6. Cooperative Learning
Research shows that organizing students into cooperative groups yields a positive effect on overall learning. When applying cooperative learning strategies, keep groups small and don't overuse this strategy-be systematic and consistent in your approach.
Applications:
Technology Integration Ideas:
Research shows that organizing students into cooperative groups yields a positive effect on overall learning. When applying cooperative learning strategies, keep groups small and don't overuse this strategy-be systematic and consistent in your approach.
Applications:
- When grouping students, consider a variety of criteria, such as common experiences or interests.
- Vary group sizes and objectives.
- Design group work around the core components of cooperative learning-positive interdependence, group processing, appropriate use of social skills, face-to-face interaction, and individual and group accountability.
Technology Integration Ideas:
- Design Problem Based Learning Activities that require students to work together to solve problems and accomplish tasks. (WebQuest)
- Have students collaborate to create classroom or project wiki pages.
- Create a collaborative project with a class in another country with Skype for Education.
- Create small groups in Edmodo to facilitate cooperative learning activities.
- Have students create a newscast using a MacBook or iPad.
- Introduce new vocab by having students create comic strips using the terms in context. Students can then teach each other by exchanging
