In I've Got Something to Say, teachers will learn how to inspire students to buy into their own learning by giving them a voice in determining, organizing, structuring, and responding to what is happening in the classroom. This timely book details how to create a powerful classroom that reflects a community of voices and nurtures group interactions. It offers practical strategies that will engage students in thoughtful dialogue and discussion as a class, in groups, and with partners and presents transcripts from children's classroom dialogues and conversations that illustrate a variety...