1. Engaging Learners Through Discussion
Pinwheel Protocol

2. Goals Learn Strategies for Student Engagement
Experience the Pinwheel Discussion Protocol
Discuss Classroom Applications

3. Agenda Why Student Engagement is Essential
Video on Pinwheel Discussion Protocol
Unpack Protocol Stesp
Experience Protocol
Reflect and Plan

4. Discussion Protocol Sarah Brown Wessling Video
Pinwheel Protocol Broken Down

5. What is a Pinwheel Discussion?
Fishbowl Structure
Grouped by “Persona”
Provocateur
100% Student Participation

6. What are the benefits? Maximizes student participation
Provides freedom for students to generate their own questions and state their own opinions
Enhances higher order thinking skills
Increases student engagement
Creates opportunities for formative or summative assessment

7. Steps Group and Assign Persona Small Group Discussion Time
Pinwheel Discussion
Reflection

8. Practice Working with John Updike’s “A & P”, Focus = Hierocracy
Divide into groups based on your card
10 minutes for discussion, question generation, role exploration
Divide into inner and outer circle
Provocateur begins
Pinwheel
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9. Reflection Observations and Questions?
How might you use this in your classroom?
Exit Slip & Evaluation
What made you think?
What concerned you?
What would you like from me?