1. How to Incorporate Cooperative Learning in Your Classroom Rachel Hiemstra

2. Goals and Objectives To understand the benefits of cooperative learning To know how to incorporate cooperative learning strategies To gain excitement about cooperative learning that will lead to individual research

3. HOW? Ask Questions

4. Different Teaching Styles Traditional Method –Students work individually –Only one student responds –1/20 kids need to participate Group Method –Students determine how they will work together –Students can talk and help each other –¼ kids need to participate

5. Different Teaching Styles Cooperative Learning Method –All students participate and are assigned roles –Each student is held responsible for their own contribution –100% of students participate

6. Which Style Do You Use? THINK-PAIR- SHARE

7. Which Style Do You Use? Teachers usually teach using the method in which they were taught

9. Why Did I Try Cooperative Learning? My first year teaching 7 th grade Math –Students were behind –I couldn’t help everyone Three Before Me –Students were bored…I was bored

11. Kagan’s Reasons for Cooperative Learning Benefits: Boosts academic achievement in all grades and content areas Promotes academic gains, especially for minority and low achieving students Improves personal and social skills Increases understanding and empathy

12. Keys to Cooperative Learning P:Positive Interdependence I: Individual Accountability E:Equal Participation S:Simultaneous Interaction

13. Classroom Management Carefully selected, stable groups of 2-4 –Heterogeneous Different ability levels –Homogeneous Same ability levels –Random –Individually chosen Literature Circles Each student uses their own color marker

14. Cooperative Learning Strategies Round Table/ Partner Pass –Students pass a list around a table and each adds their own part –Adaptation: Sheet Covers Simultaneous Round Table –Build lists all at the same time Four Corners –Students choose a corner based on a given topic Value Line –Students make decisions such as strongly agree/strongly disagree and stand in a line

15. Cooperative Learning for Presentations Groups of 4 –Assign Jobs (Writer, Two Creators, Presenter) –Students read assigned section –Writer works together with group to write an outline of what was read –Creators use outline to create a power point presentation –Rotate jobs until eventually all students perform all of the jobs

16. The Triangular Trade Ships sailing from the New England colonies usually stopped at two distant ports before returning to New England Often they sailed to Africa first with barrels of rum made in the colonies From Africa they sailed back across the Atlantic to the West Indies where they traded the slaves for molasses Returning to New England the merchants traded the molasses for rum and set out for Africa again

17. Cooperative Learning Strategies Group Posters –Artistically represent information –Clever/Creative theme –Catchy title –Given number of illustrations –Colored markers with equal distribution on poster *Option: Agree with the class on the order of best poster (“9 th best”) **Option: Carousel Feedback ***Option: Partner Books

18. Cooperative Learning Games Tic-Tac-Toe Board –Create a nine-fold –Use word, definition, and illustration –Adaptation: Flash Cards Bingo Board –Use when concepts include more than nine options (12, 16 or 24 work best)

19. Frequently Asked Questions How do we grade group work? –Cooperative learning is for learning, not for grading –Participation –Met Requirements Are high achievers at a disadvantage? How often should you use cooperative learning strategies?

20. JUST GOOD IDEAS FOR TEACHING VOCABULARY AND COMPREHENSION

21. Strategies for Developing Vocabulary Super Seven/Terrific Ten –Divide a sheet into 12 squares –Students write vocab word on the left side –Definition in second column –Use it in context in the third column –Write a sentence in the fourth column –Adaptations: Describe who would say it, draw a picture

22. Strategies for Comprehension Alpha Box –Students make a 24-fold with each letter of the alphabet in a box –Students find a word in the story for each letter of the alphabet –Students draw a picture in the background Triarama –Used to draw a setting

23. Strategies for Comprehension X Marks the Spot X= I know this ?= I have questions and would like to know more != Wow! That is surprising! Nine Square Book Summary –Summarizing –Evaluating –Connections –Predictions