Ep 011: Choral Response and 'All Hands Up' Questioning

You pose a question. The whole class responds in unison. The energy, the buzz, the feeling of success is palpable for every pupil. Pritesh and Neena discuss the power of 'Choral Response' as a questioning strategy, and contrast it with 'I say you say' from the previous week's episode. These strategies support with 'checks for listening' rather than 'checks for understanding'.

They segue into a discussion about 'no hands up' questioning policies and how they'd flip this on its head into 'all hands up' questioning. It is much more culturally powerful, they argue.

To read more about Checks for Listening check out: https://bunsenblue.com/2023/04/08/checks-for-listening-100-participation/

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Hosts: Pritesh Raichura and Neena Sharma

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