Group 1 (Cooperative Learning)

The last lesson group 1 taught was Cooperative Learning! In my opinion, this is my favorite lesson to plan. Cooperative learning involves more than students working together on project. There are also 5 rules a teacher must incorporate into this lesson too. Positive Interdependence, Individual Accountability, Face to Face Interaction, Interpersonal and Small Group Social Skills, as well as Group Processing. Academic and social skills will be assessed during this lesson. Students have to work together to obtain a certain goal, and need the success of their other group mates complete the project. 

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Group 1! Great job today! We could all tell you worked very hard on this lesson. You all had such an excellent idea for the students to be news reporters. You could tell the students liked it too. Some of the responses they had were really great and surprising. Sam, Lauren and Barbara, you all worked well within the small groups too :) It was really cute watching their eyes just glued to you. I liked your visual as well. The only critique I have for you though is to mark the pages where the students can find the information, because you have a time constraint. Also, ten sentences was a lot for the students to put together and they were all struggling to find the information and make a final draft at the same time. The three of you did a great job, and I'm proud of each one of you! Thank you for setting a goal for the rest of the class. We really needed that, and you are going to make each one of us better. Thank you :)