What is Gallery Walk?
–a discussion technique for active engagement Gallery Walk gets students out of their chairs and actively involves them in synthesizing important concepts, in consensus building, in writing, and in public speaking. In Gallery Walk teams rotate around the classroom, composing answers to questions as well as reflecting upon the answers given by other groups. Questions are posted on charts or just pieces of paper located in different parts of the classroom. Each chart or “station” has its own question that relates to an important class concept. The technique closes with a oral presentation or “report out” in which each group synthesizes comments to a particular question. learn more here Why use Gallery Walk? –promotes higher order thinking, oral/written presentation skills, and team building Gallery Walk is flexible and has many benefits. Gallery Walk can be organized for a simple fifteen minute ice breaker or for a week long project involving graded oral and written reports. The techni
