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An assignment can make a student's thinking visible
A small explanation of a choice can give a teacher a useful place to begin a conversation.
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Questions and practices that keep the learner at the center of the classroom.
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What a worked example can show
An example becomes more useful when the choices behind its steps are available for discussion.
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Give feedback a next move
A comment becomes easier to use when the student can see the decision it asks them to revisit.
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Give students a question worth bringing back
A lesson can end by identifying what remains uncertain and how the class might investigate it.