This document discusses the five defining elements of cooperative learning: positive interdependence, face-to-face promotive interaction, individual and group accountability, interpersonal and small group skills, and group processing. It then provides examples of how each element can be demonstrated in a group project involving four students creating online study tools. The document concludes by stating the coaches will provide instruction, study skills suggestions, social skills awareness, and higher-level thinking questions.

1. Based on Marzano’s Essential 9
High Leverage Instructional Strategies

2. Objective
 By the end of this session you will . . .
 Understand the five defining elements of cooperative
learning.
 Meet the coaches and understand their roles in the
story.

3. 5 Defining elements
 Positive interdependence
 Face-to-face promotive interaction
 Individual and group accountability
 Interpersonal and small group skills
 Group processing

4. Positive Interdependence
 Everyone working together to succeed
 Four Strangers
 Different Backgrounds
 Can Do Attitudes
 Safe Comfortable Group Atmosphere

5. Face-to-Face Promotive Interaction
 Offering help and praise to group members.
 All ideas are positively received
 All decisions are made as a team
 All interactions touch on the other 9 elements. . .
Providing Feedback, Reinforcing Effort and use of
Nonlinguistic Representations

6. Individual and Group
Accountability
 Each team member contributes to the group’s success.
 All members of the group individually contribute to
the groups success
 Devin’s knowledge of Quizlet
 Stephen’s experience with Book Builder
 Marvin creating the Wiki Space
 Reggie keeping communication of the group flowing
through emails

7. Interpersonal and Small Group
Skills
 Communication
 100’s of emails
 Multiple Chat Room sessions
 Decision Making
 Free flowing think-a louds until an idea sticks
 Conflict resolution
 Tasks faced as a group and resolved through teamwork

8. Group Processing
 How the group functions.
 How the group can be improved.
 We function as individuals working separately to
achieve a common goal.
 Meet twice a week
 1st meeting discusses individual tasks
 2nd meeting any maintenance needed
on tasks due

9. Meet the Coaches
 The coaches skills . . .
 Provides instructional steps
 Other study skill suggestions
 Social skills awareness
 Creates Higher Levels of Thinking Questions