This document outlines a workshop on enhancing collaboration in world language classrooms. The agenda includes an icebreaker activity, read aloud, review of learning goals, discussion of cooperative learning techniques, and examples of activities. The presenter emphasizes that cooperative learning requires more than just grouping students; it structurally incorporates elements like positive interdependence and individual accountability. Examples of cooperative learning strategies provided include the three-step interview, silent card shuffle, and match mine/body parts game. The goals are for participants to understand the differences between cooperative learning and group work and to reflect on applying new techniques in their own teaching.
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Compare and Contrast Lesson PlanTeacher CandidateGrade Le.docxjanthony65
Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan
Teacher Candidate:
Grade Level:
Date:
Unit/Subject:
Instructional Plan Title
Grace Hernandez
8th grade
14 April 2016
Instructional ELA
Transition Words
Vocabulary
Compare and Contrast Sleep Articles
I. Planning
Lesson Summary and Focus
Today students will start the class by using transition words in sentences. This will be done with a short fill-in-the-blank sentence worksheet to be done independently. After this, students will write sentences using their vocabulary words in an around-the-room activity. Lastly, as a class we will work on starting to compare and contrast two articles we have read.
Classroom and Student Factors
This is an eighth grade instructional special education classroom with eight students; three boys and five girls. All students have IEPs, a majority of the students have increased their reading skills to be at sixth to seventh grade level. I have only two students who are below a sixth grade reading level. I also have one student who is very private and shy about participating in the classroom; she is on anxiety medication to help her relax in the school environment. Students are in their last quarter before they become freshman in high school. Currently the school is also taking the state’s assessment which requires all computers in the building to be used for only this purpose for the month of April.
There are a lot of factors that come into play when creating lessons for my classroom. It is nearly impossible to have students be able to work with computers in the classroom since our state assessment is done on the computers. I can still introduce students to new types of technology by projecting images and Prezi’s on the whiteboard for students to see. Using the smartboard, students can actively participate with notes and online games as a class.
Another factor that I have to consider is to provide appropriate readings for all my students to comprehend. My Cooperating Teacher told me that the students can read a higher level article at a slower pace and done so as a class rather than as an individual. When picking my articles for students to do their compare and contrast unit I picked a topic that would be interesting to them.
Another factor that needs to be addressed is that students are not able to have access to any technology resources in the building due to our state assessment is currently using all of them to complete PARCC testing for the month at our building. Comment by Valerie Denny: This is a duplication of a previous statement. Is it needed?
Students may also be a bit more distracted today because they are visiting their future high school (“Step Up Day”) after this period. Their minds may not be focused in the classroom right now, but I will do my best to push for engagement.
National/State Learning Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede.
Compare and Contrast Lesson PlanTeacher CandidateGrade Le.docxtemplestewart19
Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan
Teacher Candidate:
Grade Level:
Date:
Unit/Subject:
Instructional Plan Title
Grace Hernandez
8th grade
14 April 2016
Instructional ELA
Transition Words
Vocabulary
Compare and Contrast Sleep Articles
I. Planning
Lesson Summary and Focus
Today students will start the class by using transition words in sentences. This will be done with a short fill-in-the-blank sentence worksheet to be done independently. After this, students will write sentences using their vocabulary words in an around-the-room activity. Lastly, as a class we will work on starting to compare and contrast two articles we have read.
Classroom and Student Factors
This is an eighth grade instructional special education classroom with eight students; three boys and five girls. All students have IEPs, a majority of the students have increased their reading skills to be at sixth to seventh grade level. I have only two students who are below a sixth grade reading level. I also have one student who is very private and shy about participating in the classroom; she is on anxiety medication to help her relax in the school environment. Students are in their last quarter before they become freshman in high school. Currently the school is also taking the state’s assessment which requires all computers in the building to be used for only this purpose for the month of April.
There are a lot of factors that come into play when creating lessons for my classroom. It is nearly impossible to have students be able to work with computers in the classroom since our state assessment is done on the computers. I can still introduce students to new types of technology by projecting images and Prezi’s on the whiteboard for students to see. Using the smartboard, students can actively participate with notes and online games as a class.
