Students Need:

• Interpersonal and small group skills
  
  • communication, trust, leadership, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Individual and group accountability
  • each of us has to contribute to the group achieving its goals
• Group Processing
  
  • reflecting on how well the team is functioning and how to function even better
    
• Positive Inerdependence
  • a sense of sink or swim together
• Face-to-face promotive interaction
  • helping each other learn, applauding success and efforts
    
    
    Using Cooperative Grouping

Classroom Activities that use Cooperative Learning
Jigsaw in 10 Easy Steps
Apple Learning Exchange Video Clips
Four Leading Models of Cooperative Learning
An Overview of Cooperative Learning
Types of Positive Interdependence
Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility
Key Principles of Cooperative Learning

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ORGANIZE -- IMPLEMENT -- ASSESS

Grouping: Use color coding and/or a schedule board/web bulletin

Key Points Concerning Group Assignments

Group Processing

Essential Group Factors

Example classroom layout 1 - design your classroom with grouping in mind.

Example classroom layout 2 - design your classroom with grouping in mind.

Collaborative/Student Job Roles:

28 Possible Roles

Group Roles

Station Suggestions: Great way to keep a large number of students engaged in multiple tasks over a short/long period of time.

reading assignments (with or without the book on CD)

research - online and/or reference materials

lab/activity - hands on or worksheet

journal/reflection entry into a computer or a notebook

assessment/survey - online or onto paper

peer editing

games/simulations

puzzles - software or paper

discussion/reflection questions

skill practide in pairs

individual or group self-corrected tests

create charts, graphs or diagrams - excell, word & inspiration

flashcards - create or existing

direct instruction

prepare/edit presentations or skits - power point, iMovie, Word, Inspiration

teacher centered work groups


Select "Download" to view color-coded seating chart example:

Tools

Incorporate the other 9 Instructional Strategies into your stations. To view suggestions and/or resources select the mentioned link or continue to surf the links found in the column to your left.

Utilize timers - such as overhead timers

Provide variety - free access with a sign in/out form (select "download" below), create a list of appropriate use, and/or as an extension when work completed

Cooperative Learning Structure And Techniques

Lesson Examples:

Cooperative Learning Techniques

Cooperative Learning Activities

Lessons, WebQuests, & Information

Great WebQuest Database

Technology integrated lessons

WebQuests-Search the Bernie Dodge Site

Project-Based Learning

Interactive software

Group multimedia projects

Think Quest

Peer editing using Microsoft Office notes function


To view an example Computer Log Form, select "download" below.

Lab Group Evaluation - Students will complete the following group evaluation, to assit the teacher in determining the effort the group feels they put into their work.

Peer Critique - Students will determin the amount of Cooperation, Preperation, and In Class Work that each group member (including themselves) contributed to the success of their final product. This rubric is best utilized as a weekly assessment of the group's progress.