Engaging in Productive Conversations That Nourish Growth

___________differentiation through talking about the purpose of differentiation and how the individual is moving closer to the___________for differentiation.

__________________about the current state of differentiated instruction through questions designed to build the individual's ______________ of the current state of differentiation.

_____________progress by delving into both the emotional _____________to this comprehensive change and the quality of changes in classroom practice.

• Leading, Vision

• Assessing, Responses

• Learning, Understanding

Leader-Teacher conversations generally fall into a predictable pattern, unfolding in terms of who holds the power and ________________.

The conversation must invite the teacher into an exploration of shared information or current approaches he or she is taking to address students' varied learning needs.

• Information Discovery

• Decision and action

While reviewing the shared information, we must invite the teacher to articulate his or her current approaches and current results, as well as talk about new strategies that might be most advantageous to try next.

• Implementation and evolution

• Interpretation and speculation

The "_____" of productive leader-teacher conversations concerns how we want them to feel.

Effective differentiation requires teachers to work with an understanding of five critical elements. What are they?

One of the most effective ways to lead a conversation depends on the _______________level of trust in the __________________and the value of the __________, the intent of the ____________, and the teacher's degree of ____________.

Clarify the ___________of the conversation.