Another factor that I have to consider is to provide appropriate readings for all my students to comprehend. My Cooperating Teacher told me that the students can read a higher level article at a slower pace and done so as a class rather than as an individual. When picking my articles for students to do their compare and contrast unit I picked a topic that would be interesting to them.
Another factor that needs to be addressed is that students are not able to have access to any technology resources in the building due to our state assessment is currently using all of them to complete PARCC testing for the month at our building. Comment by Valerie Denny: This is a duplication of a previous statement. Is it needed?
Students may also be a bit more distracted today because they are visiting their future high school (“Step Up Day”) after this period. Their minds may not be focused in the classroom right now, but I will do my best to push for engagement.
National/State Learning Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede.
HW. 2 Cooperative LearningReadings and Handouts· Johnson, D. W.NarcisaBrandenburg70
HW. 2 Cooperative Learning
Readings and Handouts:
· Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Holubec, E. J. (1994). Cooperative learning in the classroom. Association for Supervision and Curriculum.
· Gillies, R. (2003). Structuring cooperative group work in classrooms. International Journal of Educational Research, 39(1),35-49.
· Mirrored Tiles Lesson Plan, Handout & Answers
Videos
· Incorporating Cooperative Learning Effectively (7:39 mins.) Social Studies Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PquzYeaex4
· Where Cooperative Learning Works: Increasing Classroom Interaction and Integrating Skills (ESL Lesson 43:46 mins.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIiENACsEwo
Respond to Questions:
(1) Based on the Cooperative Learning Reading by Johnson, Johnson and Holubec (1994). Respond to the following:
(a) Why use cooperative learning? What is different between formal cooperative learning and informal?
(b) What are 5 essential elements of cooperative learning? Discuss what each means in your own words and why it is important.
(c) What do teachers need to know about monitoring and intervening when students are working in cooperative groups?
(2) Based on Gillies (2003) article on Structuring cooperative group work in classrooms, respond to the following:
(a) What are key research findings about cooperative learning? To what extent are these findings important for teachers, including yourself? Explain why.
(b) What theoretical perspective(s) inform cooperative learning research and practice?
(c) To what extent are findings in the reading similar to those reported in the short Video—Incorporating Cooperative Learning Effectively.
(3) Read the Mirrored Tiles Lesson Plan and provide specific examples to explain in what ways each of the five key elements of cooperative learning are evidenced (or not) in the lesson plan. If any of the five elements are not addressed, point those out and explain your observation; then suggest a way that it might be addressed in the lesson plan.
(4) Watch the Video Lesson—Where Cooperative Learning Works. Provide specific examples to explain in what ways each of the key five elements for cooperative learning are evidenced (or not) in the lesson. If any of the five elements are not addressed, point those out and explain your observation; then suggest a way that it might be addressed in the lesson. (As you observe the video, watch for teacher interactions with the groups (e.g., How does the teacher promote group interactions? Some teachers exchange communications with individual students (as if it was an individual task) rather than addressing the entire group when a member asks a question or when the teacher has a question or comment. This does not model cooperation in the group to the students.)
(5) What questions or concerns do you still have about using cooperative learning through the implementation of the 5 key elements that other classmates may respond to?
Rai2
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20 Best Interactive Teaching Activities | CIO Women MagazineCIOWomenMagazine
Here are some interactive teaching activities; 1. Think, pair, and share 2. Brainstorming 3. Buzz session 4. Exit slips 5. Misconception check 6. Circle the questions
Compare and Contrast Lesson PlanTeacher CandidateGrade Le.docxjanthony65
Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan
Teacher Candidate:
Grade Level:
Date:
Unit/Subject:
Instructional Plan Title
Grace Hernandez
8th grade
14 April 2016
Instructional ELA
Transition Words
Vocabulary
Compare and Contrast Sleep Articles
I. Planning
Lesson Summary and Focus
Today students will start the class by using transition words in sentences. This will be done with a short fill-in-the-blank sentence worksheet to be done independently. After this, students will write sentences using their vocabulary words in an around-the-room activity. Lastly, as a class we will work on starting to compare and contrast two articles we have read.
