Engaging dialogue was scant, for starters. Teachers were reporting fewer students were willing to opt into discussions, and when they ...
Classroom ‘culture shift’: how two schools harnessed the power of oracy
Before Barb Fitzgerald led a charge to build oracy skills at Korowal School, the then-principal noticed a few red flags in classrooms.
“We were really aware [of statistics] about how kids can get through a week of school without ever speaking about their learning,” former Korowal School principal Barb Fitzgerald says. IMAGE: iStock.