Strategy 1: Design Assessments
Strategy 2: Interpret Assessments
Strategy 3: Respond to Assessments
2 | Engineering Engaging Conversations
Develop Speaking and Listening Skills
Gather Emerging Evidence
Shift Power
Connections to Other Tenets
Engineering Engaging Conversations in Action
Two Examples of Instruction
Productive Group Work
Strategies and Tools
Strategy 1: Clarify Expectations for Learning Conversations
Strategy 2: Vary Discussion Formats, Rules, and Roles
Strategy 3: Teach the Language of Engaging Conversations
Strategy 4: Monitor Individual and Group Effectiveness
Strategy 5: Monitor Conversation Effectiveness
Conclusion
Pause and Ponder
The Main Idea
Connections to Other Tenets
Questioning in Action
Questions as Evidence of Learning
Questions to Foster Engagement
Questions to Promote Dialogue
Strategies and Tools
Strategy 1: T-Chart
Strategy 2: Reciprocal Questions
Strategy 3: Hinge Questions
Strategy 4: Ask Me a Question
Conclusion
Pause and Ponder
The Main Idea
Informal Observation
Nonverbal Observation
Connections to Other Tenets
Observing in Action
Intent
Clarity
Nonverbal Cues
Strategies and Tools
Strategy 1: Provide Targeted Feedback During Instruction
Strategy 2: Note Student Comments and Questions to Target Instruction
Strategy 3: Use Digital Portfolios
Strategy 4: Conference With a Note-Taking Tool
Strategy 5: Observe Nonverbal Cues
Conclusion
Pause and Ponder
The Main Idea
A Growing Body of Evidence
The Foundation to Mobilize
Potential Limitations
Connections to Other Tenets
Mobilizing in Action
Options for Self-Assessment
Options for Peer Assessment
The Four Cs
Self-Regulation
Strategies and Tools
Strategy 1: Co-Construct Success Criteria
Strategy 2: Practice With Exemplars
Strategy 3: Set Goals
Strategy 4: Self-Assess
Strategy 5: Assess Peers
Strategy 6: Respond to Assessments
Conclusion
Pause and Ponder
The Main Idea
Practice in the Classroom
Analysis and Feedback
Connections to Other Tenets
Practicing in Action
Focused Practice
Manageability
Required Versus Graded
Responsibility
Ownership
Mindsets and Motivation
Strategies and Tools
Strategy 1: Employ Practice Checks
Strategy 2: Highlight and Analyze Errors
Strategy 3: Track Student Readiness and Celebrate Success
Strategy 4: Have Students Self-Monitor
Strategy 5: Conduct Brief, Sporadic Learning Conferences
Strategy 6: Focus and Customize Practice
Conclusion
Pause and Ponder
7 | Viewing Instructional Agility in the Broader Context
The Main Idea
Connections to Other Tenets