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Flexible Grouping and Cooperative Learning

Flexible Grouping and Cooperative Learning. Differentiation Non- Negotiables. Supportive learning environment Continuous assessment High-quality curriculum Respectful tasks Flexible grouping. It’s like an audition….

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Flexible Grouping and Cooperative Learning

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  1. Flexible Grouping and Cooperative Learning

  2. Differentiation Non-Negotiables • Supportive learning environment • Continuous assessment • High-quality curriculum • Respectful tasks • Flexible grouping

  3. It’s like an audition… • In a sense, the teacher is continually auditioning kids in different settings—and the students get to see how they can contribute in a variety of contexts. Carol Ann Tomlinson, 2009

  4. Flexible Grouping Scattergories Brainstorm ways to group students

  5. Grouping can be… • Teacher Assigned • Student Chosen • Random

  6. Grouping can be… determined by similar or varied: • Readiness • Interest • Learning profile

  7. When does grouping facilitate instruction?When it: • allows both for quick mastery of information and ideas • allows for additional exploration by students needing more time for mastery • allows for both collaborative and independent work • gives students and teachers a voice in work arrangements

  8. When does grouping facilitate instruction?When it: • allows students to work with a wide variety of peers • encourages teachers to “try out” students in a variety of work settings • keeps students from being “pegged” as advanced or struggling

  9. Planning for Grouping:Questions to Consider • When does grouping benefit students? • When does grouping facilitate instruction? • Which activities lend themselves to group work? • How do you determine group membership?

  10. Cooperative learning • Structures developed by Spencer Kagan • Researcher and author • Clinical psychologist and professor of psychology • Four specialty areas • Cooperative learning • Multiple intelligences • Classroom discipline • Classroom energizers

  11. Group Work - Old and New Traditional Cooperative Groups • Task is usually a project • Some students do more work and take most responsibility • Some students are ignored by others in group • Some students feel success, others feel frustration • Each student cares most about what he/she learns and what grade he/she receives • Task may be a project, brainstorming, problem solving • Shared work and responsibility • Participation of all students is encouraged • Each student’s ideas and work are valued • Students care about group learning

  12. Flexible Grouping with Grouping Cards Share your ideas with the group

  13. Clock buddies

  14. Six Key Elements To Cooperative Learning • Teams • Will to Cooperate • Cooperative Management • Skill to Cooperate • Four Basic Principles • Cooperative Structures

  15. Four Basic Principles to Cooperative Learning Positive Interdependence Individual Accountability Equal Participation Simultaneous Interaction

  16. COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRUCTURES • Think-Pair-Share • Jigsaw • Round Table • Three-Step Interview • Numbered Heads Together • Send-a-Problem

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