Grading is one of the most challenging parts of teaching.

Goals for Class #12 To learn about cooperative learning. Cooperative Team Building Activities Cooperative Team Building Activities Definition Definition Reasons for Using Reasons for Using “Work Together-Alone” or “Work Together-Alone” or Cooperative Groups Assigning Tasks/Roles Assigning Tasks/Roles Rotating Roles Cooperative Structures Cooperative Structures Special Management Challenges Special Management Challenges Resources Resources

Building Community: Cooperative Team Building Activities Singing Singing Playing Games Playing Games Team Names, Team Logos and Banners, Team Cheers, Team Handshakes Team Names, Team Logos and Banners, Team Cheers, Team Handshakes Taking and Posting Team Photos Taking and Posting Team Photos

Singing Together Lean on Me Lean on Me Lean on me when you're not strong Lean on me when you're not strong And I'll be your friend And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on I'll help you carry on For it won't be long For it won't be long Till I'm gonna need Till I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on Somebody to lean on Lean on me... Lean on me... - Bill Withers - Bill Withers Singing Together

Paz Y Libertad Paz, queremos paz y libertad en este mundo. Peace, we want peace and liberty in the world. Para los niños de todo el mundo, Queremos paz y libertad. For all the children of this world, We want peace and liberty. Ya no mãs hambre; ya no mãs Guerra, Queromos paz en esta tierra. No more hunger, no more war, We want peace on this earth. - Jose-Luis Orozco (Sung by Nick Page) - Jose-Luis Orozco (Sung by Nick Page)

Playing Cooperative Games Lap Sit

Playing Cooperative Games Parachute Games

Playing Cooperative Games GroupJuggle

What is Cooperative Learning? Cooperative learning is a relationship in a group of students that requires positive interdependence (a sense of sink or swim together) positive interdependence (a sense of sink or swim together) individual accountability (each of us has to contribute and learn) individual accountability (each of us has to contribute and learn) interpersonal skills (communication, trust, leadership, decision making, and conflict resolution), interpersonal skills (communication, trust, leadership, decision making, and conflict resolution), face-to-face interaction face-to-face interaction processing (reflecting on how well the team is functioning and how to function even better). processing (reflecting on how well the team is functioning and how to function even better). --David Johnson and Roger Johnson --David Johnson and Roger Johnson We sink or swim together.

Reasons for Using

Tolerance and Acceptance of Diversity Peace Keeping Conflict Resolution Equity Social Skills Listening and Talking Leadership Decision-making

Work Together-Alone or Cooperative Groups Work Together-Alone Work Together-Alone Early childhood students work in close proximity so they can talk and share. Each student completes task and produce individually. Cooperative Groups Cooperative Groups Students are interdependent - share tasks and roles.

Assigning Tasks and Roles Rotating Roles

Cooperative Structures

Jigsaw

Inquiry Jigsaw A DE C B TOPIC: SQUID A Types A Types B Adaptation B Adaptation C Food C Food D Environment D Environment E Sizes - Biggest and Smallest E Sizes - Biggest and Smallest RED TEAM Together Everyone Accomplishes More

Inquiry Jigsaw ACTIONS 1.Assign team members sub topics. 2.Each team member researches sub topic. 3.All students with same letter (sub topic) meet with “expert group,” share results and prepare to report. 4.Students return to “home team” to report findings.

Four- and Six-Cluster Seating Arrangements (Figure 10.4)

The Swing Seating Arrangement (Figure 10.5)

Special Management Challenges Team formation Team formation Transitions Transitions Managing several groups at one time Managing several groups at one time Teaching social skills needed for successful group work Teaching social skills needed for successful group work Grading group work - individual accountability Grading group work - individual accountability

Resources Arends, Richard. Learn to Teach. Chapter 12 Arends, Richard. Learn to Teach. Chapter 12 Kagan, Spencer. Cooperative Learning. Kagan, Spencer. Cooperative Learning. Johnson, David and Johnson, Roger. Center of Cooperative Learning. Johnson, David and Johnson, Roger. Center of Cooperative Learning.