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Rhode Island Department of Education, 2013
In a school with a transparent data culture, frequent, low-stakes Data Conversations happen all the time. Although most schools engage in Data Conversations at times, there are some specific strategies and "listen-fors" that can assist educators in making these conversations more productive, such as developing a low-stakes set of…
Descriptors: Data, Professional Development, State Departments of Education, Questioning Techniques
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Allie, Saalih; Armien, Mogamat Noor; Burgoyne, Nicolette; Case, Jennifer M.; Collier-Reed, Brandon I.; Craig, Tracy S.; Deacon, Andrew; Fraser, Duncan M.; Geyer, Zulpha; Jacobs, Cecilia; Jawitz, Jeff; Kloot, Bruce; Kotta, Linda; Langdon, Genevieve; le Roux, Kate; Marshall, Delia; Mogashana, Disaapele; Shaw, Corrinne; Sheridan, Gillian; Wolmarans, Nicolette – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2010
In this paper we propose that learning in engineering involves taking on the discourse of an engineering community, which is intimately bound up with the identity of being a member of that community. This leads to the notion of discursive identity, which emphasises that students' identities are constituted through engaging in discourse. This view…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Vignettes, Discourse Communities
Teale, William H.; Zolt, Nina; Yokota, Junko; Glasswell, Kathryn; Gambrell, Linda – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
For the past few years the authors have worked in urban public elementary schools to implement literacy instruction that emphasizes higher-level reading, writing, and thinking, while also maintaining instructional focus on the skills of decoding, word recognition, and fluency. Their efforts have involved implementing an initiative called In2Books.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Emergent Literacy, Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs
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Hughes, Gwyneth – Teaching in Higher Education, 2007
It is often assumed that online collaborative learning is inclusive of diversity. In this exploratory paper, I challenge this notion by developing a theory which proposes that inclusion occurs through congruence between learners' social identities and the identities implicitly supported through the interactions in a particular community. To build…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Student Diversity, Diversity (Faculty)
Rosenbaum, Nicole M. – 1998
A student's participation on two listserves added new depth and new complexities to her overall learning process. The listserves (one just for her composition class at California State University San Bernardino and one that linked her class to two other composition classes at distant universities) created a community of people who had access to a…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discourse Communities, Higher Education, Learning Processes
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Woods, Claire; Dias, Patrick; Ellis, Viv – English Quarterly, 1997
Sees English as the language of power and status, with a gatekeeper role in the economics and political contexts of many countries. Discusses the English classroom as a site that breaks down the barriers between the school discourse and the world discourses. Discusses specific classrooms where teachers, students, or community members take the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Discourse Communities
Ochse, Roger – 1997
Beginning college writers often approach the writing classroom with attitudes of fear and alienation. Fostering partnerships between instructor and students allows these writers to extend their private selves, affirm their identities, and connect to larger audiences. Letter writing can help establish an authentic connection between instructor and…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Communities