Just as in a jigsaw puzzle, each pieceeach students partis essential for the completion and full understanding of the final product. In the attached pdf, youll find a list of my favorite structures adapted for the efl classroom from dr. Here are a few examples from kagans 1994 book on cooperative learning. Spencer kagans seminal book, kagan cooperative learning. Simply telling students to turn and talk increases the achievement gap. Partners take turns, one solving a problem while the other coaches.
Partner b watches and listens, checks, coaches if necessary, and praises. Kagan cooperative learning model academy publication. He finally concedes that he will have to have a separate book just on structures. Kagan 1989 contributes that in cooperative learning the teacher designs the social interaction structures as well as learning activities. For an indepth presentation of the structures and our approach to cooperative learning, you can read kagan cooperative learning 2009. Cooperative learning activities kagan create a caring, cooperative class through energizing classbuilding activities. What are the different types of cooperative learning. Cooperative learning structures teaching resources. Spencer kagan 1989 provides an excellent definition of cooperative learning by looking at general structures which can be applied to any situation. In pairs, students take turns passing a paper and pencil answer board or a team project, each writing one answer or making a contribution. Kagans thoughts on cooperative learning, multiple intelligences, the brain, character development, winwin discipline and more.
Cooperative learning teams have a strong, positive team identity ideally consist of four members endure over time mixed by ability, gender, sex, race, and behavior the ability to establish teams is the first key competency of a cooperative learning teacher. Spencer kagans provocative and insightful articles on kagan structures and how they have the power to transform education. If each students part is essential, then each student is. Students achieve remarkable academic gains and acquire a range of social skills. With your purchase, you get a pdf file with colorful labels to print, laminate. Johnson, johnson and holubec 1993 state that in cooperative learning. Kagan structures walt introduce kagan structures in order to broaden teaching and learning methodology wilf improved knowledge of kagan structures and will be familiar with approx 6 structures to consider how the key principles of kagan and how these can. More information about kagans cooperative learning structures can be found at. Wellstructured cooperative learning lessons are often multilevel and multidisciplinary, calling for the gifts of a variety of students. Uses variety of methods in teaching and explores different avenues of learning.
The course dates are august 10, 2015 through december 11, 2015. Kagan cooperative learning structures, subjectverb agreement, teaching english. For example, new initiatives, at both the district and school level, have been put into place this year and less time is available to plan for the effective implementation of. His definition provides an umbrella for the work cooperative learning specialists including the johnsons, slavin, cooper, graves and graves, millis, etc. Use these labels to help students remember their desk number and partner letter during cooperative learning structures kagan. At various times during a presentation, ask the participants to discuss the topic with someone sitting near them. In hundreds of studies, cooperative learning has been associated with gains in. Desktop cooperative learning strategies companionprintable pdf. The unit will help teachers be able to integrate kagan cooperative learning strategies within their classrooms. However, very few studies have been published that specifically target the use of spencer kagans structures of cooperative learning kagan, 1994 as teaching methods to increase student achievement. See more ideas about cooperative learning, cooperative learning strategies and kagan structures. Reproductions supplied by edrs are the best that can be. Index termskagan, cooperative learning, structure, inside outside circle.
Curriculum and instruction kagan cooperative learning. This classic best seller is your definitive guide to everything kagan. Kagan structures walt introduce kagan structures in order to broaden teaching and learning methodology wilf improved knowledge of kagan structures and will be familiar with approx 6 structures to consider how the key principles of kagan and how these can be incorporated into learning and teaching. Research shows all students participating in cooperative strategies learned more of the subject matter. The foundation of cooperative learning is structures. Kagan structures 2 assessment for learning strategies fannpick. Question cards are held in a fan, and students take turns picking to answer p. Teacher provides a task to which there are multiple possible responses.
Anyone have opinion on kagan cooperative learning structures. One aim is to foster positive, cooperative relationships between learners studying any subject in a class. Alphabetical parts of speech lend themselves to the pace of the round table format. Kagan s thoughts on cooperative learning, multiple intelligences, the brain, character development, winwin discipline and more. How we structure the interaction among students impacts dramatically on achievement and acquisition of social skills. If we continue the tool analogy we wouldnt use a hammer for sawing. Cooperative learning increases engagement for everyone one attribute that sets cooperative structures apart from traditional instruction is that structures dont call for voluntary participation. The results of the study provided some insight to issues that are faced by teachers and the daily implementation of kagan cooperative learning structures in the classroom. Students hold up fingers to indicate level of agreement or understanding p. This 8 week course is a teacher professional development based on kagan cooperative learning.
For additional questions or support regarding kagan s software, please call kagan at 1. The general background includes definitions of cooperative learning, history of cooperative learning, principles of cooperative learning, types. Cooperativecollaborative structures explicitly designed. So far i have tried 3 of these in my classroom although during the pd, the presenter incorporated all of these structures so that we could participate in. Kagan structures also create greater engagement, lower anxiety, and promote natural language acquisition. Kagan cooperative learning by dr spencer kagan, in particular chapter 6 on structures and functions. Kagan cooperative learning structures how we structure the interaction among students impacts dramatically on achievement and acquisition of social skills. Stress the what of learning using memory work, question and answer methods. Cooperativecollaborative structures explicitly designed to. The jigsaw is a cooperative learning technique with a threedecade track record of successfully increasing positive educational outcomes. Reproductions supplied by edrs are the best that can be made. Spencer kagan the structural approach to cooperative learning teachers who are well versed in a variety of team structures can create skillful lessons that engage and enlighten their students.
