Kagan: Cooperative Learning Discovering New Ways to Instruct! Discovering New Ways to Improve Student Learning!! LCTC Presenters: Chuck Poe, Jackie Wilson, and Angela Tynes
Training Objectives #1. Identify multiple Kagan structures that you may use in your classroom to enhance instruction. #2. Explore the differences between traditional, group, and cooperative instruction. #3. Communicate the benefits of using Kagan structures with other teachers. #4. Apply your 2+ favorite structures to 3rd quarter lessons.
Classbuilding! Get ready to get up, move around, and possibly jump out of your comfort zone. Education should be fun! When we fail to make learning fun, we automatically set up students for a potentially decreased desire to learn. STRUCTURE: Mix-Pair-Share
Teambuilding! Moving students around the classroom in a purposeful way helps to keep them engaged AND doing the work versus simply absorbing teacher talk. GROUPING STRATEGY: LineUp by [x] STRUCTURE: RoundRobin Dice
Brain Breaks & Whole Body Engagement When students (or anyone) sit for too long a period of time, they quickly begin to lose focus. Quality of work decreases while the tendencies for poor choices increases. When you notice that glazed over look, or a lack of participation or energy - it s time for a brain break! STRUCTURE: Popcorn!
*Who is Spencer Kagan? (p. 3) Dr. Spencer Kagan and his associates discovered that children of all ages in many parts of the world acted quite differently when placed in certain types of situations. Dr. Kagan applied his findings to education and was a pioneer in the cooperative learning movement. Kagan Structures engage every student. In the traditional classroom, the teacher is the hardest working person. We think that's backwards. Students need to work at least as hard! The more they interact with their peers and with the curriculum, the more they'll learn. Kagan Structures require every student to participate frequently and approximately equally. As brain-research is proving, meaningful engagement is just a better way to reach and teach all students. Images borrowed from: http://bit.ly/1yinwry & http://bit.ly/1u7wmml & http://leadinglearner.me/tag/ict/
STRUCTURE: AllWrite Round Robin STRUCTURE: Popcorn! Why Kagan? Why cooperative learning? Traditional Instruction: Group Work: Kagan s Cooperative Learning:
*Instructional Application (p. 6) Apply your 2+ favorite structures to upcoming lessons that you already have planned for students. Think Time - Independently use the handout provided on p. 5 to begin to jot down your thoughts. STRUCTURE: RoundRobin
Kagan Part II: Cooperative Learning Discovering New Ways to Instruct! Discovering New Ways to Improve Student Learning!! LCTC Presenters: Chuck Poe, Jackie Wilson, and Angela Tynes
Training Objectives, revisited #1. Identify multiple Kagan structures that you may use in your classroom to enhance instruction. #2. Explore the differences between traditional, group, and cooperative instruction. #3. Communicate the benefits of using Kagan structures with other teachers. #4. Apply your 2+ favorite structures to 3rd quarter lessons.
*Instructional Comparison (p. 5) Team Practice, continued: You will have a variety of instructional choices to categorize by teaching style. Place each of the choices given into one of three columns: traditional group cooperative learning
*Teambuilding vs. Content (p. 4) Refer to the chart on p. 4 in the handout packet to jot down ideas that may help you use the RoundRobin structure.
More Structures... STRUCTURE: RoundTable is good to use when you need students to record their thoughts in writing. STRUCTURE: Timed Pair Share is good to use when you want to teach the importance of precise speaking and careful listening. STRUCTURE: Team Statement is good to use when you need students to summarize a major concept.
Objective Review Share out several Kagan structures that you may use in your classroom to enhance instruction. Q: What is your favorite Kagan structure? Why? Q: Which structure do you think is easiest to use? Q: Which structure will you use first with students? Q: What benefit will Kagan structures give your students? STRUCTURE: Inside-Outside Circle
Cooperative Learning Support Exit Ticket: (light brown sheet) What questions or concerns do you have about cooperative learning? What support do you need as you begin using cooperative learning in your classroom?