I may assign partners and do Paired Reading, or have students use
a cooperative learning structure to discuss a story.
This time they saw the teacher using
a cooperative learning structure that allowed for a great deal of student talk.
Includes
cooperative learning structure «Match...
Includes
cooperative learning structure «Match mine» and worksheet
In this book, master teacher, trainer, and celebrated math author Becky Bride will show you step - by - step, activity - by - activity, and lesson - by - lesson how she used
cooperative learning structures to help her students succeed with algebra year after year.
Digging a little deeper I looked at the written feedback given on the SIE forms and I noticed that, in more cases than I like to admit, teachers were receiving similar comments throughout the year and the data showed that non-examples of
cooperative learning structures were still being observed consistently.
Do you use true
cooperative learning structures in your classroom as well?
Not exact matches
My bandwagon collection included books on mastery
learning, portfolio assessment,
cooperative classroom
structures, technology integration, backward design, multimedia projects, personal
learning paths, authentic task development and, most recently, differentiated instruction and integrated curriculum.
In
cooperative learning, students work together, think together and plan together using a variety of group
structures designed along an instructional path.
It should be followed by extensive reading, including close reading of different text
structures;
cooperative learning for further development of skills in communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity; and content - based writing with instruction in revising and editing strategies.
Using this
structure (whether through reciprocal teaching, a jigsaw, or other «oldies but goodies») with the Common Core standards can help you create
cooperative learning groups that have clear goals, roles, and responsibilities.
The book covers the nature of
cooperative learning, the essential components that make it work, the teacher's role, the
structuring of positive interdependence and individual accountability, teaching students social skills, group processing, and forming teacher colleagial support groups.
The basic lesson
structures required to get started with
cooperative learning are included.
One of the fundamental aspects in
structuring cooperative learning activities is the size of the groups.
When the five basic elements may be effectively implemented in formal
cooperative learning situations (formal
cooperative learning may be used to
structure most
learning situations), informal
cooperative learning situations (informal
cooperative learning may be used to make didactic lessons
cooperative), and
cooperative base groups (which are used to personalize a class and the school).
However, many teachers do not properly
structure groups so that instead of having
cooperative group
learning, they have what I am calling traditional group
learning.
In order to
structure cooperative learning effectively, teachers need to understand how tostructure positive interdependence, individual accountability, promotive interaction, appropriate use of social skills, and group processing into
learning situations.
15 - minutes VHS or DVD Video presents the nature of positive interdependence and how to
structure it within
cooperative learning lessons.
Dr. Kagan developed the concept of
structures; his popular
cooperative learning and multiple intelligences
structures like Numbered Heads Together and Kinesthetic Symbols are used in classrooms world - wide.
Specific chapters address: schedules that support students with
learning needs; choosing the most effective teaching methodology;
cooperative planning between support teachers and content teachers; supporting and including students» achievements; incorporating the most effective methodology in an extended period; and teaching
structures.
Tomi's classes are
structured to cater to students with a wide variety of
learning styles; powerpoint presentations,
cooperative
Group tasks should be well -
structured and monitored to ensure that children continue to develop skills for
cooperative learning.
School staff encourage cooperation in the classroom when they
structure cooperative learning activities where children work together on a specific task or project and teach children the skills to work together effectively.
Ensure that
cooperative learning activities are well
structured to enhance inclusive values and behaviour.