Conversation Cafe

Session 6

August NTI

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Conversation Café Agreements

• Open-mindedness: listen to and respect all points of view

• Acceptance: suspend judgment as best you can • Curiosity: seek to understand rather than persuade • Discovery: question old assumptions, look for new

insights • Sincerity: speak for yourself about what has

personal heart and meaning • Brevity: go for honesty and depth, but don’t go on

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Process

• From the next slide, select a topic that reflects an area of interest for further discussion. You will have time for three 10 minute conversations.

• Each table selects a facilitator.

• It is the leader’s role to ensure all voices are heard and that the conversation remains focused on problem solving and sharing of effective strategies.

• After 10 minutes, you can either remain with that topic or move on to another topic of interest.

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Topics

• Tables 1 and 2: Leading Module Implementation

• Tables 3 and 4: Elementary Specific

• Tables 5 and 6: Middle School Specific (scheduling issues, using

• Tables 7 and 8: Helping All Learners (Supporting modules for ALL students)

• Table 9: Integrating the Modules with Other Literacy Practices

• Table 10: Other

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Discussion Starters

• Use the Conversation Café Discussion Starters hand out from the middle of your tables to guide these discussions.

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