2. Go to my group zap and share your thoughts on interaction in the classroom. How often do you use student to student interaction in class? http://groupzap.com/b/z38ggv8u3ufk/

3. Instructional goals of cooperative learning are: - Academic achievement, - Tolerance and acceptance of diversity, and - Development of social skills - Student engagement - Build problem solving skills Source: Cooperative Learning, California State University

4. Rathi, Kapil. Cooperative Learning in Special Education

5. Prepare the Activity Decide size of groups /composition Assign groups/ roles Materials Explain the Task Explain task Explain successful completion/ criteria Explain /set cooperative learning goals Create accountability Specify appropriate behaviors Create “positive interdependence” (Sink or swim together) Monitor and Intervene Taskwork assistance (clarify, reteach) Teamwork Assistance (ensure students are working together productively) Evaluate and Process Evaluate learning quantity/ quality Evaluate group functioning personal.cege.umn.edu/.../Formal%20Cooperative%20Learning%20Plan...

6. Which roles are especially problematic? Why? What are some solutions to these problems? Me Partner Pair Group

7. “An effective cooperative group is not a collection of kids thrown together for a brief activity. It's a team composed of diverse students who care about helping one another learn—and about the success of the team itself. All members must know they can depend on one another for help.” http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct14/vol72/num02/Making- Cooperative-Learning-Powerful.aspx

8. -Select teams that are diverse (boys, girls, high achievers, low achievers, various ethic groups) -Assign group for a sufficient amount of time (6 weeks- 8 week) with numerous cooperative learning opportunities Students to get to know one another and begin to be comfortable with one another

9. “A team goal is a target, product, or indicator that shows a team has done a good job of getting every member to perform at his or her personal best.” -Set group goal as well as individual goal -Evaluate both group and individual goals -Set an academic goal and a cooperative learning goal

10. “Individual accountability means that to reach the team goal, all team members must master the targeted content or skills.” - Team goal requires all to participate - Make goal challenging - Never assign a goal one student can do - Reinforce idea purpose is for all members to learn - Allow students to struggle with ideas- don’t step in too soon Without this…you have free riders and know-it-alls who dominate groups!

11.  Coach  Recorder  Reporter  Time keeper  Devils advocate  Harmonizer  Prioritizer  Explorer  Innovator  Checker  Runner  Wild Card  Data Collector Group Leader Data Collector Materials manager Elaborator Summarizer Researcher Spy Cop Expert Analyst Code Breaker Cheerleader Monitor Messenger

12.  Rubrics- allow teachers to evaluate a product based on several characteristic  Needs to be explained and provided before cooperative learning/ assignments Benefits:  Increases the quality of work  Provides focus, emphasis, and attention to particular details as a model for students.  Gives explicit feedback about points of improvement

14. Our Perfect Cooperative Learning Activity Roles for the Activity Roles for the activity

16. Explicitly Teach…  Active listening  Explaining ideas and opinions  Encouraging teammates  Completing Tasks

17. Create an agreed upon set of classroom norms for cooperative learning… Discuss what this looks like…sounds like, etc.

18. http://www.sagepub.com/eis2study/articles/Goodwin.pdf

19.  Make a key part of every lesson  Not whole lesson  Incorporate whole group learning, technology, etc.

20. “Used properly, cooperative learning is an exciting way for all kids to learn. Research finds that if teachers make the five elements discussed here part of group learning, students learn more, feel more successful, love school, and enjoy the subject they're studying—and like and accept one another (Roseth et al., 2008; Slavin, 2013; Webb, 2008). “

22. Our Perfect Cooperative Learning Activity Roles for the Activity Clear Academic Goals and Cooperative Learning Goals Grouping Decisions Rubric to guide activity

24.  Complete a cooperative learning activity with your class. Provide the activity. Incorporate some of these strategies.  Write a reflection about the positives and negatives (How can you correct these?)

25.  Robert E. Slavin, Making Cooperative Learning Powerful, October 2014,Educational Leadership, Vol. 72:2, p. 22-26. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational- leadership/oct14/vol72/num02/Making-Cooperative-Learning- Powerful.aspx. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational- leadership/oct14/vol72/num02/Making-Cooperative-Learning- Powerful.aspx  Rathi, Kapil. Cooperative Learning in Special Education, June 23, 2014, http://www.slideshare.net/kapilkumar412/cooperative-learning-in-special- education53-2http://www.slideshare.net/kapilkumar412/cooperative-learning-in-special- education53-2.