Cooperative Learning in Elementary Classrooms

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Cooperative Learning in Elementary Classrooms

• Presented by
• Lilliana Prince

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Cooperative Learning???

• students working in small mixed-ability groups to
  help each other learn
• Source Educational Psychology Theory and
  Practice Slavin, R., Allyn Bacon, 2003.

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Mixed Groups

• Allows students to capitalize on others
• Life experiences
• Various knowledge capabilities
• Diverse backgrounds
• Personalities
• Interests
• DIVERSITY

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Methods

• STAD Student Team Achievement Divisions
  (Slavin,1994)
• CIRC Cooperative Integrated Reading and
  Composition (Stevens Slavin, 1995)
• Jigsaw (Aronson, Blaney, Stephen, Sikes, Snopp,
  1978)
• Learning Together (Johnson Johnson, 1999)
• Group Investigation (Sharan Sharan,1992)
• Cooperative Scripting (Dansereau, 1985)

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Use Cooperative Learning

• Directly involved with constructing knowledge
• Knowledgeable, self determined, strategic, and
  empathetic learners
• Communication
• Self esteem and responsibility
• Shared knowledge

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Montessori

• One successful example of a cooperative learning
  enviroment
• Independence and individuality still embraced
• Impart knowledge to reach common but separate
  goals

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Whats next for cooperative learning?

• Multiage classrooms

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• Cooperation
• instead of
• Competition

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Thank You