Description
Transform your turn and talks, partner discussions, and academic conversations with this easy-to-use professional development resource. Packed with high-quality discussion prompts, sentence stems, and student talk routines, this guide helps you move beyond shallow “I agree” responses and into meaningful, rigorous dialogue.
Perfect for K–12 classrooms, literacy, math, science, and social studies, this resource teaches students how to talk, what to talk about, and why purposeful conversation builds deeper understanding.
What’s Included:
✔ Turn & Talk teaching tips
✔ Deep-thinking discussion prompts
✔ Academic sentence stems
✔ Partnering strategies
✔ Reflection questions
✔ Printable norms poster
✔ Student reflection sheet
Designed for teachers, coaches, and administrators looking to strengthen student engagement, discourse, and classroom discussion routines.
Ideal for PD sessions, PLC work, and daily instruction.





