TTNF QUARTERLY TRAINING WORKSHOP
ON
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
Muhammad Abdallah
December, 2019
M & M getting-to-know-you activity
AM I TRULY A 21ST CENTURY TEACHER?!
Collaborative Learning
- Collaborative learning is an umbrella term for a variety of educational approaches involving joint intellectual effort by students, or students and teachers together.
- Usually students are working in groups of two or more, mutually searching for understanding, solutions or meanings, or creating a product.
- Collaborative learning activities vary widely, but most center on students’ exploration or application of the course material, not simply the teacher’s presentation or explication of it”.
Why Use Cooperative Learning?
- promote student learning and academic achievement
- enhance student satisfaction with their learning experience
- help students develop skills in oral communication
- develop students' social skills
- promote student self-esteem
- increase student retention
- develop a community of learners
Elements of Cooperative Learning
1. Positive Interdependence
2. Individual and Group Accountability
3. Group Processing
4. Social Skills
5. Face-to-face Interaction
Think Teams...Not Just Groups!
Teams differ from groups because they include the following basic elements of cooperative learning:
- Goals/Success Criteria / are shared
- Information is circulated
- Roles are assigned
- Materials are managed
- Teammates depend on each other to complete tasks successfully
- Students gain respect for each other’s contributions to the team
According to Fortune 500 Companies:
The Top Skills sought by employers are:
2010 - 2019
1. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
2. PROBLEM SOLVING
3. TEAMWORK
4. INFORMATION TECH.
1970's - Early 2000's
1. READING
2. COMPUTATION
3. WRITING
4. MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
CLASS ACTIVITY
SKYSCRAPERS
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Password: 1223450.