COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRUCTURESKAGAN 2009

1. QUIZ QUIZ TRADE

The structurei. Students stand up, mix and pair upii. Partner A quizzes Partner Biii. Partner B answersiv. Partner A praises or coachesv. Partners switch roles and repeat 2-4vi. Partners trade cards.vii. Students find a different partner and repeat.

2. GALLERY WALK

The structurei. Select materials for displayii. Attach to walls or tables. Make sure displays are well spread out to avoid students crowdingiii. In groups or individually, students rotate from display to display, completing a given task.

3. GIVE ONE GET ONE

The structurei. Students complete the Give One column of their handout with their own ideasii. The teacher gives a signal and they mingle, meeting up with partners when the teacher gives a signal.iii. They share ONE idea each. Partner A writes down the idea in the Get One column and the partner checks that , it is written correctly. Partner A thanks Partner B for the idea.iv. They now swap roles. Partner A gives the idea and Partner B writes it downv. Teacher gives a signal and they find another partner and repeats the process.

4. CAROUSEL FEEDBACK

The StructureTeams rotate from project to project leaving feedback for other teams.i. Teams stand in front of their projects.ii. On a signal, teams rotate to the next projectiii. For a specified time, teams discuss the other teams project, with no writing.iv. Student 1 writes feedback with positive comments and suggestions for improvement.v. Teams rotate and repeat steps 2-3 until back at their own project. A new student is selected to write for each round.vi. Teams review the written feedback they received from the other teams.

5. JOT THOUGHTS

The structureTeammates cover the table by writing ideas on slips of paperi. The facilitator names a topic, sets a time limit and provides think timeii. Students write as many ideas as they can in the allotted time, one idea per slip of paper ( Post-It-Note )iii. Each slip of paper is placed on the table. Students attempt to cover the table with their ideas.

6. ROUND ROBIN

The structureIn teams, students take turns to respond orally.

i. The teacher poses a problem or question to which there are multiple possible responses or solutions and provides think time.ii. Students take turns stating responses or solutions.iii. Students thank one another or give a positive affirmation.

7. ALLWRITE ROUND ROBIN

The structurei. Students work in small groups.ii. The teacher poses a problem or question which there are multiple possible responses or solutions, and provides think time.iii. Each student gets a paperiv. Students write ONE idea on the paper and pass it to the left or right.v. They read the list on the paper and add an idea, no idea may be repeated. Continue until the time is up.

8. TIMED-PAIR-SHARE

The Structurei. The teacher gives a topic to talk about or a question to answerii. In pairs, Partner A talks about the topic and Partner B listens.iii. The teacher instructs each student to stop by saying time.iv. Students thank each other or give a positive affirmationv. Students share their ideas/ answers to the class.

9. ONE STRAYS FOUR STRAY

The Structurei. Discussion in table groupii. Student A strays to another group to share what his/her group has discussed.iii. Student A returns to his/her group and listens to what his / her group has gained from the student who strays to their group with Student A.iv. If time permits, another student strays to another group and repeats steps ii and iii. Rynnyusuf2014Page 2