Do they extend their conversations? Observations of class discussion Do students offer different ideas? Do students evidence from the text to support their claims? Do students use discussion prompts to extend their thinking? Do students confirm one another’s thinking? What are the implications of your observations on future instruction? Add your notes here. Activity 2: Facilitation Practice for Team-reflection Observe Lessons with Colleagues Select at one of the facilitation techniques mentioned in this module to practice during your instruction. If possible, record yourself and your students as you teach the lesson. As you and your colleagues review the lesson and reflect, capture notes about how your students responded to the facilitation technique that you used. Consider the following as you reflect on the lesson facilitation: Ratio of teacher talk/student talk Use of wait-time Observations of partner conversations How do students decide who talks first? Do they share the time evenly? Do they extend their conversations? Observations of discussion Do students turn to look at the speaker? Do students connect to one another’s thinking? Do students offer different ideas? Do students offer evidence from the text to support their claims? Do students use discussion prompts to extend their thinking? Do students confirm one another’s thinking? Add your notes here.
Do they extend their conversations? Observations of class discussion Do students offer different ideas? Do students evidence from the text to support their claims? Do students use discussion prompts to extend their thinking? Do students confirm one another’s thinking? What are the implications of your observations on future instruction? Add your notes here. Activity 2: Facilitation Practice for Team-reflection Observe Lessons with Colleagues Select at one of the facilitation techniques mentioned in this module to practice during your instruction. If possible, record yourself and your students as you teach the lesson. As you and your colleagues review the lesson and reflect, capture notes about how your students responded to the facilitation technique that you used. Consider the following as you reflect on the lesson facilitation: Ratio of teacher talk/student talk Use of wait-time Observations of partner conversations How do students decide who talks first? Do they share the time evenly? Do they extend their conversations? Observations of discussion Do students turn to look at the speaker? Do students connect to one another’s thinking? Do students offer different ideas? Do students offer evidence from the text to support their claims? Do students use discussion prompts to extend their thinking? Do students confirm one another’s thinking? Add your notes here.
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