1. Processing After students collect data, then what? ◦ Teachers most often revert to didactic practices in order to make sure kids have the “right” answer Giving kids the answers negates the purpose of the hands-on activity! 1

2. Processing (cont’d) Better to facilitate student-student “meaning making” through cooperative strategies Cooperative strategies are engaging and “safe” for adolescents Suggested steps: 1.Students answer questions independently 2.Students share their answers with partner or small group and come to consensus 3.Groups share their ideas with other groups 2

3. Processing - Independent 1. Students answer questions independently ◦ Provide quiet environment with few distractions ◦ Music for thinking is nice ◦ Start in class and complete for homework 3

4. Processing – In Pairs 2. Students share their answers with a partner ◦ Timed Pair Share ◦ RallyRobin ◦ Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up ◦ Mix-Freeze-Pair ◦ Give One, Get One 4

5. Processing – In Small Groups 2. Students share their answers in a small group and come to consensus ◦ RoundRobin, RallyRobin or Rally Table ◦ Team Discussion ◦ Consensus Placemat ◦ Simultaneous Roundtable ◦ Turn-4-Thought ◦ Spin-N-Think ◦ Think-Pair-Square 5

6. Processing – Among Groups 3. Groups share with other groups ◦ Gallery Tour ◦ One Stray, Three Stay ◦ Numbered Heads Together ◦ Rotating Review ◦ Group Jigsaw ◦ Roam the Room or Roving Reporters ◦ Simultaneous Sharing 6