Cooperative Learning
Students contributing and working together
Formal Vs. Informal
Formal
- Assign students jobs or roles within the group
- Typically are used for a longer period of time
Informal
- Quick short discussions
- Groups change often
- More flexible
Cooperative Learning Strategies
Heads Together
- Students Numbered 1-4 in group
- Answer question or discuss topic
- Teacher calls a number and that student answers the question or has to share
- Holds each student accountable
Jigsaw
- Each student responsible for a certain piece of the assignment
- Teaches/shares with other group members about their assigned part
- Students held accountable
Tea Party
- Inner and Outer circles
- Teacher poses question and an inner and outer student discuss
- Rotate as many times as needed
- Gets students moving and talking with different members of the class