Group Work that Works
eBook - PDF

Group Work that Works

Student Collaboration for 21st Century Success

  1. 188 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Group Work that Works

Student Collaboration for 21st Century Success

About this book

Promote cooperative learning more effectively by transforming your classroom into a learning community. Experienced K–12 educators Paul J.Vermette and Cynthia L.Kline offer their Dual Objective Model as a tool for improving your students' academic achievement and problem-solving skills, while encouraging their social and emotional development.

You'll discover how to:

  • assign meaningful tasks that require students to rely on one another;



  • build efficient teams, purposefully monitor group dynamics, andassess group projects effectively;



  • engage students in schoolwork while developing crucial career and life skills;



  • motivate students to see the importance of personal and group responsibility;



  • maximize the benefits of student diversity in your classroom.



Emphasizing teamwork, persistence, communication, self-regulation, and empathy in a complex, diverse, and technological setting, these strategies can be easily incorporated into any curriculum. The book is filled with vignettes and sample exercises to help you apply the ideas to your own classroom. Each chapter includes a list of "Big Ideas, " which invites you to consider how these strategies can evolve over time.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781317210740
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Meet the Authors
  7. Prologue: The Real Question: “Why Should You Read this Book?”
  8. 1 Well-Structured Cooperative Learning: What? So What?
  9. 2 The Dual Objective Model: How Do We Implement Well-Structured CL?
  10. 3 What Do the Students Do in CL Groups?
  11. 4 How Does the Teacher Build Effective Teams?
  12. 5 What Does the Teacher Do While Students Work? “From Well-Meaning and Intuitive to Systematic and Intentional”
  13. 6 How Does the Dual Objective Align to the World of Reform? Connections and Commitments
  14. 7 How Does the Dual Objective Look in Practice? Examining Examples and Exploring Challenges
  15. Appendix 1: Taxonomies of Affective Skills
  16. Appendix 2: Kagan’s Structural Approach