Protocols in the Classroom: Tools to Help Students Read, Write, Think, and Collaborate

by David Allen, Tina Blythe (With), Alan Dichter (Screenplay)

For nearly 2 decades, Looking Together at Student Work and The Power of Protocols have sustained educators in their professional learning. Protocols in the Classroom expands the scope of those books from teachers’ professional learning to include students' learning, providing teachers with the tools they need to use discussion protocols to support students in developing crucial skills and habits as readers, writers, critical thinkers, and active participants within the classroom community. This essential guide provides detailed descriptions of protocols for four critical For each protocol the authors provide a clear set of steps, tips for teachers and students in facilitating the protocol, and a story of a teacher using the protocol with students. The book is filled with resources for getting started using protocols with students, as well as for deepening the use of protocols over time. It also relates protocols to other strategies for supporting students’ learning, including Accountable Talk, Thinking Routines, and Socratic seminars. The authors describe how protocols contribute to a schoolwide culture of discussion, inquiry, and reflection. Book

Genres: Education

160 pages, Paperback

Published August 3, 2018

Reviews

[Jeanie Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

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This is a fabulous introduction to using protocols in the classroom. #VTED teachers should check this book out for an introduction to teaching transferable skills using structures that help students collaborate, think, and demonstrate their learning. The authors clearly outline the purposes of each protocol and the habits they develop. And the share scaffolds to help students improve at the skills required for meaningful collaborative discussions. Highly recommend for educators K-12 and beyond.