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Cooperative Learning Strategies from Dr. Spencer Kagan

Cooperative Learning Strategies from Dr. Spencer Kagan. Presented by: Amanda Trostle Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria Campus atrostle@nvcc.edu. Cooperative Learning. Tasks are carefully designed for work within pairs/groups.

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Cooperative Learning Strategies from Dr. Spencer Kagan

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  1. Cooperative Learning Strategies from Dr. Spencer Kagan Presented by: Amanda Trostle Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria Campus atrostle@nvcc.edu

  2. Cooperative Learning • Tasks are carefully designed for work within pairs/groups. • Positive interdependence – students must cooperate in order to succeed. • Each student is accountable for learning and participation. • Class time is devoted on a regular basis to practicing cooperative skills within certain “structures”. • Teacher becomes more of a guide in the learning process. • Adapted from: http://tlt.suny.edu/originaldocumentation/library/cooperative.htm

  3. Structures Interpersonal Functions Academic Functions Knowledge-building Procedure Learning Processing Information Critical Thinking Skills Presenting Information • Class-building • Team-building • Social Skills • Communication Skills • Decision-Making

  4. Conclusion: Time spent practicing “structures” is time well spent Strong interpersonal relations between students, ability to work well as a team/group Better ability to process and retain information

  5. Rally Robin • Teacher poses a problem to which there are multiple possible responses or solutions, and provides think time. 2. Students take turns stating responses or solutions. Hint: For answers with short lists, use Rally Robin.

  6. Timed Pair Share • The teacher announces a topic, states how long each student will share, and provides think time. • In pairs, Partner A shares, Partner B listens. • Partner B responds with a positive gambit. (That’s an interesting idea! Great insight!) • Partners switch roles. Hint: For K-12, teacher may want to model acceptable phrases for students to use with their partners. Hint: For answers with more in-depth responses, use Timed Pair Share.

  7. Mix-Pair-Share • Students mix around the room. • Teacher calls “Pair.” • Students pair up with person closest to them. Students who haven’t found a partner raise hands and find each other. • Teacher asks a questions and gives think time. • Students share with partner using Timed Pair Share or Rally Robin. Hint 1: Use music while students are mixing. Turn off music when it’s time to find a partner.

  8. Rally Coach • Partner A solves the first problem. • Partner B watches and listens, checks, coaches if necessary, and praises. • Partner B solves the next problem. • Partner A watches and listens, checks, coaches if necessary, and praises. • Partners repeat taking turns solving successive problems. Note: Rally Coach may be used with worksheet problems, oral problems provided by the teacher, and with manipulatives

  9. Rally Coach Partner A: • 3 x 8 = • An _________ is a word that describes a noun. • _________ is the capital of Virginia. Partner B: • 4 x 6 = • An _______ is a word that describes a verb (how something is done). • ________ is the capital of the U.S.

  10. Showdown Set-up: Teams have a set of question cards stacked facedown in the center of the table. • Teacher selects one student on each team to be the Showdown captain. • The captain draws the top card, reads the question, and provides think time. • Working alone, all students, including the captain, write their answers. • When finished, teammates signal they’re ready. • Captain calls “Showdown”. • Teammates show and discuss their answers. • Captain leads the checking. • If correct, the team celebrates; if not, teammates tutor, then celebrate. • The person on the left becomes the captain for the next round.

  11. Quiz-Quiz-Trade Set-up: The teacher prepares a set of question cards for the class, or each student creates a question card. • Teacher tells students to “Stand up, put a hand up, and pair up.” • Partner A quizzes B. • Partner B answers. • Partner A praises or coaches. • Partners switch roles. • Partners trade cards and thank each other. • Repeat steps 1-6 a number of times.

  12. Ideas about cooperative learning and structures presented come from the book Kagan Cooperative Learning, by Dr. Spencer Kagan and Miguel Kagan,Kagan Publishing, 2009. www.KaganOnline.com

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