1.
Techniques for generating ideas (Information)
What do you want to do?
Techniques
Steps
Offer new input based on your own knowledge or experience
Mini-lecture
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Prepare notes for a mini lecture
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Give your lecture (max. 15 Minutes)
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Allow participants to respond or discuss in pairs/small groups afterwards
Elicit what the trainees know about a topic
Answering questions
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Think of a number of questions on a chosen topic
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Write these on a poster/on a board
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Ask participants to discuss in pair
Generate a lot of ideas in a short time
Brainstorming
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Introduce your topic
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Ask the participants to call out ideas/examples/keywords spontaneously
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Accept all ideas and write them up on the board
Get trainees to imagine a scenario
Visualization
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Ask participants to close their eyes
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Using your voice guide them slowly and calmly to some imaginary scenario
*
Get extra prompts in a measured voice
*
Allow a little time for each idea to form, then offer another prompt
*
When participants are ready, ask them to open their eyes and share their ideas with a partner
Get trainees to consider a variety of questions and then compare their answers with others
Post-box
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Take 5 or 6 empty paper boxes and put them round the room
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Put questions next to each on, as well as some blanks pieces of paper
*
Participants move in groups from box to box, read the questions and write their answers on a piece of paper, which they place in the box
*
When each group has seen each question, groups read all the answers in their box
*
They choose which answers seem most appropriate
*
They summarize their answers in a presentation
Relate new ideas to the textbook in everyday use
Analyzing the textbook
*
Search through the textbook looking for examples of a certain feature
Get trainees to pool ideas collectively
Poster presentation
*
Groups of a participants outline their initial ideas in a poster forms.
Other techniques are: Expert Jigsaw, Interviewing, Listing, Mind-mapping or Spider grams, Walking wall, Circus, Telling Anecdotes, Demonstrating, Drawing etc.
2.
Techniques for working with ideas (Engagement)
What do you want to do?
Techniques
Steps
Get trainees to discover more about an interpersonal situation for themselves
Role-playing
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In order to give your participants first hand experience of an interpersonal situation, write role cards/posters developing 2-4 roles for a pair or group discussion
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Allow each participant to read and think about their role
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Allow participants to sit in groups with other roles
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Act out the discussion /scenario
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Debrief afterwards by exploring what happened
Elicit trainees opinion on a variety of contentious topics
Agreeing/ disagreeing
*
Think of 8-10 controversial statements about your topic
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Allow participants to mark each statement with a number (1= Strongly agree, 2=agree, 3= disagree, 4= strongly disagree
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Ask them to discuss in pairs
Identify the logical order of steps in a complex process
Sequencing
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List the steps of a process e.g. in teaching or in an experiment
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Mix the steps up in a random order
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Ask your participants to sequence them in the correct order of importance
Test knowledge of a subject
True or false
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Offer your participants a number statements related to your topic
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They have to decide in pairs/groups whether these are true or false
Plan using new techniques
Lesson planning
*
Ask participants to plan in groups a specific lesson
*
Present to other groups
Practice teaching in a safe environment
Micro-training
*
Ask participants to plan and teach a section of a lesson to the class, with other participants in role as students
*
Observe and give developmental, constructive feedback
Other techniques are: Continuum Debate, Case studies, Problem solving, Ranking, Comparing and contrasting, Advantages and disadvantages, Spotting mistakes, Categorizing, Griddling, Devising tasks etc
3.
Techniques for summarizing ideas (Synthesis)
What do you want to do?
Techniques
Steps
Get the whole class to discuss an issue (usually at the end of a pair or group activity)
Plenary discussion
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After a group activity, ask for contributions from various parts of the class which summarize but do not repeat the whole discussion
*
Take feedbacks and try to help the group make sense of what has been learned (see below)
Revise what trainees have learnt in a session/series of session
Learning points
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Ask participants reflect on 3-5 things they have learned in a specific session/series of sessions
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Ask them to take notes
*
Ask them to describe these learning points by pairs
Produce a collective statements of beliefs
Charter
*
In groups, ask participants to draw up a list of principles which they think explain something about your topic. For example: Ten things we now believe about managing large classes.
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They present to the class, who listen and comment
Summarize the main learning points
Poster presentation
*
Groups of participants summarize their ideas in poster form
*
They present to the class, who listen and comment
Collect the ideas from the class using one focal point
Blackboard summary
*
Consider your own answers to a particular activity
*
Plan how you will collect these answers on the board. Plan your board and how it will look
*
Take answers from the group in class
*
Write up the answers on the board
Techniques for generating ideas (Information)
What do you want to do?
