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New Direction for Economics. Some teaching methods. Gabrielle Moran. Cooperative Learning. Two Responsibilities Make sure you learn yourself Ensure your group members learn. Read and Explain Pairs. Read and Explain Pairs. Both read the first paragraph Person A is the summariser
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New Direction for Economics Some teaching methods Gabrielle Moran
Cooperative Learning • Two Responsibilities • Make sure you learn yourself • Ensure your group members learn
Read and Explain Pairs Both read the first paragraph Person A is the summariser Person B is the accuracy checker
Read and Explain Pairs The summariser summarises in own words the content of the paragraph to partner The accuracy checker listens carefully, corrects any misstatements and adds anything left out. Then he or she tells how this information relates to something they already know Both move to the next paragraph and reverse roles
Reading Comprehension Triads • Three Roles • Reader • Recorder • Checker
Reader Read through material slowly, carefully, with expression, so group members never forget it for the rest of their lives.
Recorder Write down all of group’s good ideas, make sure there are three good possible right answers, and circle the one the group decides is most appropriate
CHECKER Require other group members to demonstrate comprehension and help diagnose problems in understanding
A A V V K K Step 1: Form groups of three Step 2: Share with each other what you already know about Visual, Auditory, Kinaesthetic
V V A A K K Step 3: Find a partner in an adjacent group Step 4: Agree with your partner on the main points of your piece and how you will teach your home group what you have learned
A A V V K K Step 5: Return to your base group Step 6: In turn teach your group what you have learned
Visual – Auditory – Kinaesthetic • Visual Learners • Prefer to see information • Auditory Learners • Prefer to hearinformation • Kinaesthetic Learners • Learn best by doing, touching, making, feeling
Place Mat • Individually write in your issues/thoughts/suggestions in your space • Number one reads own list out to group – other group members tick off issues mentioned if on their list. Number two write in key issue into centre box • Other members read their lists to group and tick • Common items now apparent
ISSUE 1 ISSUE 4 ISSUE 2 ISSUE 3 Place Mat
Bingo • Students - Draw 3x3 grid • Teacher – List 15 terms on board • Students - select 9 terms and create bingo card • Teacher – read out definition of terms • Students – cross out the appropriate terms when they match the definitions
Final thoughts…. • Have fun. • Start small. • Keep it simple. • Just do it!!!