1. Co-operative Learning
Parent Information Evening
Tuesday 15 January 2019

2. What is Co-operative Learning?
Why have we chosen to use Co-operative Learning
at Cononley?
How does Co-operative Learning work
in the classroom?

3. What is Co-operative Learning?

4. Researched, developed and refined for more than 30 years.
The Co-operative Learning programme has been devised by Success for All.
Evidence based
Began in the 1980s
Researched, developed and refined for more than 30 years.
Success for All - researched, developed and refined over the last 30 years.

5. Key Principles of Co-operative Learning
1. Team work
Children work in small, mixed ability learning teams
Children are responsible for learning the material which is being taught AND also for helping their team mates learn.
Team rewards (points)
Children work in a team – every member of the team has a role in making the team successful.

6. 2. Individual Accountability
Initially, children work co-operatively to master a skill or concept
As skill is mastered, the children work more independently – work is differentiated to meet need
Individual work allows us to assess where the children are
The success of the team reflects how well the team worked together initially, explaining and supporting each other.

7. 3. Equal Opportunities for Success
All children are expected to participate actively in the lesson by:
Asking every child to answer each question through discussion with a partner and the rest of their team.
All children have access to the same learning at the start of a new topic - they can then proceed at their own pace through differentiated tasks
No-one is allowed to ‘switch off’ and sit quietly.

8. Why have we chosen to use Co-operative Learning at Cononley Primary School?

9. We wanted to make our lessons much more interactive and engaging
Common shared strategies throughout school
Expectation is that all children are engaged in their learning for 100% of the time.
NOT sitting and listening (or looking as though they are listening) and letting a few children answer all the questions.
Develop thinking skills
Not assume that children’s ability is ‘fixed’.

10. Discussing what you are learning about with a partner or a team helps you to:
Understand and remember information better
Transfer information from the short term to the long term memory
Deepen understanding
Be aware of different ideas and perspectives
Co-operative Learning can be used in every subject.

11. Proven way of improving children’s learning
Evidence based
over 30 years of research

12. How does Co-operative Learning work in the classroom?

13. Teams Rowan and Cherry Class:
The whole class works as a team rather than table teams.
Sycamore, Silver Birch and Oak Class:
The class is organised by the teacher into table teams (4-6 pupils)
Teams change every half term
Silver Birch and Oak Class have different teams for the morning and for the afternoon
Team names and Team cheers

14. All children follow the same Learning Standards:

15. Rewards
Rewards provide positive feedback to the children and encourage them to follow the Learning Standards.
Class Cheers
Behaviour Pom-Poms (Cherry and Rowan)
Team Score Sheets
Team Certificates

16. Sycamore Class, Silver Birch Class and Oak Class

17. Talk Partners – quick questions
Rather than asking questions to individual children, questions are addressed to the whole class.
Children discuss the question with their partner so everyone is ready to answer
Cherry and Rowan Class:
Children’s names are written on lollipop sticks and are drawn out at random
Sycamore, Silver Birch, Oak Class:
Set of sticks with Team Name, set of sticks with numbers

18. Team Huddle- a problem which requires children to work together
Think - Pair – Share - more complex questions which require a more detailed answer or explanation
Child thinks individually for few seconds
Discusses work with partner
Share with team / whole class
Team Huddle- a problem which requires children to work together
Discuss problem or question and possible solutions with the team – need to be able to take turns.

19. Social Skills
Enables staff to work with children to improve their social skills
‘Getting Along Together’ activities at start of year-important when our classes do not stay the same every year.
Better able to work in pairs and teams
Create positive, effective classrooms
Provides opportunities for all children to learn and grow.