Why does Cooperative Learning Work? Kagan Chapters 6 and 12

BIM 1-3, Lesson Planning Review The team member with the brightest colored shirt goes first and answers the first quiz question. Then pass the quiz clockwise to the next team member. Continue to pass the quiz until all questions are answered correctly. First team to finish correctly gets CANDY! Team Quiz BIM 1-3, Lesson Planning Review

FOCUS Open your Kagan books to 6.25 On scratch paper list all the structures you have used in this class or another. PAIRS COMPARE! Rally Robin your answers with your shoulder partner. Teacher calls “time”. Go with your partner to find another pair and compare answers. FOCUS

Cooperative learning defined! A set of instructional strategies which include cooperative _____-______ interaction over subject matter as an _______ part of the learning process. Instructional Delivery

1. Structures The way a teacher organizes the interaction in the classroom at any moment creating student learning experiences! Cooperative learning structure is Content-free Repeatable Implements the PIES

Structures Get in groups of 3. Compare teachers A, B and C: Teacher A=Traditional Teacher B=Group Work Teacher C=Structures Get in groups of 3. Decide which group member has Teacher A, B, or C. Share with each other how “your” teacher instructs. CL 6.2 and 6.3 Discuss which one is more effective and why.

Why Structures? Interpersonal Academic Classbuilding Teambuilding Social Skills Communication Skills Decision-Making Knowledgebuilding Procedural learning Processing Information Thinking Skills Presenting Information Interpersonal Academic CL page 6.11-6.23

Keys to success in Cooperative Learning Structures (chapter 6) Teams (chapter 7) Management (chapter 8) Classbuilding (chapter 9) Teambuilding (chapter 10) Social Skills (chapter 11) PIES (chapter 12) Keys to success in Cooperative Learning

2. TEAMS How many students? Even # is best Types: heterogeneous and homogenous, student chosen, teacher chosen, random How long together? 2. TEAMS

3. WILL . . . to cooperate Teambuilding Classbuilding Get acquainted Forge identity Promote support Value difference Classbuilding Builds a community of learners Promotes environment of caring, cooperation, kindness, and respect 3. WILL . . . to cooperate

Noise Room arrangement Materials Preemptive strike 4. MANAGEMENT

How? Through structures, roles, modeling, reinforcement, reflection Students learn to Listen Lead Follow Speak Motivate Accept rejection Disagree Resolve conflict 5. SOCIAL SKILLS

6. Basic Principles: PIES Chapters 12 6. Basic Principles: PIES

So how do we properly implement?! “Cooperative learning, WHEN PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED, is a powerful instructional approach resulting in a spectrum of positive outcomes.” (CL 12.1) So how do we properly implement?!

Basic principles Positive Interdependence Individual Accountability Equal participation Simultaneous interaction

Guided Practice Each team member takes responsibility for one of the PIES principles. Jot down descriptors of your principle. Make a stack of descriptors using textbook. (CL12.2, 12.8, 12.14, 12.19) Mix up descriptors. Round Robin reading descriptors and the other teammates decide which PIES principle is being described. Describe & Quiz

When four basic principles are present, cooperative learning consistently Produces academic gains Improves race relations Develops social skills Educates for character Promotes self-esteem Enhances class climate Fosters leadership Fosters teamwork skills

Positive Interdependence Match the questions you would ask of a lesson to ensure all four basic principles of cooperative learning are present (PIES) Is help needed from members in the group for individual student success? Is each student responsible for a unique portion of the group product? Do all members contribute evenly to the group assignment or product? What percentage of the class is overly active at one time? Positive Interdependence Individual Accountability Equal Participation Simultaneous Interaction Independent Practice

Why Does Cooperative Learning Work? Reinforcement p4.3- 4.4 Modeling 4.6 Mediation – ZPD 4.7 Brain Based 4.9-4.12 Maslow 4.13 Learning Styles 4.18 Why Does Cooperative Learning Work?

On a note card explain why cooperative learning works and how you will use it in your classroom. Closure

Mix-Freeze-Pair (Class Building) Circulate until the instructor calls “FREEZE” Favorite restaurant in Stephenville Favorite vacation Name of my first pet First car (color and make) Middle name