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This valuable resource provides insights into conversations that take place as teachers engage in planning, coaching, judging and reporting during the learning cycle.
- Setting the Stage
What happens when learning is the focus of communication in my classroom and school?
- Creating the Environment… Teacher as Planner
How can I use conversations with colleagues, students and parents to inform planning that focuses on student success?
- Putting Students at the Centre … Teacher as Coach
How can I embed learning conversations into the instructional process to help students succeed?
- Partners in Communication… Teacher as Judge and Reporter
How can I ensure that students are true partners in the summative assessment process?
How will I involve students and their parents in determining the next steps in learning?
- Epilogue
- Key Vocabulary
- Bibliography
- Study Tips
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This resource could not have been created without the input from countless classroom teachers from across the province of Alberta who so willingly shared the stories that form the backbone of this publication. These stories are representative of the work of many educators throughout Alberta. Teachers reading this resource may recognize that they are already using some of these strategies their own classrooms.
The authors would also like to acknowledge and thank the following people for their invaluable contributions to the creation of this resource: Dale Armstrong and Margaret Sanders, for their insightful initial ideas as to the direction that this resource would take; Thérèse deChamplain-Good, Linda Ellefson and Connie Dersch-Gunderson, for their insightful contributions in the early planning stages; and, most of all, Robert Hogg, for his unfailing support, patience and sage advice as the story unfolded. Copyright © 2008 Alberta Assessment Consortium
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
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