continue your reflection from today's session here in this blog post. Remember the three areas of focus:

1) Leaders of Talk - Evaluating where we have been

2)  A new vision - Redefining our role

3) The Talk Toolkit - Rethinking our skills

 

 

How is your role developing in lessons?

Please let us all know how your role develops in lessons following our final session and the staff training on 5th December.

Post-session 4 discussion area

Please start a discussion here on how your understanding of talk has developed further from Session 4. Below is a list of your '10 Golden Rules' to make talk more effective in lessons:

1)      Allow more thinking time when expecting responses to questions

2)      Students should feel safe to state their opinions

3)      Recap prior learning more frequently

4)      Create opportunities for everyone to have the chance to speak/ask questions/check understanding

5)      Involve pupils and their ideas in the conclusion of lessons and when reflecting on learning

6)      Ensure that discussions are non-judgemental

7)      Listen carefully

8)      Check that everyone understands the topic/task

9)      Don’t pick on people who don’t want to speak

10)  Let students experiment with different talk techniques

Your questions from Session 2

Session 2 discussion

Please contribute to a discussion here with each other on your learning so far from the two sessions and anything else you think is relevant with regards to 'talk in your education'. It has been fantastic working with you so far! 

Leaders' ideas about 'Talk'

Session 1 - Leaders of Talk