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6.
H
ave each one teach one.
In advance of the class, determine which concepts are most relevant. After you have covered
approximately half of the course material, write the concepts relative to the first half on flipchart
paper. Divide the class in half. While you teach a “special activity” to one-half the class, have
each person in the other half choose the one concept he understood best. Ideally, you’ll be able
to align each concept with one person, but certainly, you can allow two people to do one
concept if need be.
Do the special activity for a few minutes while the teaching-half of the class prepares their
remarks. When you and they are ready, have the teach-one-concept participants find a partner in
the half of the class you worked with. They will each teach their one concept to one person.
Then, near the end of the class, write the remaining course concepts on the flipchart. Assign
one per person to those who have not already served as teachers. Then, you will do the same
special activity with the half that has already completed their teaching stint, while the other
half prepares a short lesson. In time, call upon the second round of teachers to do their
pedagogical thing.
7.
U
se forced fits.
You can creatively force the issue of review by giving a structure and then having groups of
three or four prepare a statement that adheres to the confines of the structure. The structure in
this case is a series of letters—A B C D E, for example. The groups have five minutes to create
a sentence that reflects their learning thus far—a sentence containing only five words. The first
word in the sentence must start with the letter “A”; the second word must start with the letter
“B”; the third word must start with the letter “C,” and so on.
Example for a class on Problem-Solving: All bafflements contain diverse elements. (This
relates to the tendency of problem-solvers to rush to judgment without considering the many
and diverse complexities of a situation.)
Caution: Any combination of letters can serve as the structure, but try to avoid using “Q,” “X,”
and “Z.”
Brainteaser:
Why is this number unique? 8,549,176,320
Answer: All the numbers spelled out one by one are in alphabetical order.
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