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'''Magic Microphone for reasoning ''' | '''Magic Microphone for reasoning ''' | ||
'''A<nowiki> [</nowiki>Individual activity]''' Think of answers to the question below. You can write them on a mini-blackboard or sheet of paper for reference during the activity. Think of as many answers as possible and '''give a reason in each case.''' (Tip: think of the Powerpoint presentation about questioning strategies that you saw in the previous session and draw on your own experience of carrying out group work in the classroom.) | |||
* '''When would you use group work in your classroom? Why? '''Give concrete examples of specific lesson activities where possible. For example, | |||
** when a topic has many sub-topics '''because '''the sub-topics can be mastered by small groups and then taught to other groups, as in different types of pollution | |||
** <nowiki>when summarising the topic that has extended over many lessons [give example] </nowiki>'''because''' pupils can remind each other about the things that they have learnt without repetition by the teacher | |||
** <nowiki>when applications of a topic [give example] are being discussed </nowiki>'''because''' there can be many answers for this | |||
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'''B<nowiki> [</nowiki>Whole group] '''Pass a prop around. Whoever has the prop answers the question above and gives their reason(s). | '''B<nowiki> [</nowiki>Whole group] '''Pass a prop around. Whoever has the prop answers the question above and gives their reason(s). | ||
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= Activity Two: Managing group work = | = Activity Two: Managing group work = | ||
