Positive Interdependence, Individual Accountability,
Equal Participation & Simultaneous Interaction
cooperative (within the teams)
individual grades
teams are mixed when possible
individual accountability
teacher-assigned teams
students engage with each other
interaction w/in a structure of directions from the teacher with each team member having the responsibility of doing something
interdependence: members need each other
I assign teams & partners; I rarely say, "find a partner/team"
I do not do group grades; teams do compete with other teams, but one person's grade does not affect another person's grade in Mrs. Harris' classroom.
I do not allow one student to do the work for another student.
I help teams figure out leadership roles so the following types of students do not exist in Room 106:
a dependent do-nothing
a-do-it-all
a do-a-whatever-I-say-boss