powerful structures to engage

Stand Up

Hand Up

Pair Up

TEAM BUILDING

What evidence is there that these students are engaged?

Turn

and

Talk

COOPERATIVE LEARNING

HOW TO ROUND ROBIN

• Teacher poses a problem to which there are multiple responses and provides think time. (3-5 seconds)

• Students take turns stating responses or solutions.

What evidence do you see that students are engaged?

ROUND ROBIN

COOPERATIVE LEARNING

Positive Interdependence

Individual Accountability

Equal Participation

Simultaneous Interaction

Why Cooperative Learning Structures?

1. Teacher poses a problem and provides think time.

2. Every students writes a response.

3. Students take turn sharing responses or solutions.

THINK WRITE ROUNDROBIN

Teacher A (Traditional)

Teacher B (Group Work)

Teacher C(Kagan Structures)

• Teacher asks a ?

• Gives think

time…

• Students raise

hands.

• 1 student

answers.

• Teacher

responds.

*Please complete numbers 1-6 on your Mental Math Addition worksheet.

Teacher A (Traditional)

Teacher B (Group Work)

Teacher C(Kagan Structures)

• Teacher asks a ?

• Gives think

time…

• Students raise

hands.

• 1 student

answers.

• Teacher

responds.

• Teacher asks a ?

• Gives think

time…

• Students discuss

responses in

pairs or teams.

*Work with your shoulder buddy to complete Mental Math numbers 7-12.

Teacher A (Traditional)

Teacher B (Group Work)

Teacher C(Kagan Structures)

• Teacher asks a ?

• Gives think

time…

• Students raise

hands.

• 1 student

answers.

• Teacher

responds.

• Teacher asks a ?

• Gives think

time…

• Students discuss

responses in

pairs or teams.

• Teacher asks a ?

• Gives think time.

• Teacher uses student

to student structured

interaction…

• Students solve and

explain

understandings out

loud or through

written evidence

WITH coaching and

praise from peers.

RALLY COACH

1 paper – 2 Partners

1. Partner A solves

2. Partner B WATCHES, CHECKS, COACHES if necessary, PRAISES

3. Partner B solves the next problem

4. Partner A WATCHES, CHECKS, COACHES if necessary, PRAISES

Can be used with worksheets or manipulatives!

RALLY COACH MENTAL MATH

Coaching Words:“What if you tried…?”“Why did you…?”

Praise Words:“I like how you…”“Great perseverance!”“I know … was hard, but you didn’t give up!”