Everywhere Smokey Daniels speaks, there's one teaching strategy that teachers embrace above all others. Now, that single method for transforming students from passive spectators into active learners is revealed.
Your fast-track to student engagement
Everywhere Smokey Daniels speaks, there's one teaching strategy that teachers embrace above all others. That single method for transforming students from passive spectators into active learners . . . for evoking curiosity, inspiring critical thinking, and building powerful writers along the way. Now, that best-kept teaching secret is revealed: Written Conversations. Smokey and coauthor Elaine Daniels describe how to leverage these "silent writing-to-learn discussions" structure by structure
- Mini-memos
- Dialogue journals
- Write-arounds
- Digital discussions
. . . with detailed descriptions, lessons, and annotated student samples-making this the most practical teaching book in recent memory.
