Cooperative Learning - Nova Scotia Department of Education …合作学习-新斯科舍教育部….ppt

Cooperative Learning A Mini-Lesson By: Linda Mac Intyre Cooperative Learning Students need to : be attentive listeners. appreciate the ideas and statements expressed by other students. Cooperative Learning allow other students the right to pass. show respect for each other. Inside/Outside Circles Encourages dialogue between students. Allows for movement Allows for different interactions Problem or question can be shown visually and orally . Allows students the right to pass and not answer. Inside/Outside Circles Strategy #1 Half the class forms a circle The other half of the class forms another circle inside facing a student in the other. Teacher reads a poem and asks a question. All students are given time to think of the answer. Inside/Outside Circles …… Person on the inside tells the person on the outside how they would solve the problem. When the person is finished they say “Pass”. The outside person will share or extend the thinking. Inside/Outside Circles …… Before the next question have the outside person rotate once to the left or right. Next question. Think, pass, extend answer… Think- Pair- Share Strategy #2 Group the class into pairs, Student A and Student B. Problem or question is presented by the teacher Student A and Student B think quietly. Teacher notifies “think time” has ended. Student A tells Student B Student B tells Student A Teacher randomly asks students to share. Four Corners Strategy #3 Students need to make up their own minds and not be influenced by others. Students need time to think. Students are to start sharing once all students have a partner. Four Corners Strategy #3 Begin with a statement. Each student chooses a corner that best captures their view or response. They move to that corner. Four Corners ….. Once they move to the corner they pair up and share why they made that decision. Students should be prepared to share their response and partner’s if asked. Three- Step Interview Strategy #4 Students Share their