Jeff Zwiers, Ed.D., is a senior researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He has taught in diverse elementary and secondary schools and has worked as an instructional coach in urban school settings. His current research and professional development work consist of collaborating with teachers to learn what works best in real classrooms to help students learn through rich interactions and conversations.

“Academic conversations create lifelong learners—learners who believe they have a voice in the conversation of ideas across time. Zwiers’ book provides some new, novel, and effective means to equip teachers with the tools to promote academic conversations in their classrooms.”—Middleweb

• Introduction; Chapter 1: Academic Conversations; Chapter 2: Building Ideas; Chapter 3: Collaborative Arguments; Chapter 4: Conversations Across Disciplines; Chapter 5: Assessing Conversations; Chapter 6: Cultivating Conversation Mindsets, Cultures, and Supports

Jeff Zwiers, Ed.D., is a senior researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He has taught in diverse elementary and secondary schools and has worked as an instructional coach in urban school settings. His current research and professional development work consist of collaborating with teachers to learn what works best in real classrooms to help students learn through rich interactions and conversations.

“Academic conversations create lifelong learners—learners who believe they have a voice in the conversation of ideas across time. Zwiers’ book provides some new, novel, and effective means to equip teachers with the tools to promote academic conversations in their classrooms.”—Middleweb

• Introduction; Chapter 1: Academic Conversations; Chapter 2: Building Ideas; Chapter 3: Collaborative Arguments; Chapter 4: Conversations Across Disciplines; Chapter 5: Assessing Conversations; Chapter 6: Cultivating Conversation Mindsets, Cultures, and Supports

Jeff Zwiers, Ed.D., is a senior researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He has taught in diverse elementary and secondary schools and has worked as an instructional coach in urban school settings. His current research and professional development work consist of collaborating with teachers to learn what works best in real classrooms to help students learn through rich interactions and conversations.

“Academic conversations create lifelong learners—learners who believe they have a voice in the conversation of ideas across time. Zwiers’ book provides some new, novel, and effective means to equip teachers with the tools to promote academic conversations in their classrooms.”—Middleweb

• Introduction; Chapter 1: Academic Conversations; Chapter 2: Building Ideas; Chapter 3: Collaborative Arguments; Chapter 4: Conversations Across Disciplines; Chapter 5: Assessing Conversations; Chapter 6: Cultivating Conversation Mindsets, Cultures, and Supports