Learning Plan
Read
Read the article, Deep Learning: A Collaborative Classroom is Key and begin thinking about ways in which collaborative learning could work in your classroom.
Consider the following questions as you read:
What are some aspects of my content area that would benefit from collaborative learning?
What elements of my classroom are already collaborative?
What changes do I need to make in my practice to integrate more collaborative learning, and where would be a good place to do so?
Watch
Watch the following video on the Workshop Model, and consider ways to implement the model into a lesson in your classroom. The introduction provides helpful information, but to see a the model in action, fast forward to the 4:00 mark.
As you watch, pay close attention to the teacher's role as a facilitator, and how the approach addresses the students' individual learning needs.
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Review
Watch the videos for giving clear directions, and volume and movement in the classroom
Decide what elements are most important to you as the facilitator of the workshop. How do you envision a collaborative culture in your classroom?
The Workshop Model- excerpt from Learning that Lasts.pdf2. Review the excerpt from Ron Berger's "Learning That Lasts"
Berger explains the updated workshop model and provides a helpful graphic on page 30
When planning for your own workshop facilitation, consider the questions that Berger poses on the bottom of page 31.
The Snapshot on page 32 is a helpful real life example of a 5th grade math lesson using the workshop model
3. The following image is taken from the article: 8 Strategies Robert Marzano & John Hattie Agree On
As you plan your own small group facilitation, keep in mind the three things that group work is effective for, as well as the things cooperative learning is not good for.
Where can you use a Workshop Model?
A workshop model can be facilitated in any classroom, at any grade level, and in any content area.
Some ideas to consider:
Differentiated math or reading groups based on Eureka or Cengage data
In RtI groups based on AIMSweb data
Art project stations
Science lab experiments
Writer's Workshops
Try It, Task 1: Plan
After reviewing the resources above, begin your planning process for a 45-60 minute workshop facilitation. You will be implementing the approach into your specific content area or grade level curriculum.
Plan for the following:
Group work norms and expectations
Guidelines for success
Classroom Logistics
Academic Instructions
Show your planning work on the worksheet below, and submit your document on Canvas.
Try It, Task 2: Facilitate
Take what you've learned in the readings and videos, review your lesson plan, and implement a small group workshop into a lesson in your classroom.
Task 3: Reflect
Reflect on your experience of facilitating a workshop approach. Submit a summary of your process on Canvas as you consider the following:
How did the workshop approach impact student learning?
What components of the workshop approach were easy to implement?
What aspects of the workshop approach were difficult to facilitate? What changes would make these aspects easier?
What actions will you take to improve your facilitation of the workshop approach in your classroom?