Day #11 - Watch & Reflect
Day #11 - Watch & Reflect
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Watch
Watch
Explore how AI can support and extend student discourse by prompting deeper thinking, clarifying ideas, and encouraging collaborative conversations. This session highlights ways to use structured dialogue, AI-generated prompts, and reflective questioning to help students make their thinking visible. As you watch, consider how these strategies could strengthen communication and academic language in your context.
Objectives
Objectives
Explain how AI-supported discourse strategies promote deeper reflection, reasoning, and communication.
Design a discussion prompt, routine, or activity that uses AI to help students articulate and expand their thinking.
Reflect
Reflect
Complete the Day 11 Google Form to the right to earn 30 minutes of CPE/Flex Credit.
T-TESS Alignment:
T-TESS Alignment:
1.4, 2,3, and 2.4
District Improvement Plan Alignment
District Improvement Plan Alignment
Goal 1
Day #12 - Explore and Apply
Day #12 - Explore and Apply
Review
Review
Yesterday’s session focused on using AI as a thinking partner to elevate student discourse—keeping student talk at the center while using NotebookLM to help verify, refine, and extend ideas. The Day 11 and 12 resources to the right highlight key discussion routines and examples that support deeper thinking, collaboration, and curriculum-aligned conversation as you prepare for today’s application task.
*Recaps were generated using NotebookLM, Google's AI Research Assistant. The infographic and slides features are still in beta and may contain grammatical or inaccurate information.
Explore
Explore
Select one or more of the resources to the right to explore. As you review, reflect on how structured conversation routines and AI-generated prompts can help all learners participate more confidently and meaningfully.
Apply
Apply
Create or adapt a discussion activity that incorporates AI to spark, guide, or extend student dialogue. This could be a prompt, a turn-and-talk routine, a discussion scaffold, or a reflective question set designed to deepen understanding.
Share your plan or product, along with your reflection, in the Day 12 Google Form below to earn 30 minutes of CPE/Flex Credit.
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Unlock a collection of editable templates and best-practice strategies designed to strengthen student discourse, critical thinking, and meaningful task design. This shared Google Folder includes stand-alone lessons, discussion routines, and activities that can be quickly adapted for your classroom or seamlessly embedded in Canvas LMS. Each resource is built to promote deeper thinking, structured collaboration, and authentic student voice—saving you time while elevating instruction.
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