An ED253 Discussion Protocol

  1. Hand out a sheet of paper of small yellow paper to each student;

  2. Identify a significant idea you wrote about in your blog post;

  3. Compose a question about that significant idea. (The question can be one you want to discuss because it interests you or it can be a question about something you want to better understand about the significant idea);

  4. Exchange sheets with a classmate;

  5. Writing on the new sheet, compose a question about a second significant idea that you wrote about;

  6. Exchange sheets with a second classmate;

  7. With your third sheet in hand, find a partner on the other side of the room;

  8. Discuss and/or answer the questions, and lastly

  9. Identify one question, between the two of you, to share with the class.