Method Training: Gallery Walk
Gallery walk
This worksheet will tell you all you need to know about the method gallery walk which you might encounter in many of your school subjects. It is not about actually going to a museum, but about presenting a project that has been developed in groups. You will learn exactly how it works in the following video.
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Developing a questionnaire
Now, collaboratively develop a questionnaire in class that you can use to evaluate your classmates' projects during the gallery walk and to provide them with feedback afterward.
Questionnaire
Additional information for teachers
Sample solution for creating the questionnaire
Name of the presenter:
Topic of the presentation:
How informative was the presentation?
Very informative
Informative
Hardly informative
Not informative at all
How well was the presentation delivered?
Very well
Well
Poorly
Very poorly
How well did the presenter know the topic?
Very well
Well
Not well
Not at all
Did the presentation spark interest in the topic?
Yes, definitely!
Yes, a little
Not really
Not at all
What did you like best about the presentation?
Additional information for teachers
If possible, copy the cards for the following task in large format and place them in different corners of the classroom.
Note: Instead of using the prepared cards, you can also let the students design their own posters in groups of four or five students and then afterwards divide them into new groups as described in the video.
Participating in a gallery walk
Now you can test for yourselves how the presentation part of a gallery walk works. Form groups of four. Each person in the group should carefully look at one of the four cards below, read the information attentively, and think about how to best present the topic. If necessary, research additional information. Meanwhile, the cards will be displayed in large format at four different locations in the room.
Paris
Rome
Berlin
London
Participating in a gallery walk
After the preparation time, your tour begins:
- Gather in front of one of the posters in your group.
- Your teacher will give the signal for you to start.
- The person from the group who has studied the topic will present it to the other students. They will take notes on their questionnaire during the presentation.
- After a predetermined time (e.g., 3 minutes), the teacher will give the signal to switch. Now all groups move clockwise to the next poster, and the expert presents it to the rest of the group.
- Once everyone has presented their poster, the gallery walk is finished.
Reflection
- Go back to your groups of four and give each other feedback: What did you think of the presentations? What are your suggestions for improvement?
- Discuss the gallery walk in general: How did you like the method? What did you find difficult, and what did you enjoy?
