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PART B: Strategies for Grouping Learners As educators continue to build a community of learners, implementing structures that provide positive learning interactions are essential. = = =Cooperative Arithmetic: How to Teach Math as a Social Activity = A master teacher in Anchorage, Alaska, establishes a cooperative-learning environment in an upper-elementary classroom. [|Read more]. TEMPLATE:

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Q: Why Cooperative Learning? In their research, Bransford, Brown, and Cocking (2000), focused on three key learning principles based on how people learn:   ISTE’s NETS for Students identifies collaboration as an integral skill for students to master in order to be effective learners and workers in the 21st century. Research reveals that students are better able to attain important concepts and skills during social interactions in which they can verbalize their understanding and scaffold off of each other thinking processes. Roger Johnson and David Johnson (2001), have defined five elements of cooperative learning that distinguishes it from other forms of group work:  Dr. Spencer Kagan beginning in 1968 has developed instructional strategies for implementing cooperative learning activities in the classroom. In his book, Cooperative Learning (1994), he outlines structures for cooperative learning.
 * **Prior knowledge** - learners construct new knowledge based on what they already know;
 *  Deep foundational knowledge —learners need a deep knowledge base and conceptual framework to fully understand a concept;
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Metacognition <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">—learners must identify learning goals and monitor their progress toward them to develop true meaning.
 * 1) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Positive Interdependence <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">- each member of the team will determine success or failure.
 * 2) <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Face-to-Face Promotive Interaction <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">- each member’s contribution scaffolds the learning, which helps develop a deeper understanding. Members must recognize and celebrate group member’s contributions.
 * 3) <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Individual and Group Accountability <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">- group members must be responsible for independent tasks, and understand their accountability to the group for completing them.
 * 4) <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Interpersonal and Small Group Skills <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">- cooperative group work helps develop and promote social skills in authenti . situations, which include; communication, trust, leadership, decision making, and conflict resolution.
 * 5) **<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN; msodefaultfontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msoasciifontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msolatinfontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msogreekfontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msocyrillicfontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msolatinextfontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msoansilanguage: EN;">Group Processing ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-default-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">- collaborative groupings must provide time for reflections so that learners can identify strengths and weaknesses as team players.





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