Audiotape an All-class Discussion
Tape a science data discussion. (Place the recorder so that it will pick up both your voice and the students’ voices.) After class, listen to sections of the tape. Were all students able to stay engaged during discussion of the data? If not, what can you do to ensure that some don’t get lost? Can you catch yourself using a strategy that encourages students to listen to each other? How do your students respond when you use the move?
Identify a question or dilemma that arose from your independent study and your experience in the classroom. Plan to talk about your experience in the study group. You may want to identify a short interchange from the tape (~30 seconds) to share during the study group meeting.
