Flexible Group Learning
Research indicates that cooperative learning increases achievement.
Efficiently Rearrange the Classroom for Cooperative Learning
Here's a strategy for rearranging the classroom for various groupings as well as an exercise for the students to expend energy and learn how to work quickly and quietly:
What does Co-teaching, Personality Styles and Flexible Grouping have in Common?
Co-teaching, Personality Styles and Flexible Grouping were topics for seminars at Woodington Middle School The teachers at Woodington Middle School in Kinston, NC. For the past two days, I've had the pleasure of working with dedicated teachers Co-teaching at Woodington Middle School. Their Principal [...]
Jigsaw Learning
I recently suggested that a colleague use a Jigsaw approach to cover reading material with his college students. After hearing about how successful the strategy was for him, I realized that the Jigsaw is one of those easy and effective teaching strategies that is also vastly under utilized. While I [...]