Classroom and Student Factors
This is an eighth grade instructional special education classroom with eight students; three boys and five girls. All students have IEPs, a majority of the students have increased their reading skills to be at sixth to seventh grade level. I have only two students who are below a sixth grade reading level. I also have one student who is very private and shy about participating in the classroom; she is on anxiety medication to help her relax in the school environment. Students are in their last quarter before they become freshman in high school. Currently the school is also taking the state’s assessment which requires all computers in the building to be used for only this purpose for the month of April.
There are a lot of factors that come into play when creating lessons for my classroom. It is nearly impossible to have students be able to work with computers in the classroom since our state assessment is done on the computers. I can still introduce students to new types of technology by projecting images and Prezi’s on the whiteboard for students to see. Using the smartboard, students can actively participate with notes and online games as a class.
Another factor that I have to consider is to provide appropriate readings for all my students to comprehend. My Cooperating Teacher told me that the students can read a higher level article at a slower pace and done so as a class rather than as an individual. When picking my articles for students to do their compare and contrast unit I picked a topic that would be interesting to them.
Another factor that needs to be addressed is that students are not able to have access to any technology resources in the building due to our state assessment is currently using all of them to complete PARCC testing for the month at our building. Comment by Valerie Denny: This is a duplication of a previous statement. Is it needed?
Students may also be a bit more distracted today because they are visiting their future high school (“Step Up Day”) after this period. Their minds may not be focused in the classroom right now, but I will do my best to push for engagement.
National/State Learning Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede.
Compare and Contrast Lesson PlanTeacher CandidateGrade Le.docxtemplestewart19
Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan
Teacher Candidate:
Grade Level:
Date:
Unit/Subject:
Instructional Plan Title
Grace Hernandez
8th grade
14 April 2016
Instructional ELA
Transition Words
Vocabulary
Compare and Contrast Sleep Articles
I. Planning
Lesson Summary and Focus
Today students will start the class by using transition words in sentences. This will be done with a short fill-in-the-blank sentence worksheet to be done independently. After this, students will write sentences using their vocabulary words in an around-the-room activity. Lastly, as a class we will work on starting to compare and contrast two articles we have read.
Classroom and Student Factors
This is an eighth grade instructional special education classroom with eight students; three boys and five girls. All students have IEPs, a majority of the students have increased their reading skills to be at sixth to seventh grade level. I have only two students who are below a sixth grade reading level. I also have one student who is very private and shy about participating in the classroom; she is on anxiety medication to help her relax in the school environment. Students are in their last quarter before they become freshman in high school. Currently the school is also taking the state’s assessment which requires all computers in the building to be used for only this purpose for the month of April.
There are a lot of factors that come into play when creating lessons for my classroom. It is nearly impossible to have students be able to work with computers in the classroom since our state assessment is done on the computers. I can still introduce students to new types of technology by projecting images and Prezi’s on the whiteboard for students to see. Using the smartboard, students can actively participate with notes and online games as a class.
Another factor that I have to consider is to provide appropriate readings for all my students to comprehend. My Cooperating Teacher told me that the students can read a higher level article at a slower pace and done so as a class rather than as an individual. When picking my articles for students to do their compare and contrast unit I picked a topic that would be interesting to them.
Another factor that needs to be addressed is that students are not able to have access to any technology resources in the building due to our state assessment is currently using all of them to complete PARCC testing for the month at our building. Comment by Valerie Denny: This is a duplication of a previous statement. Is it needed?
Students may also be a bit more distracted today because they are visiting their future high school (“Step Up Day”) after this period. Their minds may not be focused in the classroom right now, but I will do my best to push for engagement.
National/State Learning Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede.
HW. 2 Cooperative LearningReadings and Handouts· Johnson, D. W.NarcisaBrandenburg70
HW. 2 Cooperative Learning
Readings and Handouts:
· Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Holubec, E. J. (1994). Cooperative learning in the classroom. Association for Supervision and Curriculum.
· Gillies, R. (2003). Structuring cooperative group work in classrooms. International Journal of Educational Research, 39(1),35-49.
