Abstract
In this interactive session, participants will learn the principles of cooperative learning and experience three to four co-operative tools. These tools are almost guaranteed to engage all learners, offer them clear focus, simple process and a sense of personal victory during their involvement. Each of these tools satisfy Johnson and Johnson’s principles for co-operative learning and will lead to a far more learner-centered experience for all grades of students. The presenter will be speaking for less than 15% of the session and will also participate in all activities.
The tools are 1:4:P:C:R, the Silent Card Shuffle, Judge Jury and possible one or two tools for shorter period.
Participants will receive a workshop booklet with notes on each of these tools. Opportunities for reflection and the design of activities for each teachers’ personal practice are built into this workshop. Participants will be asked to nominate two or three teaching topics with the view to designing activities for these topics, using the tools presented in this workshop.
Presented by Eric Frangenheim, this was a useful workshop that demonstrated a couple of really useful activities that will have student not only working together but also thinking critically. We went over the framework and participated in Silent card shuffle, Pairs and Elimination round and Pairs and RAS alert.
Sites
ITC Publications (powerpoint from workshop will be posted soon)
