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 Percy and Oliver work together succeed in Spanish class. Percy introduces Quizlet as one of the tools they will use to gain that success.
5. Face-to-Face Promotive Interaction Offering help and praise to group members. Percy is there to encourage and raise the spirits of a downtrodden Oliver who struggles in memorizing their Spanish vocabulary.
6. Individual and Group Accountability Each team member contributes to the group’s success. Percy assists Oliver by teaching study skills. Oliver reinforces Percy by being successful in utilizing those skills.
7. Interpersonal and Small Group Skills Communication Through communication, Percy realizes his friend has an academic problem Decision Making They decide together that Percy will teach some study skills Conflict resolution Oliver acquires the skills he needs to be successful
8. Group Processing How the group functions. How the group can be improved. The boys hit bumps along the road to success. Through improving interpersonal skills, they are able to get through their problems
9. Meet the Coaches The coaches skills . . . Provides instructional steps Other study skill suggestions Social skills awareness Creates Higher Levels of Thinking Questions
