Instructional Themes: Eliciting participation; Offering feedback; wait time; nonverbal feedback; student-centered discussion; deciding when to intervene
Profiled: Christina “V” Villarreal, Lecturer on Education, teaches "Ethnic Studies and Education" to 23 students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Clip Length: 3 minutes, 23 seconds (17:41-21:04)
Clip Context:
- “Ethnic Studies and Education,” a graduate course at the Harvard Graduate School of Education with 23 students enrolled.
- This course connects the key theories, epistemologies, and ideas associated with the field of ethnic studies to key ideas and theories from the field of education. Villarreal encourages her students to engage in open, honest dialogue about challenging topics.
- This clip comes about twenty minutes into the 2-hour class session as Villarreal manages discussion with non-verbal cues.