Discussions
While you may want to use the lessons one-on-one, students may also benefit from a larger group discussion before, during, or after the lessons. Teacher-facilitated or teacher-prompted discussions can help students develop comprehension and composition skills. These discussions also help ELL students perfect their English conversation skills and become more comfortable participating in a group setting. Since group work is central to almost every course a student takes in middle school, this is a valuable skill to sharpen in an afterschool setting.
You will now watch two videos to see how the teacher facilitates discussions after students have completed the lesson. The videos show in-school classrooms, but facilitation will be very similar in both in-school and afterschool settings. Notice how the students respond to the teacher and to each other. Click on the left to watch each video.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Post-Lesson Class Discussion
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Students Prepare for Final Assignment
Think about how the discussion topics in the video helped reinforce students' understanding of the lesson and helped them develop ideas for their final assignment. For the lesson you selected, what discussion topics do you think will be most relevant to the students in your program? If your program has ELL students, how might these discussions help them develop their English conversation skills?
