Establishing Rules and Expectations for Cooperative Group Work Herrell Chapter 29

Training in cooperative behaviors Ready to work in groups Assign task & increase complexity In selecting a task, you must ask the following questions: 1.Will there be more than one way to solve the problem? 2.Will the students be interested in this activity? 3.Will this activity enable students to make contributions? 4.Will the students include multimedia? 5.Does the activity require a variety of skills and behaviors 6.Does it require reading and writing? 7.Is it challenging?

Steps for Establishing Rules and Expectations Set and share expectations Design the activity Make the rules explicit Design and explain the grading procedures Provide access to resources and materials

ActivityExplanation Reader’s theater Scripts & props Each student write the dialog for one character and create props for a scene Create a timelineEach student research one time span  innovative representations of the period Create a mural or diorama Students take responsibility for each element of the art work Science projectStudents are given some materials and a question. They find the solution through research, reading and sharing Suggestions for Beginning Cooperative Group Work Activities

Rules for Cooperative Script Writing 1.Respectful language 2.Each student writes dialogue for one character 3.One student serves as secretary 4.Group works together to decide on props 5.Students work cooperatively to create the props 6.Work together to practice script 7.Help each other to make dialogue look real 8.No put downs allowed