Get the Sage Off the Stage Team-Based Learning in the WH Classroom

What is TBL™? + Collaborative LearningFlipped Classroom

What is TBL™? ➡ alternative to traditional lecture ➡ collaborative learning experience based on the idea of the flipped classroom ➡ framework that supports models such as project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, and backwards design

“Student roles shift from being passive recipients of information to one of accepting responsibility for initial exposure to the concepts to be prepared for in-class teamwork.” Why Team-Based Learning (TBL™)?

➡ Creates the opportunity for differentiated roles to meet the needs of students through a variety of instructional activities. ➡ Shifts classroom focus to applying content and concepts in assessments, discussion, and processing activities so that students can “DO” history.

Steps for Team-Based Learning (TBL™)

Step 1: Properly Formed Groups ➡ permanent or semi-permanent ➡ formed by teacher ➡ heterogeneous ➡ even ➡ team-building

TBL™ starts with groups and then creates the conditions that enable them to become teams. “Team” v. Group Teams can do things that neither a single individual nor a newly-formed group can do.

Step 2: Standards-based Essential Question ➡ Based on the TEKS ➡ Overarching Question ➡ Answerable through completion of TBL ™

Step 3: Concept Exploration ➡ Built in Reflective Activities ‣ Graphically Organized Reading Notes ‣ Guiding Questions ‣ Anno-lighting ➡ Resources ‣ Textbook or Supplementary Readings ‣ Video or movie clips ‣ Pre-recorded Lectures ‣ Historical journals or articles

Step 4: Readiness Assurance Process ➡ Individual RAP (iRAP) ‣ Written Multiple Choice Quiz ‣ Timed and aligned to the TEKS ➡ Group RAP (gRAP) ‣ Discussion ‣ Consensus ➡ Clarifying Lecture ‣ Short PPT ‣ Experiential exercises or simulations ‣ Student-created questions

Step 5: Application Activity 4S’s Same Problem Significant Problem Specific Choice Simultaneous Reporting

Step 5: Application Activity ➡ Decision-Making and Problem Solving ‣ Choices Program Options ‣ Historical Figure Analysis ‣ Source Evaluation ‣ Tournament Bracket ‣ Jury Deliberation ‣ Ranking Causes, Factors, Effects ‣ Organizing (Sequencing, Categorizing, etc.) “What is the learning you are trying to achieve?”

Application Activity ➡ Information Dig ➡ Group Consensus ➡ Simultaneous Reporting

Step 6: Debrief/Evaluation ➡ Teacher Facilitated Group Discussion ➡ Peer Evaluation ‣ Preparation ‣ Participation ‣ Gate-keeping ‣ Flexibility ➡ Exit Ticket

Sample Module: Causes of World War I

Essential Question Which one of the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI was most responsible for thrusting the world into the Great War?

TEKS WH1F - identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1914 to the present: the world wars and their impact on political, economic, and social systems; communist revolutions and their impact on the Cold War; independence movements; and globalization. WH10A - identify the importance of imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and the alliance system in causing World War I

Preparatory Reading Read Telescoping the Times: The Great War silently. Complete the chart. If you finish before time, read over your notes quietly.

Readiness Assurance Process - iRAT Turn in your notes. Take the short readiness assurance quiz using the individual card (white) You CANNOT use notes or each other. Turn in your answer document upon completion.

Readiness Assurance Process - tRAT Work with your team to complete the test. Teams must come to a consensus on each of the answers. Turn in your team (green) answer card when you are done.

Clarifying Lecture Teacher uses a prepared PPT to address deficiencies on the tRAT. For example, if I found that most of the teams struggled with answering #2, I would go through a short interactive lecture about how the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the spark that ignited the war.

Application Activity Which of the M.A.I.N. causes was most responsible for thrusting the world into the Great War? A. Militarism B. Alliances C. Imperialism D. Nationalism

Application Activity 1. Work as a team to examine the documents. Be sure to complete your document log. 2. Categorize the documents based on the 4 M.A.I.N. causes. 3. After you have completed the sorting of the documents look at each category and as a team determine which cause you think was most responsible for pushing the world into war.

Debrief/Evaluation Display your response using the response card Be ready to defend your position and/or expound on the position of others.

Sample Discussion Questions: Prior to WWI, how and why did nations become increasingly interdependent? Why did the crisis in the Balkans lead to a world war rather than a limited, local war? What role did nationalism and imperialism play in the road to World War I?

Summary TBL has the following key design principles that are at the core of its success: Cooperative Learning Teams More Accountability Complex Decision-Making Frequent and Timely Feedback

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