Share 'Using Cafes with Middle School Students'

I have hosted Cafes with teachers with great success. This year I am embarking on a plan to teach my 8th grades to use Cafes in our English/Language Arts classes. I know that I will need to bring them along slowly... emphasizing deep listening and pausing between responses and what it means to make connections and links. They are on the verge of making use of their new found abstract thought abi…