Student-Centered & Cooperative Learning - May 2017.ppt
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Student-centered classrooms and cooperative learning activities were explored through a series of exercises. In the first activity, students thought of words related to student-centered learning and shared with partners. The second had students line up alphabetically by "magic word". Later, students worked in groups with assigned roles on a tangram puzzle and discussed constructive behaviors. They also stood in talking circles to share benefits of group work like developing social skills and taking ownership of learning. A jigsaw activity had students read sections of text in expert groups and share findings.
Student-Centered & Cooperative Learning - May 2017.ppt
- 2. Activity 1 – Think, pair, share ❑ Think –On a piece of paper write 3 words related to “Student- centered classrooms and cooperative learning “. (3 minutes, individually) ❑ Pair – Pair up with a partner next to you. ❑ Share – Share and comment your words with your partner . Each one chooses one word to share with the whole group. (3 minutes)
- 3. Activity 2 – A-Z line up ⬜ Line up in 2 rows randomly. ⬜You lost your memory but you remember a single word: your “magic word”. You can only talk with the person in front of you, or behind you. ⬜TASK - stand in alphabetical order according to the word you chose to share. ⬜ After completing the task share your words.
- 5. Student-Centered Learning Teacher-centered: Low level of students choices Students are passive, receptors Teacher makes most of the decisions. Student-centered: High level of students choices Students are active participants Decisions shared with the students
- 8. TANGRAM
- 9. ⬜ Get together in groups: find your partners according with the animal. ⬜ Asign a role to each member: encourager, note taker, time keeper, english only, moderator. ⬜ TASK 1: arrange the pieces in the envelope into the given shape. Be sure to “speak”your thoughts and support your decisions (5 minutes) Activity 3 – Tangram
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- 11. ⬜ TASK 2: (10 minutes) Discuss briefly ◼What constructive behaviors helped you complete the Tangram task? ◼What were some of the frustrations you felt? ◼What were some choices you made in order to complete your task successfully? Get ready to share ◼What are the benefits of group work and cooperative learning?
- 12. Activity 4 – Talking Circles ⬜Stand in two concentric circles. Each one should be standing in front of a partner, facing each other. ⬜The inner circle starts sharing. Each time you hear a clap the outer circle moves to the right one position.
- 13. Benefits of SCL Students can work alone / in small groups, at school / home are involved in what they study take ownership of their learning are more motivated and committed Source: McLean (1997) & Educational Initiative Centre (2004) Teachers act as facilitators / guides help students to work out learning strategies develop students’ communicative and social skills
- 14. ⬜ Each group member will get a piece of text with a number: 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. ⬜ Find your partners according with the number you got. ⬜ TASK 1 – read the text and elicit its main ideas. (10 minutes) ⬜ TASK 2 – go back to your original group and share with your partners. (10 minutes) Activity 5 – Jigsaw teamwork
- 15. Let’s watch a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E24c5RkrMw&t=46s
- 16. Magister Virginia Canabal Dpto. Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras. February, 2019.