Cooperative learning for slideshare
- 1. One of the most effective ways for students to learn is by …
- 2. learning from each other by working together in groups
- 3. This is called: Cooperative Learning
- 4. How does this happen?
- 5. The team members must all be engaged and involved in the process
- 6. They also must be held accountable for their individual tasks on the project…
- 7. which means they can’t just cruise through and mooch off the other groups members’ work
- 8. These are important 21 st century skills that students will use one day in their adult jobs
- 9. Sounds great, right? Let’s look at the advantages and limitations of this strategy
- 10. Cooperative Learning Advantages: Limitations: Multiple ability level groups can be used Formal or informal groups can be used Same groups used again for future lessons Small groups needed to ensure learning is optimal Overuse of strategy can lessen its effectiveness Grouping by similar ability levels does not benefit all Can be used in any subject area
- 11. Overall, because the teacher often can control for the limitations…Cooperative Learning can be a very effective strategy
- 12. So, how do you use this in the classroom?
- 13. Classroom use: Groups discuss material, create presentation, and “teach” it to the class
- 14. Classroom use: They can use a computer program that allows groups to either work together at separate computers or at a single computer
- 15. So, do you want
- 16. Or this one?
- 17. Consider Cooperative Learning as your new Instructional Strategy
- 18. Resources: Smaldino book: Instructional Technology and Media for Learning Bing images