Chapter+5-+Brainstorming

= Brainstorming =


 * Brainstorming is used to stimulate recorded thoughts that come to a students mind when a word or topic is proposed. This is a thinking strategy teachers use to guide students to recall thoughts and ideas. As ideas are obtained, students list them to contemplate their assignment. Brainstorming could be either images, sounds, words or feelings.


 * While students brainstorm, teachers are to guide these thoughts and prior experiences into the topic being discussed. Often times doing this in small group collaborations works best.

The following are a few guidelines for brainstorming in any classroom:
 * Work in small groups
 * Assign a recorder to list the ideas
 * brainstorm a list on the assigned or chosen topic
 * Encourage "piggy-backing" on ideas (or student to student guidance)
 * Accept each response
 * Ask teams to select the top ten or //best// responses
 * Categorize or group items on the lists to link details and create order
 * Cluster thoughts by plotting them on a graphic organizer
 * Create a class list as items are discussed