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* Learning about concept mapping as a technique to promote interactive teaching

* Encouraging talk that involves reasoning and building on others’ ideas

* you have used a concept map in the classroom  

{{activity|wcb| on filling out a concept map.|5}} Brainstorm to help fill up the concept map displayed.  Read the background information below before starting the brainstorm.<br />

{{activity|Individual activity|: Creating your own concept map during the brainstorm.|5}}

If you are using comcept maps on a computer, use the document {{File|Learning Concept Maps.mm}} for reference to fill up this concept map. Otherwise draw a similar concept map on the board or a large piece of paper (ideally stuck to a wall, so that everybody can see).

= Presenting the concept map =

{{activity|Individual or small group activity|10}} Choose a topic from the topics listed on the map you have created together, i.e. from the box ‘topics that can be explored through concept mapping’ or ‘examples’ given above. It can be a topic you will use in your classroom soon. Draw a concept map on your sheet of paper.

You should move around to provide support/ ideas to participants while they are drawing their maps. Give suggestions such as “How about including...” or “Do you think... can also be included?”.

 

At the end of the activity, 2-3 participants present their concept map for the whole group (each group has 5 minutes each). You are role playing as pupils at this time.  

* Other participants can also question/challenge presenter’s ideas through disagreement comments. For example, ‘I think... could be moved under the sub topic... because...’ or ‘How about including...?’ or ‘Why is it important to include...?’

{{activity|Record| your progress on concept mapping.|5}} Have you learnt anything more about concept mapping as a result of the previous activity?  Perhaps some of your colleagues gave you ideas when they presented their maps.  Add new ideas that you have learned about concept mapping to your ''Learning about concept maps'' map, created from the whole group brainstorm activity. Refer to the VVOB toolkit pages for more ideas. Your own ideas about the other ways of using concept maps in an interactive classroom are very valuable.

= Video: Whole cloass dialogue =

This 3.5 mins. video illustrates a Grade 7 Zambian teacher Brian facilitating a whole class dialogue on renewable sources. (The background noise is a heavy rainstorm!)

 

 

{{activity|dtgw| with ICT on various topics.|20}}

 

Draw this concept map using freemind software on the netbooks. Create a template concept map that you can use in the classroom (just like the facilitator had for the last session). Fill it during classroom activity. You will need a projector linked to your computer for this activity.

Ask your pupils to give reasons for their ideas. Encourage all pupils to be active by agreeing and disagreeing about the idea.  

{{fup|B}} Try the horseshoe seating. Try out the horseshoe seating arrangement or another new arrangement in your class during a lesson in the coming week.