Set Up:
Nothing specific
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How it works:
There are six hats, each representing a different element of thinking. Students are given a hat (real or imaginary) and asked to think through the discussion using that hat. The idea is to thus create a map covering all the different elements of an issue or idea. The class could be divided into different hats and the teacher manages the discussion.
Six Thinking Hats (De Bono)
White hat: facts, neutral, objective information
Red hat: emotions, hunches, intuition, gut feelings
Black hat: critic, analyst, logical negative
Yellow hat: sunshine, optimism, logical positive
Green hat: creative, growth, possibilities, ideas
Blue hat: cool, agenda, process, organizer, overview, decision
FREE DISCUSSION
Purpose:
Encourage responsibility, student‐led, avoids teacher focus or retreading of tired points.
Set Up:
Groups or whole class, circle, pods or table and chairs
How it works:
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This can be done with smaller groups or the whole class. As it is not structured this sort of discussion may require some more facilitation. This can be the teacher or session leader for the whole group but if there are a number of groups staffing may not allow a facilitator for each group. In this case one option may be to ask one of the students to act as a facilitator, this is probably a technique to use once the students have experienced positive models of how a facilitator should act and discussed key aspects of behavior in this role.
RADIO PHONE-IN
Purpose:
Active listening, shows many sides of a discussion
Set Up:
Teacher (or student) Is the radio host with four guests (students) and an audience (rest of class)
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How it works:
There is a topic to discuss, led by the radio host. The four guests receive role‐play cards and are asked to take on that character for the discussion. Audience peer assesses, ‘rings ‐ in’ with questions, takes notes with a listening frame and so on.
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