The session was on questions and how we could use questions to facilitate...
Good questioning style is one which has a lot of open questions, is reflective and thus gives multiple options, choices without one particular choice. Typical ones we discussed are the How and what questions. Feel we did not get into example questions - like when you did this, situations which were similar to this one and how did we do there..
The process of doing and facilitating was quite challenging...
SPACE - Silent Provide(Data) Acceptance Clarify Empathy. This is what we discussed in terms of what to deploy while facilitating. And on reflection, I feel that at some level, this is also the way in which the whole activity happens - need silence to think first and do my evaluation, then helps if someone provides data, Accept what is being made, clarify and then empathy after it is done..
Aditi excuse - but I tried it on my daughters assignment today and ..... the result was amazing, we'd cut out the objects for her collage and we started with looking at what we'd cut, how many, what types leading onto what can we make from them. Also discussed if she wanted any other things ( crayons was what she wanted) and it was enlightening. It made me surpass myself and create a nice collage on my turn ( one that exceeded my expectations)
One big suggestion was - DONT TRY TO SOLVE yourself - and thats soooo true.
My own experience, when I was doing the math problem during circle time today was - I am so used to getting a confirmation that the answer is correct, I could not stop till smeone confirmed it to me..
We also discussed using HOM while asking questions and this too I tried out on my daughter and her friend ( aek aur bakara mila :)) ). I was getting them to look at self-control and they've def latched on to the word. The key is to use it in multiple ways and situations so that they UNDERSTAND it...
I also tried wriing notes - but my book is empty.. The session reviews are a way for me of looking back tooooo.
Mina
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