The Cooperative Learning Model

Students work together to accomplish a task or produce a product in a particular way

The Cooperative Learning Model Five Key Elements

• Positive interdependence• Individual accountability• Face to face interaction• Social skills – interpersonal• Group processing

The Cooperative Learning ModelThe Template - Planning Steps

• Develop clear instructional goals in the know, understand and able to do format

• Consider and plan the number in and composition of groups

• Make sure the cooperative activity has all the key elements of cooperative - learning

The Cooperative Learning ModelThe Template –Implementation Steps

• Explanation of task• Identify the social skills that are critical for the

success of the group• Monitor and provide feedback to the

individual groups as they are working• Group summaries• Evaluation• Assess Group Process

Types of Groups• Informal• Pair-share, turn to your neighbor• Formal• Designed to ensure that students have

enough time to complete an academic assignment

• Base• Long term groups over a semester

Organizing Groups

• Should not be done on ability levels

• Groups should be kept small

• Cooperative learning should be applied consistently and systematically , but not overused

Specific Cooperative Models

• The Graffiti Model

• The Jigsaw Model

• Think, Pair Share Model

Steps for the Graffiti Model

• Step 1 – Prepare four questions• Step 2 – Distribute materials• Step 3 - Answer questions• Step 4 – Exchange questions• Step 5 – Return to original questions• Step 6 – Share information

The Graffiti ModelExample

• What are you most concerned about in your upcoming student teaching experience?

• What are your greatest strengths regarding what you have to offer children in your classroom?

• Why do you want to teach?• What were some characteristics of the teachers

that you thought were good teachers?

Steps for The Jigsaw Model

• Jigsaw is when students are assigned materials to read and learn

• 1. Introduce Jigsaw• 2. Assign groups to study teams• 3. Assemble groups to study material• 4. Experts teach their study teams• 5. Evaluate and provide team recognition