19. FISHBOWL (Reading, Discussion, Collaboration)
Description: This student-led activity concentrates on active listening, accountability, and communication skill-building.
Application: Fishbowl protocol creates dynamic group involvement and stimulates discussion.
Process: Select a topic, find two to three short articles about the topic and create a set of framing questions for students to explore. Direct students to read the articles and then to form an inner circle that will be the discussion group and an outer circle that will be the observation group. Ask the inner circle to engage in a discussion about the articles and the framing questions. Instruct the outer circle to listen and take notes for later use in clarifying and deepening the conversation. After eight to ten minutes, student circles reverse their positions and roles. After another eight to ten minutes, have the inner circle turn and discuss the questions with those in the outer circle. After an additional eight to ten minutes, bring the circles together and discuss the main ideas and questions that emerged from the fishbowl, with timing being at the discretion of the teacher.
Description: This student-led activity concentrates on active listening, accountability, and communication skill-building.
Application: Fishbowl protocol creates dynamic group involvement and stimulates discussion.
Process: Select a topic, find two to three short articles about the topic and create a set of framing questions for students to explore. Direct students to read the articles and then to form an inner circle that will be the discussion group and an outer circle that will be the observation group. Ask the inner circle to engage in a discussion about the articles and the framing questions. Instruct the outer circle to listen and take notes for later use in clarifying and deepening the conversation. After eight to ten minutes, student circles reverse their positions and roles. After another eight to ten minutes, have the inner circle turn and discuss the questions with those in the outer circle. After an additional eight to ten minutes, bring the circles together and discuss the main ideas and questions that emerged from the fishbowl, with timing being at the discretion of the teacher.
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19. Fishbowl
Opitz C. (2008). Fishbowl. Willard L. Bowman Elementary School, Anchorage School District.
19. Fishbowl
Opitz C. (2008). Fishbowl. Willard L. Bowman Elementary School, Anchorage School District.