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- 1. Whole Classroom Discussion Methodology
- 2. What is it? • It is a cooperative learning methodology focused on achieving full classroom participation. • Classroom discussions focus on the transferred information shared between the teacher and the students.
- 3. There are four basic factors: • The discussion must have a purpose • Students must have something to say • Students must feel comfortable participating • Meaningful questions must be asked.
- 4. Does it work? The pros … The cons… • Provides interaction between • Classroom discussions need students and teachers rules and must be enforced • Provides the teacher with control of the subject • Students may feel • Teachers can check what uncomfortable students retain from lecture • Students tend to be more • Students who are weak in note focused taking may find classroom • Students can feel more discussions difficult to grasp comfortable with asking questions
- 5. Tips for a Successful Whole Classroom Discussion: • Discussion topics must be significant to the lessons and relative to the subject • Questions asked must be appropriate and in context • Provide time and opportunities for student’s to develop thoughts and questions • Initially dividing the students into subgroups benefits whole classroom discussions effectiveness • Provide a comfort zone • Set rules for discussions • Control discussion monopolizes
- 6. How many triangles do you see? • Begin by working individually • Please, do not look at what others have done. • See how many triangles you can find in 10 minutes. You have 10 minutes left 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- 7. How many triangles do you see? • Work in a group of 3 or 4 • Share one new copy of the triangle and combine your efforts. • Now see how many triangles you can find in 10 minutes. You have 10 minutes left 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- 8. Let’s Discuss Your Methods… • How many triangles did you find when you worked alone? • What method(s) did you, as an idividual, use to find the triangles? • What other method(s), if any, did you consider using? • How many triangles did you find when you worked as a group? • What method(s) did you, as a group, use to find the triangles?
- 9. Here are some possible methods you could have used… c You may have labeled all of the intersections with numbers or letters… How many chose this method? d b h e a f g
- 10. …or perhaps you mentally dissected the triangles and drew them on your paper, like this… How many chose this method?
- 11. What other methods did you use? • How many chose to only label the diagram? • How many chose to only dissect the triangles and draw them on your paper? • How many chose a combination of both methods stated above? • How many chose a completely different method? If so, please explain what you did? • Based on how you and other classmates analyzed how to tackle this puzzle, if you were to work this puzzle again, how would you go about it now?