Teaching Children Science: A Project-Based Approach, 2/e

Joe Krajcik, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Charlene Czerniak, University of Toledo
Carl Berger, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

How Do I Develop and Use Benchmark Lessons?

LEADING A DISCUSSION

Materials Needed:


1		Prepare a short discussion, no more than ten or fifteen minutes long, on a topic of your choice. Situate the discussion in a project. What is the driving question of the project?



2		Lead the discussion with a small group of your peers. Make sure to create a video of the session.



3		Watch yourself on videotape and analyze the discussion. Use the categories in Table 7.2 to track your verbal -behavior: What was the average number of questions you asked per minute? What kind of questions did you ask? What is your pattern of asking questions? Did you use wait-time, probing, and redirecting?



4		How would you like to change your questioning? What other issues might come up in a science class? Record your ideas in your portfolio.

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