Cooperative Groups
"...the jobs students have in their groups promote responsibility and accountability."
-- Alice Hom
Video Contents
In this video Alice and her class show us how to form cooperative groups and tell us why cooperative groups are beneficial.
How to form cooperative groups
- Form groups that are a mix of students' abilities, gender, and race.
- Each group member should have a job. For example:
- Facilitator - keeps group on task
Recorder - takes notes
Timekeeper - manages time
Reporter - presents group findings to the class
Why use cooperative groups
- Allows students to talk and listen to their peers, make decisions, and problem-solve together.
- Students increase their understanding of ideas by explaining them to each other.
- The jobs students have in their groups promote responsibility and accountability.
- Students learn to listen to each other, share ideas and take turns speaking.
Additional Reading
For more information regarding classroom management through cooperative groups please consult our best selling publication, New Teachers Handbook. |
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Alice Hom taught at P.S. 6 for 18 years, teaching in the Resource Room, kindergarten, 2nd, and 3rd grades. Recently, she has served as the math staff facilitator. She is the recipient of past IMPACT II Adaptor and Developer grants. In addition, she is a National Teacher Policy Institute MetLife Fellow. She is currently an assistant principal at M.S. 131 in Manhattan.
Email: ahom6145@aol.com |
