Round Robin Worksheets
The leader makes worksheet stations around the room and at
each station is a worksheet of a certain difficulty. The leader could use worksheets from previous
sessions (if there are a lot of new participants) or could make new worksheets. The participants self-select the station that
they want to go to first (based on their confidence in their ability to work on
that material). They can switch stations
whenever they want and the leader will circulate to the different
stations.
What happens is:
The worksheets build conceptually, so the participants learn
as they go and become able to do more through their completion of the
successive worksheets. The participants will work with the other participants
at their station rather than wait for the leader to come over (so it forces
them to work together). No matter the skill level, there is something active
for the participant to do. This takes a lot of upfront planning for the leader,
but once they are in the session, they do very little - they just manage the
3-ring circus
This isn't appropriate for EVERY session, but it works
well, especially when an exam is coming
and the inevitable influx of new participants comes. Have a
couple of new worksheets ready for the regulars, and bring copies of
old worksheets for the new participants! Try it!!!