A teacher's skill in questioning and in leading discussions makes a powerful contribution to student learning and is valuable for many instructional purposes: exploring new concepts, eliciting evidence of student understanding, and promoting deeper student engagement.

Effective teachers promote learning through discussion. A foundational skill that students learn through engaging in discussion is that of explaining and justifying their reasoning and conclusions, based on specific evidence. Teachers skilled in the use of questioning and discussion techniques challenge students to examine their premises, to build a logical argument, and to critique the arguments of others. Some teachers report, "We discussed x, "when what they mean is "I said x." That is, some teachers confuse discussion with explanation of content; as important as that is, it's not discussion.

Indicators:

• Effective use of student responses and ideas
• Discussion, with the teacher stepping out of the central, mediating role

Examples:

• The teacher asks, "What might happened if the colonists had not prevailed in the American war for independence?"
• A teacher poses a question, asking every student to write a brief response and then share it with a partner, before inviting a few to offer their ideas to the entire class.

Danielson, Charlotte. Implementing the Framework for Teaching in Enhancing Professional Practice. Alexandria, VA :ASCD, 2009.

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Elicit student thinking:

• Tell us your thinking.

Support student thinking:

• What were you thinking when you decided to ______?
• Use wait time: Take your time… We’ll wait…

Extend student thinking:

• Now that you have solved the problem in that way, can you think of another way to work on this problem?
• How is your way of solving different from _______'s way?

Increase participation of other students in the conversation:

• Restate someone else’s reasoning: Can you repeat what ___________ just said in your own words?
• Apply own reasoning to someone else’s: Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Probe specific math topics:

• How can we check to be sure that this is the correct answer?
• Is that true for all cases?

K-8 ELA: December 3rd at 4:15, Halik

K-8 Science: December 11th at 4:00, Google Meet

K-12 Math, Combined: November 21st at 4:30, Zoom

9-12 ELA: December 3rd at 3:15, Teams

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Below you can find the new, updated required instructional minutes by grade level and content area. Each grade level also includes a sample schedule.

Teachers are encouraged to monitor student progress regularly using formative assessments and adjust pacing as needed based on classroom data. However, teachers should aim to stay within two weeks of the pacing outlined in the guides to maintain alignment with district-wide goals.

The documents attached outline K-8 curricular resources, standards and pacing. This can also be found by clicking here on the LSD website.

The document attached outlines 9-12 curricular resources, standards and pacing. This can also be found by clicking here on the LSD website.

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