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| This is a useful technique to engage all of the students all of the time. The teacher poses a question for the students to think about and tells them, either before or after asking the question, that there should be 'no hands up' as everyone is expected to participate. The teacher then calls on a random student to answer the question. Staging questioning this way can motivate students and keep them focused on the shared input as well as giving less confident children the chance to share their ideas.
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| Here are the steps:
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| 1. Students listen to a question or a discussion point and are given wait time to formulate their responses. The teacher can introduce the technique either before or after posing the question.
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| 2. Following the wait time, the teacher asks a random student for a response.
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| 3. When further questions are asked in the session, the teacher reminds the students that there should be 'no hands up' and that they may be asked for a response at any time.
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| Tips for using the technique successfully:
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| * warn students that this is a 'no hands up' session
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| * establish a friendly, supportive, non-judgemental atmosphere using positive body language and reaffirming phrases
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| * remind students to listen to what other students have said as they may have to adjust their response accordingly
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| * praise students for active listening, for making a contribution and for respecting the contributions made by others
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| * differentiate questions to give students the best chance of a positive outcome
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| Giving students 'wait time' has been shown to significantly improve the quality of their responses.
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| = Brainstorming = | | = Brainstorming = |
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| This is a useful interactive teaching technique that allows all participants to make a contribution without fear of judgement from others.
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| Here are the steps:
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| # Students listen to a question posed by the teacher - this should be open-ended with no specific right answer in order to generate a range of ideas
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| # Students offer their ideas when the teacher asks them one by one - it is not necessary for students to raise their hands as everyone is encouraged to make a contribution
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| # All ideas are recorded by the teacher where everyone can see them
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| After the brainstorm session the ideas can be further processed in line with the plan for the rest of the lesson.
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| Tips for using the technique successfully:
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| * establish a friendly, supportive, non-judgemental atmosphere for brainstorming
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| * remind students to listen to what other students have said to make sure that they don't repeat any replies
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| * try to keep the activity pacy, adapting the length of the brainstorm session to match the flow of ideas
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| * praise students for active listening and for respecting the contributions made by others
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| * the technique works well at the beginning of a new topic as a way of finding out students' prior knowledge
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