Cooperative
Learning

THE NEED FOR COOPERATIVE LEARNING

• As educators we can make a difference
• We can restructure our classrooms
• Students help each other
• Establish caring and cooperative social orientation
• Interdependent educational experiences

POSITIVE OUTCOMES

• Academic achievement
• Ethnic relations
• Social and affective development
• Tutoring and practice
• Motivation and rewards

POSITIVE OUTCOMES CONTINUED

• Peer support
• Lowered anxiety

KEY CONCEPTS

• Teams/ structures
• Cooperative management
• Will to cooperate
• Skill to cooperate
• Basic principles

Cooperative learning methods
Cooperative learning lesson designs
Cooperative learning beyond the classroom

STRATEGIES I HAVE UTILIZED

• Choral response
• Pairs check
• Thumbs up/ thumbs down
• Roundrobin sharing

SUCCESS
It is great to see students succeed and celebrate the success of each other!