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Structures

Structures. Dr. Spencer Kagan Kagan Cooperative Learning ~ Chapter 6. “If teaching were the same as telling, we’d all be so smart we could hardly stand it.” – Mark Twain. Good teaching is student-centered, focusing on learning not teaching. .

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Structures

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  1. Structures Dr. Spencer Kagan Kagan Cooperative Learning ~ Chapter 6

  2. “If teaching were the same as telling, we’d all be so smart we could hardly stand it.” – Mark Twain

  3. Good teaching is student-centered, focusing on learning not teaching. • Good teaching goes beyond the words that comes out of the teacher’s mouth, it reaches out to students and asks: What is learned?

  4. Structures……. • engagement and retention from meaningful experiences • active learning adventures • more likely to reach students with different intelligences and learning styles • lose far fewer students to boredom and disengagement • help students enjoy school more • develop a wide range of personal and social skills

  5. The levels of knowing how to use structures: • Unconscious incompetence – never heard of it! • Conscious incompetence – aware but you don’t know how to do it • Conscious competence – you can do it……..but you have to think about it a lot • Unconscious competence – like riding a bike or driving a car – you go on about the structure automatically

  6. Structures are like tools in theteacher’s toolbox Structures make it POSSIBLE to do…………….

  7. The impossible job!!! • Achieve high academic standards • Very diverse group of learners • Teach social skills • Thinking skills • Communication skills • Make wise decisions • Be creative • Develop multiple intelligences • Acquire interpersonal skills • Become persons of character

  8. Meet the Teachers: Teacher A Teacher B Teacher C

  9. Who says this? • “I will ask a question, and call on someone to answer it.” • Teacher A • “Talk the answer to this question over in your groups. Turn to your partner and discuss the question and answers.” • Teacher B • “Let’s use RallyRobin to discuss the possible answers to this question…” • Teacher C

  10. What looks like this? • Students sitting in straight, orderly rows…… • Teacher A’s Classroom • Students sitting in groups. • Teacher B’s Classroom • Students sitting in learning teams with designated roles and responsibilities. • Teacher C’s Classroom

  11. Where would students…? • KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR OWN PAPER!!! • Teacher A’s Classroom • Help each other. Solve the problem with a group. • Teacher B’s Classroom • Serve as a Sage or a Scribe • Teacher C’s Classroom

  12. Teacher A Needs to step UP her game…..

  13. Teacher B Does some good things, but could be involving and motivating students more by using structures.

  14. Teacher C Has higher achievement gains, improved social skills, required participation by all students, and active engagement by all.

  15. Structures • organize classroom instruction • are content free and repeatable • implement the basic principles of cooperative learning (PIES)

  16. Know how to select the right tool for the job at hand. • Kagan has over 200 structures. • Classbuilding(Find Someone Who or Inside-Outside Circle) • Teambuilding (Find-the-Fiction or RoundRobin) • Social Skills (Talking Chips, Circle-the-Sage) • Communication Skills (Match Mine or Same-Different) • Decision-Making (Numbered Heads Together or Team Statements) • Knowledgebuilding(Mix-Freeze-Group or Showdown) • Procedure Learning (Fan-N-Pick or Jigsaw) • Processing Information (Popcorn or Journal Reflections) • Thinking Skills (Jot Thoughts or Think-Pair-Share) • Presenting Information (One Stray or Carousel Review)

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