Academic Discourse PD Toolkit

Give teachers the structures to get students doing more of the thinking, and more of the talking.
This four-session PD series builds staff capacity to run discourse that goes beyond "turn and talk," with protocols that prepare students to participate and gradually hand them more responsibility for the conversation.
By the end, teachers can:
Design talk structures that get more students doing the thinking
Run turn-and-talk and discussion protocols that actually hold up
Build student ownership of discussion, step by step
Includes: the Academic Discourse Edu-Toolkit, 4 planned 60–90 minute sessions, facilitator agendas, ready-to-use slides (Google and Canva), and built-in planning time for teachers.