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In science @ St Pat's we use group work in nearly every lessons: small group, pairs, larger groups, class discussion etc
Students need to LEARN how to work collaboratively. They need to be TAUGHT the SKILLS required to work together and they need to PRACTICE and TIME to develop these skills.
Students need to LEARN how to work collaboratively. They need to be TAUGHT the SKILLS required to work together and they need to PRACTICE and TIME to develop these skills.
Cooperative learning is better than competitive learning at increasing student engagement and building relationships in the classroom. It is this positive interdependence that makes cooperative learning strategies so unbelievably powerful.
Primary Connections (Science Resource) provides outlines for how to use Collaborative Learning Teams in science:
- How to organise collaborative learning teams - Kindy to Year 2
- ??? Year 3 to 6????
- from this we have created Collaborative Group Work POSTERS for outlining roles, group work/stations, display etc (you can use wrist bands, pegs, labels etc to identify group roles especially with younger classes).
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
The Ultimate Cooperative Learning Strategies Guide [Alyssa @ Teaching in the Fast Lane] - All cooperative learning strategies work under the principles that students of mixed abilities are grouped to work together towards a common goal, each student in the group is held accountable by their peers, student interaction is at high levels, there is equal participation amongst group members, and student engagement is high.
*this resources provides an overview of concept and also a range of strategies that can be used including: Jigsaw Strategy, Rally Coach, Think Pair Share, Fan & Pick, Heads Together, Inside Outside Circle and Two Truths and a Lie.
But what do you do when cooperative learning goes wrong? [Alyssa @ Teaching in the Fast Lane] - When students are working together in cooperative groups there are a number of things that can go wrong, but when you know how to prevent and deal with issues as they arise cooperative learning strategies can be a powerful part of your classroom routine.
*this resources provides and overview of the Pause - Restart - Remodel - Table It approach when things aren't quite working out!
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