Cooperative learning structure what it sounds like. Materials managergathers the material necessary to complete. These strategies become learning strategies when students independently select the appropriate ones and use them effectively to accomplish tasks or meet goals. A records answer on answer sheet, expresses appreciation. In fact, its a new method of group learning that helps the students develop significant personal growth skills. Traditional teaching can lead to an everwidening gap between high and low achievers, and the kagan method aims to close that gap. Encouragerencourages everyone in the group to contribute and offers positive feedback on ideas. At a cue from the teacher, all students say a response aloud, in unison. Improve your class culture and get your students up and moving as they practice kagan collaborative group strategies. Kagan structures are instructional strategies designed to promote cooperation and communication in the classroom, boost students confidence and retain their interest in classroom interaction.
Gavin clowes heads up kagan uk, an organisation dedicated to bringing kagan structures and methods to. Kagan argues that cooperative learning is meant for learning, not for grading. Kagan catalog cooperative learning kagan publishing. This new book presents todays most successful cooperative learning methods. Active learning active learning is a general term for teaching and learning strategies that engage and involve students in the learning process. Return to your home base group to explain the criteria and present your teaching strategies. Thinkpairshare or rally robin or paired discussion oral teacher presents a question to the whole class. Cooperative learning structures and multiple intelligences have been incorporated. He is mainly known for his work on cooperative learning strategies often referred to as kagan learning structures. Teachers who use cooperative learning have learning objectives that are academic, affective, and social. Kagan cooperative learning australia provides teacher professional learning workshops in cooperative learning and supply teaching resources to educators throughout australia. Research has shown that not everyone learns in the same way. With kagan structures we dont want to use a highconsensus structure for developing divergent thinking. This type of teamwork is different from the way professors transmit knowledge in the vast majority of schools and institutes today.
Choral response effective for memory work, 100% simultaneous participation. They may also be working with partners or the whole class. In my role as a trainer and mentor, i have the privilege to work alongside and support. All group members should be able to explain each aspect and give a teaching strategy for each. See more ideas about cooperative learning, teaching and cooperative learning strategies.
Before we get into the examples of cooperative learning strategies that we are going to watch a short video on youtube which will go through, in details information about four cooperative learning strategies. Gavin clowes heads up kagan uk, an organization dedicated to bringing kagan structures and methods to united kingdom teachers and schools. The what of teaching the how of teaching an active cooperative learning experience ability level shoulder and face partners in heterogeneous base teams face partner most strategiesstructures adapted from. Divide the days lesson, readings, or problems into five segments. Spencer kagan whose visionary ideas have done so much to develop education, and in particular, the field of cooperative learning over the last three decades. Kagans theory, as well as discuss when its appropriate to use teaching strategies to grade cooperative learning lessons. Cooperative learning, according to some experts, is defined as. This editable powerpoint includes ideas for beginning of year procedures while incorporating cooperative learning so students begin working together and getting to know eac. See more ideas about cooperative learning, cooperative. Students finish the teacher s sentence, or repeat instructions, in unison to a teacher question, such as, the first step to solving this problem is.
We conduct a wide range of kagan cooperative learning courses. Teacher provides a minute or two of silence to allow students to collect their thoughts and formulate a response. Why not create a cooperative learning environment from the first days of school. Kagan structures walt introduce kagan structures in order to broaden teaching and learning methodology wilf improved knowledge of kagan structures and will be familiar with approx 6 structures to consider how the key principles of kagan and how these can be incorporated into learning and teaching. Spencer kagan whose visionary ideas have done so much to. Students are encouraged to make visuals and other teaching aids. Teammates try to find which of the three statements is the fiction. Spencer kagan and cooperative learning exploring your mind. Curriculum and instruction kagan cooperative learning. The essential five provide a good jumping off point to incorporating these strategies into your teaching. Assign each student to learn only one of the five segments. This creates a more effective teaching and learning.
Colorful cooperative learning table mats these are mats for kagan strategies. Spencer kagan is a renowned author who has carried out multiple studies on cooperative learning. See more ideas about cooperative learning, teaching strategies and instructional strategies. Active engagement strategies with instruction components.
