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Dialogic architecture·Medium cognitive demand·20–40 minutes

Learning Conference

Use a short evidence-led conference to diagnose progress and agree the next move.

Knowledge
Metacognitive · Evaluative
Sequence
Independent Judgment · Retrieval And Consolidation
Interaction
High

Use a short evidence-led conference to diagnose progress and agree the next move. Learning Conference is selected when its reasoning mechanism matches an accepted learning requirement and produces evidence a teacher can inspect.

01How the architecture unfolds

  1. Define the learning target and evidence.
  2. Run the Learning Conference routine with one bounded case.
  3. Capture evidence and identify the next teaching move.

02The work on each side

Teacher moves

  • State the reasoning purpose
  • Monitor one diagnostic feature
  • Respond to the evidence

Student moves

  • Retrieve
  • Apply
  • Explain

03What would count as learning?

  • Students produce an observable response linked to the target

04Across the curriculum

History

Evidence and judgment

Use Learning Conference to make a historical reasoning move visible.

Science

Explanation and application

Use Learning Conference to expose how students select and apply a scientific model.