1. Two heads are better than one Cooperative Learning Strategies
Amanda Gamble

4. Read your question and answer
Quiz, Quiz, Trade
Read your question and answer
Read your question to a partner and ask for the answer. If they don’t know it, teach it to them.
Answer your partner’s question.
Trade cards and find a new partner.

5. Numbered Heads Together
Why do we use the Past Perfect tense?
How do we form the 3rd Conditional?
“I’ve been cutting my finger”. Why is this sentence wrong?

6. Numbered Heads Together
Groups of 4 – each member assigns themselves a number
Pose a question
All members answer individually (could use boards)
Stand up and discuss the answer together
When everyone is happy they have the answer, sit down or when time is up
Teacher calls a number then chooses someone to answer

7. teaching – long – thing – worst – hours – is – the – about – the
Pairs Check
about – that – I – like – teaching – learning – what – is – learning – I’m – always
teaching – long – thing – worst – hours – is – the – about – the
develop – my – is – myself – to – it – responsibility
themselves – figure – when – love – out – by – students – things – I – it - my

8. Students work in teams but form ‘shoulder’ partners
Pairs Check
Students work in teams but form ‘shoulder’ partners
Partner A solves 1st problem talking out loud while B watches, coaches & praises
Then switch roles
After every two problems, pairs check with their ‘eyeball’ partners. Coach if needed
Teams celebrate success

9. Teaching is a skill that people can learn. Discuss.
Talking Chips
Teaching is a skill that people can learn. Discuss.

10. Discuss a topic in groups
Talking Chips
Discuss a topic in groups
Each student has a chip which they put in the middle as they talk
When a student finishes talking, tey can’t talk again until all the chips are in the middle
If a student has nothing to say, they can put their chip in at the end

11. Students think by themselves Then share their ideas with their partner
Think-Pair-Share
Students think by themselves
Then share their ideas with their partner

12. Dealer gives equal number of cards to people in his team.
Blind Sequencing
Dealer gives equal number of cards to people in his team.
Everyone marks the back of their cards with a sign.
Take it in turns to describe each card.
Put cards in correct order but without looking.
Turn over and check.

13. Kagan – Cooperative Learning

14. Learn to be a good team player Develop interpersonal skills
Why do it?
Active learning
Builds confidence
Motivation
Learn to be a good team player
Develop interpersonal skills
More metacognition
Critical thinking
Student engagement
21st century life skills
Increases student talking time

15. Cooperative Learning Activities – Stephanie Keene (YouTube)
References
Cooperative Learning Activities – Stephanie Keene (YouTube)
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ooperative-learning-activities.pdf
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