Junk Food Science Running Discussions KS2

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Junk Food ScienceRunning Discussions KS2

• CPD Slides

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Outcomes

• Be aware of the Junk Food Science Project videos
  and associated curriculum and CPD resources
• Planned how you will use the Junk Food Science
  resources to develop discussion with your class

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Project Team

• Teachers TV
• Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam
  University
• Illumina

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Project Aims

• To support the teaching and learning of
• Food and Healthy Eating through the use of
• innovative contexts, curriculum and CPD
• videos and resources

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Resources

• Student Classroom Videos
• Teachers Notes
• Classroom PowerPoints
• Classroom paper-based resources
• CPD videos
• CPD PowerPoints

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Resources

• Running group discussions CPD Video Running
  Discussions in a KS2 Class - www.teachers.tv/vide
  os/running-discussions-in-a-ks2-class
• Download this video resource from the Teachers
• TV website to use in this session

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Benefits of using discussion

• Helps children to explore their ideas
• Improves communication, speaking and listening
  skills
• Encourages active participation
• Maximises contributions
• Less threatening
• Students learn from each other
• Increases self-awareness

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Creating a climate for discussion

• Be open
• Create a relaxed and friendly, yet organised and
  purposeful atmosphere
• Make the classroom as conducive to discussion as
  possible
• Encourage open discussions
• Develop listening skills
• Create mixed groups, both ability and confidence
• Progress from talking partners, to fours or
  tables, and then whole class
• Dont always bail children out
• Encourage children to have ownership and
  responsibility
• Value what children have to say, even their
• mistakes
• Build trust and acceptance

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Establishing the ground rules

• Get the group to establish the ground rules
• Suggested ground rules could be
• Dont interrupt anybody
• Listen to each other
• Be responsible for what you do
• Respect each others opinions
• Make sure everyone contributes
• No snide remarks
• Stick to the rules

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Active listening

• An active listener should
• Sit quietly and look at the speaker
• Relax, and make any non-verbal responses that
  come naturally, e.g. nodding and smiling
• Concentrate on listening and suspend all
  judgements and questions
• Make verbal responses that
• only reflect or paraphrase the
• main points discussed

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CPD video

• Watch the CPD video
• (www.teachers.tv/videos/running-discussions-in-a-k
  s2-class )
• Discuss the following questions
• How had the teachers created a climate for
  discussion?
• How did the teachers use talking partners and
  small groups?
• How did they engage children during whole class
  discussion?
• How did the children demonstrate that they were
  sticking to the ground rules?
• What good listening skills did the children
  exhibit?
• How did the teachers organise the children for
  paired, group and class discussions?
• Plan how you will use these ideas with
• your class