1. PLEASANTS COUNTY SCHOOLS SCTPP MODULE II NOVEMBER 13, 2015 THE POWER OF COLLABORATION AND TEAMING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS ALIKE!

2. Memorize as many numbers in the appropriate spaces as you can in 10 seconds.

3. F J R N U N L V B Z R S K C D R N I Q P L S J K D

4. FILL IN THE BLANK TRIANGLE

5. What made the difference???

6. There is somebody smarter than any of us, and that is all of us. Michael Nolan

7. BY THE END OF THIS SESSION YOU WILL…. Know how to effectively group students to meet individual learning needs Understand cooperative learning and differentiation Do a variety of strategies to support students in the co-taught setting to meet a variety of learning needs

8. STRATEGIES FOR GROUPING FOR SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION Cooperative Learning –Interdependence; individual accountability – Teams must be heterogeneous Kagan Strategies –Movement; engagement; simplicity Differentiation –Homogeneous groups allow for individual learning needs based on interest levels; readiness levels; learning styles

9. COOPERATIVE LEARNING Jigsaw Strategy –Teams foster Interdependence; –Expert groups allow for Differentiation; and Individual accountability

10. JIGSAW AND SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION 1.Students are in cooperative learning groups that are heterogeneous. 2.Expert groups are intentionally chosen to facilitate specially designed instructions/differentiated learning needs with scaffolds built in. 3.Differentiation in expert groups can be based on interest, ability, or learning style.

11. BASED ON YOUR COLOR, YOU WILL BECOME AN EXPERT ON THE KAGAN STRATEGIES! RED = Strategies for pairing up Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up Shoe Partners Mix & MatchInside/Outside Circle BLUE = Strategies for checking for understanding 3-2-1Dots in QuadrantMost Important Point 1-10Windshield GREEN = Strategies for sharing information Air Traffic ControllerMix-Freeze-Group Gallery WalkGive One, Get One ORANGE = Strategies for processing information Circle-Triangle-SquareSay Something Focused ReadingRound Robin

12. COOPERATIVE LEARNING Teams Games Tournaments –Teams foster Interdependence; –Games allow for Cooperative Practice; and –Tournaments require Individual Accountability

13. TEAMS GAMES AND TOURNAMENTS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION 1.Teams are heterogeneous. Typically one high achiever; two average; one below grade level. Teams prepare each other for the tournament – interdependence. 2.Tournament tables are intentionally chosen to facilitate specially designed instructions/differentiation with scaffolds built in. Students of like learning levels compete against each other. 3.All students are valuable to their team as they have equitable chances of earning team points – individual accountability.

14. LET’S PLAY! With your team, review the information on Kagan Strategies, differentiation and cooperative learning from earlier. Remember… INTERDEPENDENCE leads to INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY and SUCCESS for ALL! IT’S TOURNAMENT TIME!!!

15. KEY POINTS FOR TGT Heterogeneous teams… –Work together to learn the material or review the material Tournament tables are homogeneous –Content of questions is identical…Style of questions is differentiated for the readiness level of the “contestants” Points earned are brought back to the TEAM to compile for BIG PRIZES!! –Questions not answered successfully serve as a formative assessment (assessment for learning)