Academic Conversations: Leveraging Oracy for Academic Growth Fall 2022 5.09A, 5.09B, 5.10A, 5.11A, 5.11B, 5.12A, 5.12B

Course Description

• This course will allow participants to explore, create, and implement components of academic conversations. Participants will: evaluate their school’s current integration of academic conversations; identify and implement academic conversation protocols and strategies into the classroom; and evaluate the effectiveness of the academic conversations OR create a plan for school level implementation of academic conversation protocols and strategies. This course will meet twice in person with individual work completed between sessions.
• Lead Learner (Facilitator): Becky Corr | Cindy Kreek
• Credit(s) and Type: 8 Hours Relicensure | English Language Development (ELD)

Target Audience

• Certified Staff
• Open to Substitute Teachers = Yes
• Open to Student Teachers = Yes
• Open to Charter School Staff = Yes 
  • Charter Certified

Date, Time, and Location

• Date: October 27 and November 17, 2022
• Time: 4:30 - 7:30 PM
• Location: TBD

Course Outcomes

Here are the outcomes for the course:

• Participants will be able to implement protocols that maximize oracy for multilingual learners.
• Participants will implement and reflect on a lesson plan that intentionally incorporates protocols that promote oracy.