Online Reading Circle Role Sheet

Keeper of the Talking Stick

Name __Alan Ledford___ Book Chapter: __4______________
Group Identification ___B_________
Date:__06/13/2015___________________
Your job is to develop a list or set of questions that your group will discuss
concerning the required reading in the text. You are also responsible for facilitating
the discussion based on the required readings. Usually the best discussion questions
come from your own thoughts, feelings and concerns as you read which you can list
below during or after your reading. This means you need to organize the required
readings into different applicable themes that are easily digestible and can be
absorbed by online reading circle members. There are no right or wrong ways of
facilitating questions. You are also responsible for deciding the order in which the
discussions will be presented and keeping track of your time.
This role can be combined with the Passage Master *** strongly recommended for
small groups.
You should plan to spend at least a total of an hour or an hour and half in each
online reading circle meeting talking about all 5 roles.
Possible discussion questions or topics or today.
Talking Stick
1. What are the factors that motivate adults to learn?
2. What are Wlodkowski and Ginsberg Motivational Framework for Culturally
Responsive Teaching?
3. When does Wlodowski say that adults receive the best sense of confidence?
4. How does Wlodowski believe is the best way to create a favorable
disposition toward learning (pg. 116)?
5. Referencing the table 4.1 (pg. 118) give a sample learning activity that
reflects the motivational condition of enhancing meaning.

Other Possible Questions:

What was going through your mind while you read this chapter?

As an adult educator I have witness numerous cases where students success

was tied directly to the motivators noted by the author, especially enhancing
meaning. Adult student will engage more and commit more effort if what they
are learning builds on their perspective and values.
How did you feel while reading this part?
The author brought up some great points about engaging the student that I
believe can be used in my daily instruction and curriculum development.
Did todays readings remind you of any real-life situations?
I was reminded of a class that I was teaching that the students commented on
their course evaluations that the material was not challenging or relevant to the
task that they wanted to achieve. After reading the text I see how I could have
redeveloped that curriculum and presented it in a manner that would have been
challenging and related to their needs if I had only interviewed them prior to the
class.
Can you think of another short story, movie, or book that has a connection with
your readings?
I am just reminded of Maslows hierarchy of needs and how students value there
learning when it motivates them to.
How do you feel these readings relate to our current role as adult learners?
This chapter in particular has some great hints at engaging the adult learner
that I will be able to utilize in my future instruction.