Jeff Zwiers: Talk That Transforms Learning

About this episode

Jeff Zwiers discusses the importance of student talk in enhancing learning for multilingual learners.

What happens when student talk takes center stage? On the ML Chat Podcast, educator and Stanford researcher Jeff Zwiers discusses how academic discourse, teaching big ideas with flexibility, and student-centered oral language routines drive deeper thinking and engagement for multilingual learners. It’s a refreshing reminder that creativity and meeting curriculum standards can go hand-in-hand.

People in this episode

Guest: Jeff Zwiers

Topics covered

• student talk
• academic discourse
• multilingual learners
• engagement
• creativity
• curriculum standards

Keywords

• student talk
• academic discourse
• multilingual education
• engagement
• oral language routines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford

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