Welcome to the Something to Talk About blog page! Here, you’ll find an archive of each mini podcast and blog featured in this series created to give teachers a space to voice their ideas. Each Something to Talk About piece features practical teacher-to-teacher ideas, strategies, and tips that are rooted in deeply held beliefs. This page will be updated regularly, so please keep coming back for more ideas!
In each episode of the Something to Talk About mini podcast we ask just one juicy question about classroom discourse to a group of educators. In Episode 1, Stenhouse editor and author, Kassia Wedekind asks:
What are some of your greatest hopes for your students as talkers and listeners? And what kind of practical routines will you set up at the beginning of the year to help build that community?
In each episode of the Something to Talk About mini podcast we ask just one juicy question about classroom discourse to a group of educators. In Episode 2, Stenhouse editor and author, Kassia Wedekind asks:
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve gotten about classroom conversations?
In this Something to Talk About blog Amanda Jansen and Molly Brnich share how to build a classroom discourse community in the math classroom through the practice of making and evaluating claims.
In each episode of the Something to Talk About mini podcast we ask just one juicy question about classroom discourse to a group of educators. In Episode 3, Stenhouse editor and author, Kassia Wedekind asks:
How might we rethink our ideas about participation in classroom conversations?
In each episode of the Something to Talk About mini podcast we ask just one juicy question about classroom discourse to a group of educators. In Episode 4, Stenhouse editor and author, Kassia Wedekind asks:
What’s hard about facilitating classroom talk? (And how are you working at getting better?)
In this Something to Talk About blog, JoEllen McCarthy, author of Layers of Learning, shares how talking about books can help build powerful classroom communities.
In each episode of the Something to Talk About mini podcast we ask just one juicy question about classroom discourse to a group of educators. In Episode 5, we’re thinking about issues of power in classroom conversations and beyond.
In each episode of the Something to Talk About mini podcast we ask just one juicy question about classroom discourse to a group of educators. In Episode 6, Stenhouse editor and author, Kassia Wedekind asks:
How can we help students (and ourselves!) grow as listeners?
In this Something To Talk About blog post, math coach Jenna Laib shares how student work can spark powerful mathematical discussions and how teacher intentionality within these discussions matters.
In each episode of the Something to Talk About mini podcast we ask just one juicy question about classroom discourse to a group of educators. In Episode 7, Stenhouse editor and author, Kassia Wedekind asks:
What’s a small but powerful move for facilitating classroom talk?
In the Something to Talk About mini podcast and blog series, we hear from educators on a variety of topics all related to classroom discourse. In case you’ve missed some of the series along the way, we’re sharing this round up of all seven podcast episodes as well as our monthly blog posts.
In this Something To Talk About blog post, third-grade teacher Janaki Nagarajan writes about her experiences with Compliment Circles and how much this kind of talk matters in classrooms right now.
In this month's Something To Talk About blog post, math coach Katrina Lindo reflects on the importance of teacher language and shares some strategies for small shifts that make a big impact.
In this month’s Something to Talk About blog post, literacy educator, Grace Choi, shares how oral storytelling and short video recordings can be powerful tools for composing and revising in the writing classroom.
In this month’s Something to Talk About blog post, Haeny Yoon writes about finding freedom in classroom spaces and reimagining what it truly means to think outside of the box in school.
In this month's Something to Talk About… blog post Emily Machado writes about the power of storytelling and the possibilities for including families’ voices in our classroom talk.
