PUBLIC
11 items
A collection of resources that can be used to learn about and implement cooperative learning in your classroom. These resources may be used as a tutorial for teachers who may want to learn more about this approach.
Elementary Middle School High School
REVIEWS 1 review
Email
This is a nice rubric for collaborative learning
Specific examples on implementing cooperative learning in entry level geoscience
Prince George County Public schools has published a guide to cooperative learning found here
Having assigned roles and responsibilities is key to effective cooperative learning. These role cards are useful in assigning roles and keeping students on task.
The New York State Biology Chemistry Professional Development Network has a list of cooperative learning strategies. You will need to scroll down to find them.
Cooperative learning is actually a generic term that refers to numerous methods for grouping students. At least 10 different methods have been formally described in the research literature. Therefore, "cooperative learning" as a strategy requires a closer look to take advantage of potential benefits for learners.
The key is in how the group is set up and subdivided to hold people individually accountable for their contribution. The University of Minnesota has an effective rubric for establishing roles and responsibilities along with a collection of other resources for implementing cooperative problem solving in physics
In science, at least in high school where understanding the structure of the subject is important, scientific model(s) should guide projects. One model solves an infinite number of problems.
This digest of information on cooperative learning was put together by ERIC and used in a workshop offered through the Annenberg Foundation
Cooperative learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement. Students work through the assignment until all group members successfully understand and complete it.
This is the official jigsaw classroom website. The jigsaw technique was first developed in the early 1970s by Elliot Aronson and his students at the University of Texas and the University of California. Since then, hundreds of schools have used the jigsaw classroom with great success.