Techniques
Steps
Offer new input based on your own knowledge or experience
Mini-lecture
*
Prepare notes for a mini lecture
*
Give your lecture (max. 15 Minutes)
*
Allow participants to respond or discuss in pairs/small groups afterwards
Elicit what the trainees know about a topic
Answering questions
*
Think of a number of questions on a chosen topic
*
Write these on a poster/on a board
*
Ask participants to discuss in pair
Generate a lot of ideas in a short time
Brainstorming
*
Introduce your topic
*
Ask the participants to call out ideas/examples/keywords spontaneously
*
Accept all ideas and write them up on the board
Get trainees to imagine a scenario
Visualization
*
Ask participants to close their eyes
*
Using your voice guide them slowly and calmly to some imaginary scenario
*
Get extra prompts in a measured voice
*
Allow a little time for each idea to form, then offer another prompt
*
When participants are ready, ask them to open their eyes and share their ideas with a partner
Get trainees to consider a variety of questions and then compare their answers with others
Post-box
*
Take 5 or 6 empty paper boxes and put them round the room
*
Put questions next to each on, as well as some blanks pieces of paper
*
Participants move in groups from box to box, read the questions and write their answers on a piece of paper, which they place in the box
*
When each group has seen each question, groups read all the answers in their box
*
They choose which answers seem most appropriate
*
They summarize their answers in a presentation
Relate new ideas to the textbook in everyday use
Analyzing the textbook
*
Search through the textbook looking for examples of a certain feature
Get trainees to pool ideas collectively
Poster presentation
*
Groups of a participants outline their initial ideas in a poster forms.
Other techniques are: Expert Jigsaw, Interviewing, Listing, Mind-mapping or Spider grams, Walking wall, Circus, Telling Anecdotes, Demonstrating, Drawing etc.
2.
Techniques for working with ideas (Engagement)
What do you want to do?
Techniques
Steps
Get trainees to discover more about an interpersonal situation for themselves
Role-playing
*
In order to give your participants first hand experience of an interpersonal situation, write role cards/posters developing 2-4 roles for a pair or group discussion
*
Allow each participant to read and think about their role
*
Allow participants to sit in groups with other roles
*
Act out the discussion /scenario
*
Debrief afterwards by exploring what happened
Elicit trainees opinion on a variety of contentious topics
Agreeing/ disagreeing
*
Think of 8-10 controversial statements about your topic
*
Allow participants to mark each statement with a number (1= Strongly agree, 2=agree, 3= disagree, 4= strongly disagree
*
Ask them to discuss in pairs
Identify the logical order of steps in a complex process
Sequencing
*
List the steps of a process e.g. in teaching or in an experiment
*
Mix the steps up in a random order
*
Ask your participants to sequence them in the correct order of importance
Test knowledge of a subject
True or false
*
Offer your participants a number statements related to your topic
*
They have to decide in pairs/groups whether these are true or false
Plan using new techniques
Lesson planning
*
Ask participants to plan in groups a specific lesson
*
Present to other groups
Practice teaching in a safe environment
Micro-training
*
Ask participants to plan and teach a section of a lesson to the class, with other participants in role as students
*
Observe and give developmental, constructive feedback
Other techniques are: Continuum Debate, Case studies, Problem solving, Ranking, Comparing and contrasting, Advantages and disadvantages, Spotting mistakes, Categorizing, Griddling, Devising tasks etc
3.
Techniques for summarizing ideas (Synthesis)
What do you want to do?
Techniques
Steps
Get the whole class to discuss an issue (usually at the end of a pair or group activity)
Plenary discussion
*
After a group activity, ask for contributions from various parts of the class which summarize but do not repeat the whole discussion
*
Take feedbacks and try to help the group make sense of what has been learned (see below)
Revise what trainees have learnt in a session/series of session
Learning points
*
Ask participants reflect on 3-5 things they have learned in a specific session/series of sessions
*
Ask them to take notes
*
Ask them to describe these learning points by pairs
Produce a collective statements of beliefs
Charter
*
In groups, ask participants to draw up a list of principles which they think explain something about your topic. For example: Ten things we now believe about managing large classes.
*
They present to the class, who listen and comment
Summarize the main learning points
Poster presentation
*
Groups of participants summarize their ideas in poster form
*
They present to the class, who listen and comment
Collect the ideas from the class using one focal point
Blackboard summary
*
Consider your own answers to a particular activity
*
Plan how you will collect these answers on the board. Plan your board and how it will look
*
Take answers from the group in class
*
Write up the answers on the board
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