powerful structures to engage
DESCRIPTION
Structures for EngagementTRANSCRIPT
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!”