· Mirrored Tiles Lesson Plan, Handout & Answers
Videos
· Incorporating Cooperative Learning Effectively (7:39 mins.) Social Studies Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PquzYeaex4
· Where Cooperative Learning Works: Increasing Classroom Interaction and Integrating Skills (ESL Lesson 43:46 mins.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIiENACsEwo
Respond to Questions:
(1) Based on the Cooperative Learning Reading by Johnson, Johnson and Holubec (1994). Respond to the following:
(a) Why use cooperative learning? What is different between formal cooperative learning and informal?
(b) What are 5 essential elements of cooperative learning? Discuss what each means in your own words and why it is important.
(c) What do teachers need to know about monitoring and intervening when students are working in cooperative groups?
(2) Based on Gillies (2003) article on Structuring cooperative group work in classrooms, respond to the following:
(a) What are key research findings about cooperative learning? To what extent are these findings important for teachers, including yourself? Explain why.
(b) What theoretical perspective(s) inform cooperative learning research and practice?
(c) To what extent are findings in the reading similar to those reported in the short Video—Incorporating Cooperative Learning Effectively.
(3) Read the Mirrored Tiles Lesson Plan and provide specific examples to explain in what ways each of the five key elements of cooperative learning are evidenced (or not) in the lesson plan. If any of the five elements are not addressed, point those out and explain your observation; then suggest a way that it might be addressed in the lesson plan.
(4) Watch the Video Lesson—Where Cooperative Learning Works. Provide specific examples to explain in what ways each of the key five elements for cooperative learning are evidenced (or not) in the lesson. If any of the five elements are not addressed, point those out and explain your observation; then suggest a way that it might be addressed in the lesson. (As you observe the video, watch for teacher interactions with the groups (e.g., How does the teacher promote group interactions? Some teachers exchange communications with individual students (as if it was an individual task) rather than addressing the entire group when a member asks a question or when the teacher has a question or comment. This does not model cooperation in the group to the students.)
(5) What questions or concerns do you still have about using cooperative learning through the implementation of the 5 key elements that other classmates may respond to?
Rai2
Unit 2 Discussion Board Post: The Progressi ...
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2. Food for Thoughts…
"Reflective
teaching must be based on
evidence of student learning and reflection
is most powerful when it is collaborative."
- John Hattie, 2009
2
3. AGENDA
Greetings
Ice Breaker Activity
Read Aloud
Learning Goals
Foreign Language Rings and Standards
Basic Elements of Cooperative Learning
Making it work!
Review
Questions and Answers
3
5. READ ALOUD
THE ANIMAL SCHOOL
By George H. Reavis
http://animoto.com/play/sqU2tG4qK1WzYu
nqB8nBQw
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6. LEARNING GOALS
At the end of this workshop the participants will be able to:
Understand the difference between Cooperative Learning
and Group work,
Share knowledge with other participants through a variety
of structures.
Reflect on their teaching in the classroom
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10. What is Cooperative Learning?
Cooperative Learning is a part of a group teaching/learning
techniques where students interact with each other to acquire and
practice the elements of a subject matter and to meet common
learning goals. It is more than just putting students into groups or
teams and wishing for the best.
It is a very formal way of structuring activities in a learning
environment that includes specific elements needed to increase the
potential for rich and deep learning by the participants.
It is about moving from rote learning to learning how to think
critically and in changing circumstances.
It needs to be used consistently and in an organized way.
“The process by which a room full of individuals with
different backgrounds and experiences become a caring
community of active learners.”
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11. Group Work, Collaboration and Cooperative
Group Work- The teacher assigns a group project, outlines the task, and gives a
deadline for completion. Students are expected to work together and participate
equally.
Collaborative learning - a method of teaching and learning in which students
team together to explore a significant question or create a meaningful project.
Examples: A group of students discussing a lecture or students from different
schools working together over the Internet on a shared assignment.
Cooperative learning - a specific kind of collaborative learning. In cooperative
learning, students work together in small group son a structured activity. They are
individually accountable for their work, and the work of the group as a whole is
assessed. Cooperative works face-to-face and learn to work as a team.
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12. When do we use Cooperative Learning?
