1. How to conduct an effective student – led discussion in class

2. Why discussion? To engage students actively To deepen thinking
To develop collaborative team work

3. Why student–led discussions?
Teacher – led discussion
Teacher prepares and initiates
Students prepare and participate

4. What does it involve? Students : Own the discussion
Read the assignment carefully
Prepare discussion points in
advance
Listen and respond to each other
Construct meaning through interaction

5. What skills are developed through it?
Reading
Listening
Writing
Speaking
Thinking

6. What are the steps? Evaluation Setting ground rules before discussion
Checking preparation
Giving preparation guidelines
Selection of reading material

7. Selection of reading material
The reading should be complex enough for the discovery of meaning to happen.

8. Giving preparation guidelines
Discussion points can be in the form of questions
Ask students to prepare a list of
thoughtful questions
What are the questions that are not directly answered in the reading?

9. Ground rules for discussion
One person to speak at a time
Listen to others before speaking
Raise your hand to speak
Raise a new point to fill a lull
Accomodate other viewpoints

10. Evaluation
The students can be rated evaluated on the following points:
Quality of preparation
Understanding
Articulation
Response