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== Activity One: Reflecting on current practice == | == Activity One: Reflecting on current practice == | ||
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The idea behind this activity is to make the need for this session explicit. | The idea behind this activity is to make the need for this session explicit. | ||
You will need mini-blackboards and something for display (blackboard/flipchart). | You will need mini-blackboards and something for display (blackboard/flipchart). | ||
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Choose some topics that they are teaching this week (from the curriculum), and display the topics (on blackboard or flipchart). Some examples are: ''water contamination, living together, uses of different parts of a plant, types of fertilizers (organic and inorganic) and their advantages or disadvantages, and health.'' | Choose some topics that they are teaching this week (from the curriculum), and display the topics (on blackboard or flipchart). Some examples are: ''water contamination, living together, uses of different parts of a plant, types of fertilizers (organic and inorganic) and their advantages or disadvantages, and health.'' | ||
{{activity|work in pairs}} Choose a topic from the board. Write five questions on mini-blackboards or paper that you normally ask/would ask the pupils in class? | |||
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Allow only about 3-5 minutes for this activity so that spontaneous questions are recorded. | Allow only about 3-5 minutes for this activity so that spontaneous questions are recorded. | ||
After 3-5 minutes, explain the types of questions below and ask the other participants to suggest examples from their mini-blackboard that represent these types. Write these examples on the blackboard or flipchart or ask a volunteer participant to do so. Explain one type of question, ask the other participants for examples, record examples on board, and then mention second type. | After 3-5 minutes, explain the types of questions below and ask the other participants to suggest examples from their mini-blackboard that represent these types. Write these examples on the blackboard or flipchart or ask a volunteer participant to do so. Explain one type of question, ask the other participants for examples, record examples on board, and then mention second type. | ||
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'''Closed versus Open questions:''' | '''Closed versus Open questions:''' | ||
