Buffalo Creek Middle school december 8, 2010

1. Buffalo CreekMiddle schooldecember 8, 2010 Cooperative Learning II

2. Cooperative Learning II • What is Cooperative Learning? • Activity: Think about what makes an activity a cooperative learning activity. • Create a T-chart to determine descriptors of a cooperative learning activity: Descriptors of a CL Activity Yes No

3. Cooperative Learning II • What makes an activity Cooperative Learning? • Students working together towards a common goal • Students needing each other to complete a task or grasp a new concept • Students helping each other learn and applauding success and efforts • Students understanding that there is individual and group accountability • Students using interpersonal and small group skills, such as communication, trust, decision making, and conflict resolution • Students using group processing and reflection on how well the team is functioning and how to make it better Marzano, 2001

4. Cooperative Learning II • What is NOT Cooperative Learning? • Seating students in groups • Group work • Ability grouping • Every lesson, every day

5. Cooperative Learning II • Why do we need to implement Cooperative Learning? • Use some Think Time and think of some reasons why we need to use Cooperative Learning in a middle school classroom. • Be ready to share these reasons with the group.

6. Cooperative Learning II • Research: (Kagan, 2005) • Higher student achievement • Increased retention of information • Increased perspective taking • Greater intrinsic motivation • Improved ethnic relationships • Higher self esteem • Improved social skills • More on-task behavior • Better attitudes about school and teachers

7. Cooperative Learning II • EdVantage – Second Quarter Focus: • The Democratic Process: • Look at the EdVantage Strategic Bookmarks • Focus on the “Democratic Processes” – section C • Which of these indicators correlate to Cooperative Learning? • Why is this another rationale to use Cooperative Learning in the middle school classroom?

8. Cooperative Learning II • EdVantage Bookmark: C. Participating in democratic processes • Recognize and celebrate students who… • Model respect, honesty, integrity and trust • Keep promises • Accept differences in others • Identify community needs • Seek to serve • Demonstrate leadership • Accept responsibility • Engage and promotes civic responsibility • Build collaborative relationships • Demonstrate patriotism • Respect national heritage • Understand the cost of freedom • Promote involvement in democratic process

9. Cooperative Learning II • Cooperative Learning Strategies • Carousel Feedback• • •Inside-Outside Circle • •Mix Pair Share • •OneStray • •RoundTable• • •Simultaneous RoundTable• • •Team Stand and Share• • •Timed Pair Share•• • Strategy Explanation is listed in attachments!

10. Cooperative Learning II • WILT e-mail(What I Learned Today): • Explain the difference between a group activity and a Cooperative Learning activity. • Write down how the administrators will see evidence of Cooperative Learning strategies in your classroom.