{"product_id":"building-bigger-ideas-a-process-for-teaching-purposeful-talk-paperback","title":"Building Bigger Ideas: A Process for Teaching Purposeful Talk - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudy after study shows that as students grow, they become increasingly focused on technology-driven communication. Cyber-dialogue replaces face-to-face interactions in all aspects of their lives. And yet, has there ever been a greater need for students to learn the art of \"talk,\" to be able to converse \"live\" with others, to collaborate, negotiate, and learn from one another? To use talk to think, and to build new ideas?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaria Nichols guides us beyond teaching students to talk politely about books to teaching them to have meaningful conversations-purposeful talk that serves as a tool for constructing understanding with others. She provides a flexible process that gives teachers a solid foundation in facilitating discussions, allowing them to meet the challenges of unpredictable, exploratory talk in the elementary classroom. She shows teachers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003estrategies to address different talk personalities and the dynamic nature of talk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003especific teaching moves to use when facilitating talk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ehow to use a cycle of focus, facilitation, and feedback to deepen students' ability with talk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eimportant \"look-fors\" to assess children's talk with an inquiry mindset.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe voices of children engaged in meaningful classroom conversations are scattered throughout the book, allowing teachers to see how Maria's strategies work. \"What I hope emerges from children's talk,\" Maria writes, \"is their brilliance, the depth of thinking and understanding that becomes possible when they engage in purposeful talk, and the sheer joy of dialogic classrooms.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Nichols is a literacy consultant and Director of School Innovation for the San Diego Unified School District. A former elementary classroom teacher, Nichols received the Distinguished Elementary Educator Award from the San Diego chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, 2002. Maria is the author of Comprehension Through Conversation and her latest book, Building Bigger Ideas: A Process for Teaching Purposeful Talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.2 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47223185277177,"sku":"9780325098159","price":52.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tYi_wwhgh39780325098159.webp?v=1768225540","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/building-bigger-ideas-a-process-for-teaching-purposeful-talk-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}