Kagans free articles cooperative learning structures. In the book kagan cooperative learning the author mentions many different structures without explaining them. See more ideas about cooperative learning, kagan structures and cooperative learning strategies. Cooperative learning structures and multiple intelligences have been incorporated. Kagan cooperative learning structures teacher leaders from across the district and in each building have been trained in kagan structures for use in the classroom and inturn have continued building capacity with the teachers in the district, k12, on effective uses of kagan cooperative learning strategies for all students.
Below are help guides and additional support files and documentation for kagan s software. This is a complete set of options for labeling your students desks for cooperative learning such as kagan or success for all learning structures. Receive readytodo teambuilding and classbuilding activities to make your class click. Thinkpairshare the teacher poses a question to the class. With kagan structures we dont want to use a highconsensus structure for developing divergent thinking. To play, every student receives a quiz card relating to the topic. This course is also appropriate for educational leaders and teachers who have responsibility for teaching and learning across age phases, departments and at whole school level. I bought this book expecting that this was going to be the explanation of the 200 plus structures. In class rooms in which the kagan structures are used regularly, students for whom. Great activities to implement into any lesson to increase pupil engagement and interaction. Emphasizes the why and the how learning, encouraging students to do investigatory and exploratory work. Here are a few examples from kagan s 1994 book on cooperative learning. The edited and condensed 26 page version of the referenced 60 page handout. Jun 9, 2016 explore jtgfranks board kagan learning structures.
Spencer kagan s provocative and insightful articles on kagan structures and how they have the power to transform education. This kagan structure turns needtoknow curriculum into a fun and interactive quizzing game. Cooperative learning structures chart cooperative structure how it helps how it works materials needed how it can be implemented in the classroom kpaire allows for rehearsal and immediate feedback all students have opportunity to learn by reflection and verbalization active student involvement teacher poses question preferably. Cooperative learning tools loyola university chicago. Kagan cooperative learning structures have revolutionized the way tens of thousands of teachers teach. Kagan has been featured in the leading educational magazines including educational leadership, instructor, learning magazine, and video journal. In the context of an inclusive classroom, wellstructured cooperative learning allows teachers to disrupt a limited hierarchy of intelligence. See more ideas about cooperative learning, teaching, kagan.
Implements the basic principles of cooperative learning cooperative learning structures have pies built in. Activities have been categorized according to comprehension strategies, type of text, multiple intelligences, and usebefore, during, and after reading. Research and theoretical perspectives introduction cooperative learning is organised and managed groupwork in which students work cooperatively in small groups to achieve academic as well as affective and social goals. The structural approach to coop erative learning is based on the creation, analysis, and system atic application of structures, or con. Kagan cooperative learning training humber teaching school. This set includes 9 team sets 36 students and extra labels without team numbers in each rainbow color. According to jane joritznakagawa, the aims of spencer kagans cooperative learning structures are. Includes options for tshapehorseshoe desk formations and groups of 5. For an indepth presentation of the structures and our approach to cooperative learning, you. The inclusion of pies is what makes cooperative learning truly effective. Teacher poses a question or topic for brainstorming. Learn the practical and proven kagan structures, including numbered heads together, roundtable, and threestep interview direct from the man who invented cooperative learning structures. Kagan cooperative learning training the kagan cooperative learning approach has been designed with all classroom teachers in mind.
Ability level shoulder and face partners in heterogeneous base teams. You will learn easy ways to use kagan structures as a part of every lesson, creating greater engagement, deeper understanding of the content, improved retention and greater class and content. Kagan calls his approach to cooperative learning the structural approach, and his book from 1994 includes almost 100 structures3. After coaching or praising, they trade cards and set off to quiz a new classmate with their new card. Kagan cooperative learning download ebook pdf, epub. This structure explicitly encourages interdependence by. As the video explains, the essential 5 includes five very basic cooperative learning structures that include timed pair share, round robin, rally coach, stand up hands up, and rally robin. Pdf the effects of kagan cooperative learning structures in. Jul 15, 2014 as the video explains, the essential 5 includes five very basic cooperative learning structures that include timed pair share, round robin, rally coach, stand up hands up, and rally robin.
This is the simplest of all cooperative learning structures. Now includes additional labels for groups of 5 or 6. Cooperative learning in the thinking classroom eric. Each team receives a set of index cards with a text feature name on each card and an informational text. There are many types of cooperative learning structures. Each of the following cooperative learning structures were developed by spencer kagan. Kagans cooperative learning structures the new teacher. All the structures presented can be adapted for teaching primary, secondary, or adult learners. American educational psychologist spencer kagan has a neat set of structures for improving cooperative groupbased learning.
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