Sonoma County Office of Education

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Book Study Reminder

Date: 03/13/2017
Author: Jenn Guerrero

By our next meeting on March 27, please read chapters 6 and 7 of Academic Conversations: Classroom Talk That Fosters Critical Thinking and Content Understandings .

Please come prepared with

  1. An idea or concept from the reading that resonated with you
  2. An idea or concept from the reading that you have a question about

As agreed upon by the group, the book study will take place the last 20-30 minutes of each session. Participants are welcome to stay an additional 30 minutes after the meeting to eat lunch together and further discuss chapters 6 and 7.

Leilan, Student
"I like Amarosa because there's a much smaller student count and so teachers can be one-on-one with you. They can actually help you and be one-on-one with you while the class is doing something else. I feel like that's a huge game-changer." - Leilan, Student