Cooperative Learning

What is Cooperative Learning?

• 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.

• a successful teaching strategy in which teachers lead the discussion and ask students to volunteer and answer the questions on the board.

• a successful teaching strategy in which students work independently and share their answers only with the teacher.

Can cooperative learning be used in multiple subjects?

• Yes, it can be used in many subjects.

• No, it is only used in social studies.

• Not sure.

What issues can occur when using cooperative learning?

• Principles do not like when teachers use this method in their classrooms.

• Students will socialize instead of doing the task that was ask of them.

Should cooperative teaching be done in...

• Small Groups

• Large Groups

A classroom example that teachers can use during there cooperative teaching is talk, pair, share.

• True

• False

A classroom example that teachers can use during there cooperative teaching is the

• Jigsaw method, and project based learning.

• scientific method

Teachers should group students through

• behavior levels according to their IEPs

• homogeneous (similar) or heterogeneous (different) academic levels.

Teachers can shake things up by grouping students randomly.

• True

• False

____________ gives students an opportunity to gain experience with some learning material and the ability to explain the material to others.

• Cooperative learning

• Exchange of knowledge

• Group work

What role does culture play in the classroom?

• Culture integration does not fit into today's curriculum

• Teachers use culture to influence classroom activities to engage students