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Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Learning. Cooperative Learning Introduction On the right track , Brussels June 2012 . Lær dansk |Odense Denmark. What is Cooperative Learning ?.

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Cooperative Learning

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  1. CooperativeLearning CooperativeLearning Introduction On the right track, Brussels June 2012 Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  2. What is CooperativeLearning? • Dr. Spencer Kagan prof. of psychology and education at the university of California - research since 1960’s in cl, multiple intelligences, classroomdiscipline. His strategiesareused in teachertraininginstitutes in manycountries. • Strictlyteacher-controlledstructures • Cooperation in pairs, groupsor the wholeclass • Everybodyparticipates at the same time Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  3. The 3 classrooms A: Ordinaryteaching from the blackboard ”Whocantellme the answer?” B: Traditionalgroupwork Unstructuredinteraction C: CooperativeLearning Structuredinteraction. Strictlystructured and teachercontrolledwork in pairs and teams, where all the students have to participate and beactive. Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  4. Teams (physicalplanning) Classbuilding Teambuilding Structures Classroom management Social skills 4 basicPrinciples CL structures exercise and practice a lot of skills Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  5. It is a cooperativeproject to learn • 4 basicprinciples: The key to CL: • PIES principles • Positive interdependence • Individualaccountability • Equal participation • Simoultaneousinteraction Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  6. CooperativeLearninglearningwhiletalking • Teambuilding • Createsconfidence • Creates relations • Is fun • Youare put on scene • Satisfiesyourneed to interact Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  7. CooperativeLearningcreates a positive atmosphere! • Classbuilding • Improvesnetworking in the class • Democraticclassroom – equal oral participation. • Increasesselfesteem. Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  8. One mutualaim Committed students Face to face: Intense dialogs. Immediate feedback and recognition. Fun to participate in. Goodresults. And it’sfun for the teacher as well! Advantages of CL No.1: the atmosphereimproves!!Because: Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  9. Students working in the classroom Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  10. ”Quiet-signal” – raiseyour armPurpose: to catch the attention for 3 sec. CL-structure: ”Stand up – hand up – pair up” The teacher asks a question: ”whatwasyourfavoriteholiday experience?” (space to consider). A and B talk and discussabout 3 min. Catch a new partner. The teacher asks a new question: ”What do youthinkaboutBrussels?: ..” 14 Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  11. ”Peoplehunt” gives youenergy and creates a goodatmosphere • The students receive a piece of paperwithquestions • Youcatch a partner, ask a question. If your partner cananswer, hesigns • Raiseyour arm, catch a new partner. • Each partner canonly sign once 16 Lærdansk|OdenseDenmark

  12. Quiz – quiz - trade • to remember and explainknowledge . • To explainwords from a text. • Past and present tense. • Questions to a book or a textread in class. • Word orderexercises. • Cardswithpictures: ”what is this?” ”What is he/shedoing?” • Ideas: • A: ” what is the pasttense of ”hewalks”? • B: ”It is ”hewalked”. • A:”Can youexplain, what it means to rent a house?” • B:”Yes, I can” • A: Couldyouexplain the meaning of the wordpolution?” • B: ”Yes, I cantry” 18

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