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Freedom High School

Committed to focusing its resources on the achievement of academic and personal success for all students

Click here to see the 4 C's information above

Click here to see the 4 C's Introduction Video: The National Teachers Association interviewed leaders of all kinds and determined which of the 21st century skills were the most important for K-12 education.

Communication

Click here to see the Communication Powerpoint PDF as presented in April 2016

Rationale/Information

CCSS_CCR - Speaking and Listening 9-12.pdf Common Core Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening (all subject areas)

Theoretical Rationale for Communication-Marcia Tate

Excerpt from Fisher, Frey, and Rothenberg's "Content Area Conversations"

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/108035/chapters/Why-Talk-Is-Important-in-Classrooms.aspx

Tools/Lessons/Ideas

Discourse Starters - 2018

Discussion Activity with yarn ball (all subject areas)

Beginning of the Year Building Classroom Culture:

Build it

Activities to get kids to Communicate:

DOK Level 1:

Pass the Plate

Carousel Cruising

Snow Ball Fight

Sort and Report

DOK Level 2:

Four Corners 2

Pass the Plate 2

Tree Map

DOK Level 3:

Pass the Plate 3

Double Bubble

DOK Level 4: (Coming soon)

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