Teaching Strategy for cooperative learning

1. By:
Gyneranette M. Trinidad

2.  It is a kinesthetic activity that involves all
students in the class and that facilitates short
exchanges between students.
Description:
 a cooperative grouping strategy that allows
movement and is an excellent way to have
the students summarize and review
information or extend thinking.

3. *When To Use:
Use Inside/Outside Circle at any point in the lesson to
structure meaningful conversation:
 Before introducing new material to begin a
discussion or highlight key issues in the
presentation to come
 During a lesson to process important concepts
before applying them in group or
independent work
 After a reading to discuss key concepts
 Before an assessment to review information

4. *Benefits:
 engages all students simultaneously;
 pairs students briefly with classmates with
whom they may rarely work;
 allows the teacher to spontaneously increase
or decrease the number of different student
pairings that occur
 No specific materials are needed for the
strategy, so it can be easily incorporated into
lessons.

5. *Method:
1. Students pair up, then the class forms two
concentric circles with Partner A on the inside
and Partner B on the outside. Partners face each
other.
2. Pose a question and Partner A shares his/her
answer with Partner B. Then Partner B shares
his/her answer.
3. Direct either the inside circle or the outside
circle to rotate either clockwise or counter
clockwise.
4. Once the students have rotated they have a new
partner and steps 2-3 are repeated.

6. Sources:
http://www.theteachertoolkit.com
Bennett, B. and C. Rolheiser. Beyond Monet: The Artful Science of Instructional Integration.
Toronto, Ontario: Bookation, 2001
Kagan Structures