discussion-and-recitation-facilitation

name	discussion-and-recitation-facilitation
description	Run inclusive discussions: wait time, cold calling ethics, think–pair–share, and keeping the room tied to learning goals.

Discussion and recitation facilitation

Read academic-learning-context and learning-objectives-and-bloom-alignment first.

Opening (2 min)

• State the goal of the session and success criteria.
• Ground rules: one mic, critique ideas not people, names/pronouns respected.

Moves

• Wait time — 5–7 seconds after a question before rephrasing.
• Think–pair–share — write 60s → pair 2m → share to room.
• Random call — use transparent randomization; allow "pass" once to reduce anxiety.
• Progressive stack — prioritize voices that have spoken less.

Handling dominance / silence

• Redirect tangents: "Let's park that in the Parking Lot doc."
• For silence: lower the floor with a simpler prompt or a concrete example.

Output

• A 25–50 minute run-of-show with timestamps and prompts.
• A parking lot section for off-topic but valuable questions.