BRAINSTORMING

GROUP 1

Reporter: FIORIN Francesca

Members:

Fardin Serena

Santellani Silvia

Objective of the workshop: to provide a definition of brainstorming

Brainstorming is a technique to find out what children already know about a topic.

It can be used both in small and large groups. In this way a lot of ideas come out.

Listening to each other is very important.

Brainstorming creates a better interaction between children.

Brainstorming is useful in order to choose the point to start an activity, a lesson and the level to use.

GROUP 2

Reporter: MIO BERTOLO Ambra

Members:

Pustetto Anna

Segatto Erica

Brainstorming is a teaching technique. The teacher usually gives a topic, or a concept, or a word to the children and they try to think about it using their assumed knowladge or making associations. It is useful to check the pre-requisites of children about a topic that is to be introduced. Therefore the teacher can start from what the children already know to develop new knowledge.
Children are totally free to express their thoughts freely and they can bring what they know to surface even if they are shy. 

GROUP 3

Reporter: Rossi Paola

Members:

Cantoni Giulia

Di Giusto Elena

A brainstorming is a group-activity in which members share ideas, opinions, knowledge and so on about a topic, previously decided, in order to collect information.

It allows the teacher to know what the members already know about the topic and to link it with new information to be given.