MATSOL 2017 Conference Program
A link for materials will show if a presenter has uploaded handouts.
Thursday Keynote: Jeff Zwiers - Keynote presentation slides
Friday Keynote: Jean-Michel Dissard - see I Learn America website: ilearnamerica.com
Pre-Conference Institute materials will be emailed to participants.
What Do You Mean? Examining and Enhancing Classroom Talk
Abstract
Our classrooms are full of talk, but are teachers or students doing most of the talking? This session will get participants discussing and thinking about the state of talk in their classrooms and schools. Participants will also discover practical, research-based strategies for building students' capacity to engage in academic conversation.
Session Type
Interactive Workshop (45 minutes)
Topic Strand
Best Practices in Instruction
Primary Audience
Elementary School (PK-5)
Secondary Audience
PK-12 Schools
Presenter/organizer
Joshua Benjamin, Community Day Arlington Elementary School (Lawrence, MA)
Biographical Statement
Josh Benjamin is the ELL coordinator at Community Day Arlington Elementary School in Lawrence, MA. He has also taught first, second, third, and fifth grades.