"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your
God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my
righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
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Teacher: You aren’t paying attention to me. Are you having trouble hearing?
Pupil: No, teacher I’m having trouble listening!
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Have you ever
wondered what a chalk talk method is!! It is a technique that creates a
conversation , mutual opinions and comments among learners through
writing.
Chalk Talk is a silent conversation in writing that allows
students to have an equal opportunity to participate. It is a versatile
protocol that can be used for many purposes. Students and teachers love
it.
A chalk talk is a monologue presentation done
while the speaker draws. It is usually done with chalk, hard crayon, or
pastel, or with dry-erase markers on a whiteboard.
The chalk talk
method of teaching focuses on the blackboard and the lecturer's voice
and also the activities – to be precise, the physical activities.!
Its Uses:
1-It can be used in
doing the "Warm up" of the lesson. Learners can have a look at the title
of the lesson and can guess the contents of the lesson.
2-It can be used in doing
feedback at the end of the lesson as a method for learners to answer
the following question: What have we learnt today?
3- It can be used through
implementing group work procedure as the group presenter can use his
chalk to add his group comment or to add his group's opinion or
question.
Through using" chalk
talk" in the 3 previous items , the teacher can do a self -reflection
when he sees the "chalk talk" done by learners and he can compare it
with the learning objectives of the lesson.
A Chalk Talk is a silent activity that provides all students the
opportunity to reflect on what they know, and then share their thinking
and wonderings while connecting to the thoughts of their classmates.
Despite the name, there is no chalk involved, only paper and pencils or
markers. This week I'm excited to share with you how you can use this
routine in your classroom to ensure all students have an equal
opportunity to express themselves while developing new understandings.
Description:
The Chalk Talk thinking routine
provides an opportunity for everyone to be given a chance to be
heard. Thinking becomes visible and it encourages students
to consider others' viewpoints.
There are so many times that a Chalk Talk is my go-to method to
jump start a lesson or find out what my students are thinking at any
point in time. There's also a personal reason I'm a fan of Chalk Talks.
Being an incredibly shy student in elementary school, my ideas were
rarely heard. Those brave enough to raise their hands or shout out,
however, were heard by all.
Chalk Talks provide a forum for introverted
or hesitant students to share their ideas with peers. Below are some of
the many other reasons I've found Chalk Talks to be useful.
Chalk Talks work very well to:
Engage all learners
Promote independent thinking
Allow all students to have an equal say
Expose students to different ideas and perspectives
Start conversations
Generate ideas and prompt questions
Help students to make connections to different ideas
Encourage problem-solving
Promote reflective thinking
Its benefits:
1-It helps the learners to generate new ideas.
2-It encourages critical thinking.
3-It increases creativity and silent conversation.
4-It encourages self-expression.
5-It addresses students' skills and activities.
6-It is a learner-centered method of learning.
Its Procedure:
The facilitator writes a relevant question in a circle on the board.
Sample question:
My learners, look at the of the lesson and its text pictures and guess what our lesson will discuss today?
1- No one may talk at
all. Anyone may add to the chalk talk as they please through using the
chalk to expand the main idea to generate other side ideas, comments or
questions. Any learner can comment on his peer;s idea or comment by
connecting a line to his peer's idea on the blackboard.
2- Learners come to the
front of the class and hold a piece of chalk to write their comments ,
add their opinions, draw sketches or use mind-mapping in expanding ideas
whenever they feel moved.
3-The teacher stands at the back of the class monitoring, encouraging and checking what his learners do.
4-The teacher interferes
to circle the interesting ideas, refers to the repeated comment and
encourages expanding or broadening the main idea.
5-Learners work silently without speaking at all.
Examples:
1-Example 1:
I can write the letter
"A" on the blackboard and put it in a circle. Learners can come to the
blackboard and write the words apples, apron, ask, answer but others can
write: it is the first letter, it comes before C , it starts the word
"American" and another writes a word that has the letter 3 times like
the word " Banana" and so on.
2-Example 2:
The teacher can write the
name of the hero of a novel and students come to the BB to write the
word" hero", I like him, why? because so and so , he did so and so but
other students can draw one of his actions and so on.