Agenda

Day 1 of the conference will focus on what is known about academically productive talk (APT) and what is of central importance but is unknown. The two major sessions will each be launched with a 15-minute review of what is known about the focal questions by one or more conference participants doing work relevant to those questions. Participants will then break into small groups. Each group will be given a slide template on which to insert answers to the specific focal questions in a concise set of bullet points for ease of comparison of ideas across groups.

Day 2 will focus on next steps. Participants will self-select into subgroups focused on areas of work that have been nominated as critical to moving the field forward. The groups will be asked to clarify the nature of the challenge and the way(s) it might be addressed. PowerPoint templates will be provided so that each group focuses on specific questions and provides answers in a concise format.

Day 1: December 2, 2016

9:00am-5:30pm

Breakfast is available starting at 8:30am

9:00-9:30

Welcome and agenda overview

9:30-10:00

Review of video

10:00-12:00

Session 1

• How is academically productive talk defined? How is the quality of APT measured? o What are its affordances?
• For what purposes does APT have high value? When should it not be used? What are the tradeoffs involved in using APT?

12:00-12:45

Lunch

12:45-2:00

Summary of key points across slides; whole group discussion

2:00-4:00

Session 2

• What do teachers need to know? What is known about the developmental trajectory for building expertise from pre-service to a mastery level of teaching other teachers?
• What institutional factors need to be in place to support a shift to APT as a common pedagogy?

4:00-5:00

Summary of key points across slides; whole group discussion

5:00-5:30

Preparation for Day 2

• Each individual will be asked to nominate in writing a high-priority issue for future work on APT that might be done in collaboration with others. How can we advance the agenda of better developing and differentiating our understanding of APT? What is required to bridge the research-practice divide?

Conference organizers will sift through submissions and look for common themes. The distinct themes will constitute the topics for Day 2 collaboration.

6:30

Dinner at The Red House

 

Day 2: December 3, 2016

9:15am-3pm

Breakfast is available starting at 8:30am

9:15-10:00

Summary of major points from Day 1; choosing subgroups for collaboration

10:00-12:00

Designing a program of work

• Small groups will be encouraged to be specific about the goal, the program of work that would be required to accomplish the goal, steps that could be taken to launch such a program, and the potential barriers to be overcome. Groups will be prompted to relate new work to work currently under way.

12:00-1:00

Lunch

1:00-2:30

Report out

• Each group will share their ideas to solicit feedback from the broader group.
• The conference organizers will prompt attention to relevant existing work so that members of the group can learn from each other.

2:30-3:00

Wrap up

Each participant will have one minute to provide closing reflections or comments