“Whenever problem solving is desired, whenever divergent thinking or
creativity is desired. Whenever quality or performance is
expected, whenever the task is complex. When the learning goals are
highly important, and when the social development of learners is one of
the major instructional goals…
When an instructor wishes to promote positive interaction among
learners, a facilitative learning climate, a wide range of cognitive and
affective outcomes, and positive relations between themselves and the
learners…”
From Learning Together and Alone, David w. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson
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13. Benefits
Everyone feels their input is important
Everyone has to participate
Everyone is accountable
Keep everyone on task
Work smarter and not harder/ deep critical thinking
Is Fun
Is Non threatening
Use of multiple intelligences
Work on and Practice communication skills and people
skills
Respect and listen to others’opinion and ideas
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14. Five Essential Elements
Positive Interdependence
Face-to-face interactions
Individual accountability
Structured Activity
Team-building (group processing) skills
Note: Research shows that both competitive
and cooperative interaction are a healthy part
of a child’s repertoire of behavior.
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16. In Conclusion…
Cooperation:
WE sink or swim
together
Competition: I swim, you sink, I
sink, You swim
Individualistic: We are each in this
alone
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19. Three-Step Interview
Step One: One Way Interview
Students are in pairs, one is the interviewer, the other is the interviewee.
The interviewer takes notes of the responses to use for paraphrasing later
to the whole group.
Step Two: The Reverse
Students reverse roles.
Step Three: Roundrobin
Students paraphrase what they have learned about their teammate to their
teams.
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20. Silent Card Shuffle
Viewing a Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGimtrwVF1g
Refer to your worksheet
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21. SAME / Different
Each pair of students (A /B opposite side) on a team of
four will receive a picture that are basically the same
with a variety of specific differences that when
discovered will elicit use of target vocabulary and
grammatical structures.
A barrier will be placed between them so that they cannot
see the other pair´s paper.
Students will receive a Worksheet where they will write
the differences they find.
Students will take turns making statements about their
picture that the other team members confirm or amend to
discover the differences.
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22. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
A Travel Agency has a contest for students to créate a postcard selling their favorite
countries. Therefore,
Each participant will design his/her own creative postcard to sell his/her favorite
country.
Each participant will describe the picture to their teammates.
After the discussion, each participant will write a persuasive letter to the Travel
Agency to convince them in why his/her postcard should be selected as the winner.
Students can read their letters to the group and students can react to it.
(Use the Cards – When expressing your opinión)
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23. Let’s Have Fun!
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
With zero visibility, they are not to crush. Pilot or Biplane must relay on Air
Traffic Controller
1. Players are in pairs, one is the Pilot, the other one is the Air traffic Controller.
Pilot simulates being in a plane by extending both arms out to form wings. Air
Traffic Controller stands in one place to call out directions to the pilot.
2. Zero Visibility
Pilot has zero visibility (blindfolded or closed eyes) and must rely entirely on
verbal instructions of the Air Traffic Controller to navigate the plane around
the room.
3. Ground to Pilot
AirTraffic Controller may give instructions like, ¨”Stop!”,”There is a plane
approaching your airspace from the right (left)”, “Continue”, “Reverse”, etc.
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24. Match Mine/ Body Parts
Partners sit on the opposite sides of a barrier with identical game boards and
game pieces.
Partner ____will arrange game pieces on game board while Partner ___ awaits
quietly.
One will be the sender, and the other will be the receiver.
Sender gives the Receiver a word and number to match the Sender’s
arrangement of game pieces on the game board.
When finished, partners set game boards side by side to compare for accuracy.
Receiver and Sender develop improvement strategies.
Roles are exchanged and the game is played again.
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25. Review and Questions
Wrapping-up the lesson:
How does this new learning fit in what you
already know?
How will you apply what you have learned today
in your WL classroom?
Reflecting on your teaching, what can you gather?
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26. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING And FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION TONIGHT
YOU
ARE ALSO AWESOME!!!
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27. Resources
Cooperative
Learning Group Activities for College Courses
Kagan Strategies
Silly Sports and Goofy Games (Kagan)
The Animal School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGimtrwVF1g
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