1. It’s all about engagement!
Presented by:
Ruth Farrimond
Support from:
Caroline Dodgeon &
Denise Skipsey
It’s all about engagement!

2. Risk
Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out! [James B Conant]
Objective
 To develop greater understanding of the 4 basic principles of cooperative learning [PIES] using Kagan structures.
Outcomes
 To define and explain PIES
 To analyse Kagan cooperative learning structures using PIES
 To generate an idea to use in your the classroom

3. Think-Write-RoundRobin
Which shape best describes you/your personality?
Write the reasons on your whiteboard [30 seconds]
Each member of the team in turn will explain their answer [30 seconds each]

4. Timed-RoundRobin  Read information – independent learning
 Assign number & letter - ready to explain [can put up to 5 key words on whiteboard as a prompt]
 Number 1’s [P] starts – explain/summarise in 1 minute
 Number 2 – 1 minute and so on
 Once round under timed conditions taking turns

5. Analysis RallyRobin Teacher A / Teacher B / Teacher C - handout
Describe a good team member - think time
 In pairs list the characteristics - taking turns
Teacher A / Teacher B / Teacher C - handout
Discuss
Analysis

6. Analysis Teacher A Teacher B Teacher C P – Positive Interdependence
I – Individual Accountability
E – Equal Participation
S – Simultaneous Interaction

7. Comparison of 2 teaching structures
Think Pair Share
Analysis

8. Analysis Mean? Students feel?  Need each other  Can’t hide  Engaged
 What % are talking/writing at any one moment?
 Must everyone perform in front of someone
 Does task completion depend on everyone?
 What created equal participation – Time? Turn?
 Does one doing well help others
Students feel?
 Need each other
 Can’t hide
 Engaged
 Equal status [Time and/or turn]
 On the same side

9. Consolidate & The future
Which aspect of pies is most important for you to start working on?
Consider which structure/s you are going to start to use in your lessons before the next session.
N.B. The ones used today require limited preparation to begin to incorporate them in lessons!
E.G’s
 Think-write-RoundRobin
 Timed RoundRobin
 RallyRobin
 Timed Pair Share

10. Any Questions?

11. Risk
Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out! [James B Conant]
Objective
 To develop greater understanding of the 4 basic principles of cooperative learning [PIES] using Kagan structures.
Outcomes
 To define and explain PIES
 To analyse Kagan cooperative learning structures using PIES
 To generate an idea to use in your the classroom