From discussions at the VWBS to whole group consolidation discussions,
I was immediately validated with the BTC strategies I've been incorporating into my math instruction.
"Dialogic teaching aims to stimulate and extend student thinking allowing the student and teacher to more precisely diagnose what they know and misunderstand."
Consolidation or whole group discussions...have been a favorite of mine as we bring together the learning at the white boards. Listening to the students and allowing their thinking to emerge, brings learning to the surface. The best days are when the students start to lead the learning with their questions, observations, and summaries.
Peer tutoring or collaboration at the VWBs...is also a great tool for allowing math dialogue to take place. What I love about this format is that any misunderstandings can be addressed for just the group struggling. To help keep the focus in the random groups at the VWBs, I have devised an anchor chart with suggestions of what to do for the one that "gets it" and the one that is "struggling".
Direct instruction has it's place and it's time and has gotten a bad rap here lately. To be honest, I rarely use it. However, I do like the term "deliberate teaching and learning" (DLT) to be used in its place instead. :)
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