I was one of those teachers that absorbed all the information teachers could give me about kagan learning since i was never lucky enough to attend. Cooperative learning is an extremely successful teaching strategy in which small teams of students usually teams of 4 work together towards a learning goal. Using cooperative learning in elementary science classrooms. Cooperative learning strategies focus on kagan cooperative learning strategies. What is kagan cooperative learning the following pages have been specifically designed for student teachers and are intended as a brief guide to kagan cooperative learning and how this approach to teaching differs to the traditional wholeclass approach. Jun 19, 2017 kagan strategies are nothing new if you havent been to a conference then surely you know a teacher who has. Students hold up fingers to indicate level of agreement or understanding p. These strategies are used to teach students skills to build comprehension during, before, and after reading or listening, learn how to collaborate to build comprehension, and ways for students and teachers to check comprehension. Cooperative learning tools loyola university chicago. Move students into expert groups by having one student from each home base group join other students assigned to the same segment. Activities have been categorized according to comprehension strategies, type of text, multiple intelligences, and usebefore, during, and after reading. Best practices using kagan cooperative learning structures.
In class rooms in which the kagan structures are used regularly, students for whom. Dr spencer kagan is a renowned educator who changed the way the world viewed teaching. This model assumes that most teachers utilize direct instruction and then turn to the class for a questionandanswer portion. In some instances, the structures seem to favour pure enjoyment rather than focusing on the learning. This is a great short video to show how kagan can transform your classroom. Kagan structures 2 assessment for learning strategies fannpick. The structures work in all teaching contextsregardless of subject, age group, and number of students in classand are a particularly powerful tool for teaching a. Nov 26, 2016 one way to accomplish this important goal, according to hentges 2016, is through kagan cooperative learning strategies, which have been demonstrated to improve student achievement significantly. This 4page smartcard addresses common questions about differentiated instruction, outlines the many ways in which students differ, and provides practical tips for. If we continue the tool analogy we wouldnt use a hammer for sawing. Each member of a team is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an.
This also can be used for reading informational text test prep. This strategy is designed to encourage student involvement. Students are encouraged not to think only of their own. Browse over 10 educational resources created by yay third grade in the official teachers pay teachers store. Timertools is the swiss army knife for teachers and presenters. Teacher prepares a worksheet or problems, or questions for students. Instructional strategies what are instructional strategies. Objectives understand how to implement cooperative learning in the classroom in ways that. Teammates write three statementsproblemssentences with punctuationhistory factsetc two true. The structures work in all teaching contextsregardless of subject, age group, and number of students in classand are a particularly powerful tool. And theres still plenty of readytodo teambuilding and classbuilding activities to make your class click. Students mix in the class, keeping a hand raised until they find a partner 2. Kagan cooperative learning by dr spencer kagan, in particular chapter 6 on structures and functions. Kagan strategies an amazing teaching style that increases engagement and allows for maximum participation cooperative learning.
Kagan strategies are nothing new if you havent been to a conference then surely you know a teacher who has. The what of teaching the how of teaching an active cooperative learning experience ability level shoulder and face partners in heterogeneous base teams face partner most strategies structures adapted from. Engagement is vital in a primary classroom, but some of the structures are a little conceited. Thinkpairshare, jigsaw, numbered heads together, and tea party method. Kagan institutes are extremely practical, handson classes packed with great ideas all grounded in sound research and theory. Kagan activities 20 task cards for reading informational text practice. While i pushed cooperative learning and being interactive.
In rally coach, students work in partner pairs or small groups collaboratively on an assignment. Strategies like think, pair, share and corners come from kagan. Understand how to implement cooperative learning in the classroom in ways. Kagan has developed over 200 such structures that deal with students misbehaving in the classroom and how a teacher should respond to it. Instructional strategies are techniques teachers use to help students become independent, strategic learners. Kagan structures are revolutionary teaching strategies.
Classroom strategies kagan has developed many different intervention strategies structures that teachers can use in the classroom. Instead of didactic teaching, in which a teacher stands at the front and tells information to whole class, kagan thought that there were. The idea, which became the essential 5, came from a great friend and fellow national kagan trainer, rob jutras, and of course from dr. Active engagement strategies for setting the stage quick scans p. Strategy c kagan approach lessons are designed such that all members of each team participate students participate equally so ensuring the success for all and learn to support and value each other both socially and academically. Question cards are held in a fan, and students take turns picking to answer p. Kagan structures create a cooperative and caring class tone by putting students on the same side as they interact in pairs, small teams, and with classmates. Kagan strategies this material has been reproducedadapted from the following book with permission from kagan publishing.
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