5. AROUND THE TABLE (Questioning, Collaboration, Discussion)
Description: This protocol allows all students to ask questions within a group.
Application: Use Around the Table protocol when students need to solve problems or review a process.
Process: Assign students a task. Allow them to review information. Put them into groups of four or five. Pose an open-ended question. Direct the students, one at a time and in order around the table, to comment on questions. Remind them that they do not interrupt each other nor comment on what is being said at this time. In round two, students can comment on what others said or continue to ask clarifying questions based on the original question. Repeat this for one or two additional rounds.
Description: This protocol allows all students to ask questions within a group.
Application: Use Around the Table protocol when students need to solve problems or review a process.
Process: Assign students a task. Allow them to review information. Put them into groups of four or five. Pose an open-ended question. Direct the students, one at a time and in order around the table, to comment on questions. Remind them that they do not interrupt each other nor comment on what is being said at this time. In round two, students can comment on what others said or continue to ask clarifying questions based on the original question. Repeat this for one or two additional rounds.