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Active Learning Activities that Work!
Cooperative Learning for the College Reading
Classroom
Joyce Hamilton
Tammi Naumann
Adalia Reyna
South Texas College
Department of Developmental Reading
Mid-Valley Campus
Weslaco, Texas
South Texas CollegeMid-Valley CampusWeslaco, Texas
Where is STC?The Rio Grande Valley of Texas, a few miles from the Mexican border. Campuses are in Mc Allen, Rio Grande City, and Weslaco.
Who are our students?Just under 20,000 students enrolled at STC this fall. Approximately 8,000 are enrolled in Developmental Studies courses (Reading, Math, English).
Our studentsAverage age: early to mid-20’s (Fall semesters: majority are recent high school graduates from local high schools. Typically, they are 18 to 20 years old.) Approximately 90% are Hispanic.62% female, 38% male.“Older” students, working parents: tend to enroll more often in afternoon, evening, and weekend classes.Most students work part-time to full-time.“PCP” population (no on-campus dorms)
“Parking lot to classroom to parking lot”
Developmental Reading is required of students who have not scored at a level designating “college-readiness” on one of the specified standardized assessments, usually THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) or Accuplacer.
Our training in active learning strategies:College-wide commitment to cooperative
learning strategies in the classroom.
Vincent Tinto presentation for all STC faculty in 2003
Division-wide training in 2004 by the Kagan Institute
Reading department training by Dr. Janet Elder, Ph. D. in 2004
Division-wide training by Johnson and Johnson in 2005
Why Active Learning Approach?
Generation X and “Net Generation”
Brain research and learning
PIGS
Positive Interdependence
Individual Accountability
Group Processing
Social Skills
Concept presented by Dr. Janet Elder in STC training session.
A thought-provoking quote…
“Without the cooperation of its members, society cannot survive, and the society of man has survived because the cooperativeness of its members made survival possible… it was not an advantageous individual here and there who did so, but the group. In human societies, the individuals who are most likely to survive are those who are best enabled to do so by their group.”
Ashley Montagu, 1965
Without further ado, let’s get started!
Joyce Hamilton
PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION
(Time or Sequential Order; Listing or List of Items)
Time Order & Listing
You are planning a party for (choose one):
a. A 50 year-old friend or family member
b. A 5 year-old child
c. An 80 year-old grandparent or parent
d. A 19 year-old friend
Task 1Make a list of supplies.
Make a LIST of at least 5 supplies you will need for this party.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Task 2 Prepare for the party.
Now begin preparing for the party. Write down the first 5 steps you will take, in order. (What you will do first; what you will do next; and so on.)
Step 1.
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4.
Step 5.
From list to paragraph…
Turn your list of supplies for the party into paragraph form. (5 to 6 sentences in length)
You are creating a paragraph with the LISTING (or list of items) pattern.
Use Addition words to show transition.
Use the word chart in your handout.
ADDITION WORDS (Used in the Listing pattern)
FirstOneLastAnotherAlsoFinallyFurthermoreIn addition
From steps to paragraph…
Turn your party preparation steps into a paragraph showing TIME ORDER. (5 to 6 sentences in length)
Use Time Order words to show transition from one step to the next.
Use words from the chart in your handout.
TIME Words (Used in the Sequential Order pattern)
FirstSecondNextAfter ThenFinally Before
Tammi Naumann
The Flip-side of Inferences
Questions?
Handouts
THANK YOU!
To contact us for handouts, etc.
Joyce Hamilton:[email protected]
Adalia Reyna:[email protected]
Tammi Naumann:[email protected]