1. What: Discuss Richhart’s ideas about Language (Chapter 3) .
Why: Language drives all instruction with explicit and implicit messages.
How: Review different kinds of language we can employ to better interact with our students.

2. Language Categories
The Language of Thinking
The Language of Community
The Language of Identity
The Language of Initiative
The language of Mindfulness
The Language of Praise and Feedback
The Language of Listening

3. What roles are students currently filling in your class
What roles are students currently filling in your class? These can be explicitly assigned, or simply undertaken in the course of the lesson.
What roles would you like them to fill?
What subject specific skills/ abilities do they need to use to be proficient in your content? Can you create roles out of these?