Using Dialogue to Build Communication-rich Classrooms

Join Professor Susan Sandretto’s webinar on building communication-rich, culturally responsive classrooms through authentic dialogue.

In this webinar, Susan will explore how dialogue can be used to build communication-rich classrooms within a framework of culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies. Participants will learn to distinguish between recitation (Initiation–Response–Evaluation/Feedback – IRE/F) and authentic dialogue, gain practical insights into Talk Moves and adaptable question stems, and leave with strategies to reflect on and strengthen their use of dialogic pedagogy in their own contexts.

About Susan

Introducing Professor Susan Sandretto – Professor in College of Education Te Kura Ākau Taitoka at the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka. A fully registered primary teacher, Susan teaches across primary teacher education and education studies programmes and supervises at postgraduate level. Her research interests include critical literacy, multiliteracies, education policy, and practitioner research. She was a Team Writer for the English Learning Area Curriculum Refresh (2023 version).

Join us for this inspiring and practical session. Susan will draw on her work in critical literacy and the 2023 English Curriculum Refresh to share practical Talk Moves and strategies that help educators strengthen dialogic practice and transform classroom conversations.
Whether you are an educator kaiako, student ākonga, or communication professional, this webinar will leave you with fresh insights and practical tools you can apply immediately.