ABSTRACT
Students talk to the teacher, answering questions, seeking clarification, or asking for some kind of permission. Talk time is the measure of the quantity of any of these. Quiet time for working individually to solve problems or collectively to carry out projects is an additional way to reduce teacher talk time. The two hosts propose open-ended teacher questions rather than ones with specific answers, having children work in pairs, and staying alert to who is talking in the classroom. Secord was a Canadian hero who ran through the forest during the War of 1812 to warn the British garrison that the Americans were attempting an invasion of the Niagara escarpment. Finally, students talk with each other, and this dialogue is critical to inquiry-based learning and to the creation of understanding or meaning.
