PROTOCOLS IN THE CLASSROOM, TOOKS TO HELP STUDENTS READ, WRITE, THINK AND COLLABORATE

u003cpu003eFor nearly 2 decades, Looking Together at Student Work and The Power of Protocols have sustained educators in their professional learning. Protocols in the Classroom expands the scope of those books from teachers’ professional learning to include students' learning, providing teachers with the tools they need to use discussion protocols to support students in developing crucial skills and habits as readers, writers, critical thinkers, and active participants within the classroom community. This essential guide provides detailed descriptions of protocols for four critical purposes: u003c/pu003e u003culu003e u003cliu003e Entering into and engaging with texts of many different types.u003c/liu003e u003cliu003e Sharing perspectives on questions, issues, or topics.u003c/liu003e u003cliu003e Giving and receiving important feedback on works in progress.u003c/liu003e u003cliu003e Exploring one’s own unique learning style.u003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e u003cpu003eFor each protocol the authors provide a clear set of steps, tips for teachers and students in facilitating the protocol, and a story of a teacher using the protocol with students. The book is filled with resources for getting started using protocols with students, as well as for deepening the use of protocols over time. It also relates protocols to other strategies for supporting students’ learning, including Accountable Talk, Thinking Routines, and Socratic seminars. The authors describe how protocols contribute to a schoolwide culture of discussion, inquiry, and reflection.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eBook Features:u003c/pu003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eInsight from authors with decades of experience using protocols with students, teachers, administrators, teacher educators, and others.u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eThe perspectives of classroom teachers who are using the protocols with their students.u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eClassroom vignettes and facilitation tips for effective use of protocols with students.u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eGuidance and resources for choosing the best protocol for your goals and the needs of your students.u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eKey practices for effectively facilitating protocols, whether you or your students do the facilitation.u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eEngaging activities and strategies to prepare students for the kinds of discussions protocols entail.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003e