ByGil Trevino

Cooperative learning

Teaching strategy involving small team of students.

Usually students of varying ability are grouped together.

Teammates are responsible for all team members progress.

Why Use Cooperative learning?Promote student learningIncrease student learningDevelop learning skillsDevelop social skillsEnhance learning experiencePromote positive relationships.

How does cooperative learning help your classroom?Promotes positive interdependenceIndividual and group accountabilitySupports success of groupTeaches communication skills to membersPromotes group processing

How can you incorporate cooperative learning?Jigsaw

Groups are establishedEach person is assigned unique material to

learnStudents collaborate with other students with

the same material.Decisions are made on how to teach the

subject.“experts” teach other groups

Think-Pair-ShareStudents think individually about a question.Students share with partner and exchange

thoughtsThe pairs share responses with other pairs or

the entire group.

Three Step InterviewEach member of a team chooses another

member to be a partnerIndividuals interview partners by asking

clarifying questions.Partners reverse rolesMembers share their partner’s response to the

team.

Round Robin – BrainstormingClass is divided into small groups ( 4 to 6)One person is appointed as the recorderA question with many different answers is

posed and time is given to think about answers.Members of the team share responses in a

round robin styleRecorder writes down responses

Three minute reviewTeachers stop during a lecture or review and

give teams three minutes to review what has been said.

Students may ask clarifying questions or answer questions.

Numbered Heads TogetherTeams of four are establishedEach member is given a number of 1, 2, 3 or 4Questions are asked of the groupGroups work together to answer the questionTeacher calls out number ( 2) and each person

with that number is asked to give and answer.

Team Pair SoloStudents do problems as a team.Students then do problems with a partner.Students Do problems on their own

Circle the sageTeacher calls on a students seeking which

students have special knowledge of a subject.The sages spread out in the roomStudents surround the sage while the sage

explains what they know while students listen, ask questions and take notes.

Students return to teams to share what they learned from the sage they received information from.

Partners Class is divided into teams of four. Partners move to one side of room Half of each team is given an assignment to master

and to be able to teach the other half. Partners work to learn and can consult with other

partners working on the same material. Teams go back with each set of partners teaching

the other set. Partners quiz and tutor teammates.

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