Transcript Opening the Differentiation Door – Using Student-Centered

The World Café is a discussion
method for “awakening and
engaging collective intelligence
through conversations about
questions that matter.” *
David Isaacs and Juanita Brown studies on the power of
conversation
*www.theworldcafe.com
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CAFÉ
GUIDELINES
• Clarify Purpose
• Instructional Objective
• Create Hospitable Space (ambiance matters)
• Think Outside of the Box
• Explore Questions that Matter
• Encourage Everyone’s Contribution
• Connect Diverse Perspectives
• Listen for Insight / Share Discoveries
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CAFÉ STRUCTURE
• Seat 4-6 People in Café-style clusters
• Select a “table host” for each cluster
• Set up for 3-4 progressive rounds of
conversations: 10-20 minutes
• Design questions or issues to be discussed
which support instructional objective
• Provide “tablecloth” for café members to
•
write, note-take, draw key ideas
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SAMPLE TABLECLOTH
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CAFÉ ROUND 1
• Table Host begins conversation around
central question or issue assigned to the
Café table
• Table Host encourages involvement of
all participants (see host guidelines)
• All participants are encouraged to notetake, draw or write key ideas on
tablecloths
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Transition Scaffold
• Allow one minute to write key points on post-it or
recording sheet
• Give them a large sheet to post their notes onto
throughout the process
• Collect post-its at conclusion as exit note
accountability
• Use traveling music. When music ends cue Café
background music
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CAFÉ ROUND 2
• Café Host remains
• “Ambassadors of Meaning” or travelers move
to another Café table carrying with them key
ideas, themes and questions
• Host welcome new guests & briefly shares key
ideas, themes and questions from Round 1
(CROSS POLLINATION)
• Hosts encourage guests to link and connect
ideas from previous tables; listening carefully
and building on others contributions
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FINAL CAFÉ ROUND
• Return to original Café table to synthesize
discoveries (Today’s option)
OR
• Allow one more round at a different Café
table and provide a Gallery Walk at the
conclusion to allow students to internalize
the results of all conversations
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At a party, when socializing with
others….I….
I PASS
I’LL TALK ONLY
WITH PEOPLE I
KNOW
Finding Table Hosts
I ENJOY
MEETING NEW
PEOPLE
THROUGH
FRIENDS
I LOVE TO MIX
AND MINGLE
WITH AS MANY
PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE
Today’s World Café
Round 1
4 min
Round 2
4 min
Round 3
4 min
Home Café
Café of Choice
Home Café
Whip around
Teacher Tip
Teacher Tip
 Give hosts the questions in advance
o Use Index card – Hosts excused
from other homework
 Use host tip sheet as scaffold
for hosts
 5 minute pre-conference with hosts
 Teacher plays table host for whole
class- model behavior of host
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Transition Scaffold
Be sure their
traveling note
is reflected on
table cloth for
next group.
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“What do you like to do the most during summer vacation?”
Visit friends
Read Books
Interest-Based Groups
Go out to
places
Play games
Thank you for your participation
and attention today!
Sharon Maeda
[email protected]
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