This document discusses collaborative and cooperative learning methods. It covers three main subtopics: 1) The knowing-doing gap and how to close it, 2) Focusing on learning by providing a flexible and challenging environment, and 3) Shared and supportive leadership where principals share power and promote staff leadership. Activities are included such as discussing benefits of cooperative learning structures and the importance of learning-focused relationships. Kagan structures are also referenced as a cooperative learning technique. The objective is to understand shared and supportive leadership implementation and structures to enhance collaborative learning. A research assignment is provided asking questions about closing the knowing-doing gap, cooperative learning features, and implementing a specific structure.

1. Lic. Carla Lozano MSc.
Collaborative Learning
Unit #: 2
COLLABORATIVE & COOPERATIVE
METHODS#:
Topic #: 2
Structures and Conditions

2. Subthemes
The knowing-doing gap
Focusing on learning
Shared and supportive leadership

3. Objective
To understand the reelevance of the shared and supportive leadership
implementation and identify the structures and conditions to enhance
the collaborative learning process

4. Warm up
Look at the picture and in
groups discuss the Benefits of
“Cooperative learning structures”
Each group should communicate
their outcome with the class

5. Kagan Structures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL6p1JtIuQ

8. Subtopic 1. The knowing-doing gap
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9. Lamis. (2017). Professional learning communities [Image].
Recuperado de https://www.slideserve.com/lamis/professional-
learning-communities

11. Lamis. (2017). Professional learning communities [Image].
Recuperado de https://www.slideserve.com/lamis/professional-
learning-communities
How to
close
the gap

12. Subtheme. 2 Focusing on learning
https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/what-is-a-professional-learning-community
focused learning is
empowering students to take
ownership of their learning by
providing an environment
which is flexible, innovative
and challenging and which will
foster students who are
capable of making formative
decisions based on accessing
the facts.

13. Activity in Class
In groups.
Discuss the importance of the Learning-focused relationships
Go to the link: https://assessment.tki.org.nz/Assessment-for-
learning/Assessment-for-learning-in-practice/Learning-focused-
relationships/(tab)/Essential-components

14. Subtopic 3. Shared and supportive leadership
Studies reported by Hord
(1997) reveal that principals in
professional learning
communities accept a collegial
relationship with teachers,
share power and decision
making, and promote and
nurture leadership
development among the staff.

16. 3 Dimensions of shared leadership

18. Research Assignment
• Do a research that answer the following questions:
• - Why it is important for educators to close the knowing-doing gap ?
• - What are 4 key features of cooperative learning?
• - Select one cooperative learning structure and explain its
implementation process and benefits?
• Create a document with the following sections:
• Cover: university format
• Literature review: definitions of the relevant topics (1 pg.)
• analysis : answering questions (1 pg.)
• conclusion: summary of your answers (0.5 pg.)
• references page follows APA style formatting