Coop Learning Chapter 9
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Kagan Cooperative Learning
Chapter 9
Five Aims of Classbuilding
1. Getting Acquainted
2. Class Identity Building
3. Mutual Support
4. Valuing Differences
5. Developing Synergy
Getting Acquainted
Promotes the idea that classmates are real people
with real feelings.
Breaks down superficial barriers.
Reduces cliques
The basic needs of feeling important, being liked, and
belonging are met.
Structures and Activities for
Getting Acquainted
Find Someone Who
Fact-or-Fiction
People Hunt
Fact Bingo
Similarity Groups
Round Robin
Inside-Outside Circle
Class Projects
Birthday Calendar
Formations
Class Bar Graphs
Linkages
Gesture-Name-Game
All About Me
Class Line-Ups
Mix-Pair-Share
Class Identity Building
Goal is for students to feel that their class is unique.
Promote the feeling of being a proud member of the
class.
Create distinguishing identity through projects:
Class Name
Class Logo
Class Song or Chant
Structures and Activities for
Class Identity Building
Class Name
Class Logo, Banner, Mural
Class Door
Team Mosaic: Divide
door into sections and
have each team design a
section.
Class Song
Student Wall
Student profile sheet
turn into bulletin board.
Class Web Site
Class Books
Classroom Signals
Class Mission Statement
Mutual Support
Mutual support builds trust among the students in
the class.
Promotes interdependence with in the classroom.
Structures and Activities for
Mutual Support
Hidden Helpers
Students receive a secret
pal and do something nice
for them during the week.
No material gifts.
Ticket Agents
Assign two students to
handout tickets for
positive behavior.
Chain of Friendship
Students report positive
behavior to the teacher.
The teacher gives the
student a colored link to
add to the class chain.
Class Party
Brainstorm what makes a
good party. Have students
sign up to bring items.
After party reflect on what
would happen if we didn’t
each do our part.
Mutual Support
Continued
Mix-Freeze-Group
Who Am I?
Service Learning Projects
Valuing Differences
Celebrate Diversity
Students need to understand that our classroom
values differences.
Through our diversity we create a richer classroom
environment.
Structures and Activities for
Valuing Differences
Corners
Agree-Disagree Line Ups
Developing Synergy
Synergy in a group allows the group to produce and
learn more than if the student is working
independently.
Synergy must be present to fully engage in the
cooperative process.
Structures and Activities for
Developing Synergy
Circle-the Sage
Several students are
selected as the expert of
a topic (the sage). All
other students will sit
with the sage and learn
from the expert. The
students take notes then
report back to their
original group.
Formations
Geometric Forms
Imaginary Machine
Structures and Activities for
Developing Synergy
Class Projects
Class Restructuring
Class Meetings
Function: plan event, solve problems, improve class
functioning, and provide mutual support.
Structure: Hold regular meetings each week.
Agenda: Items must be on agenda prior to meeting.
The teacher has ultimate decision power about agenda
items.
Student Planning: Give students the opportunity to run
certain aspects of the meetings.
Class Meetings Continued
Schedule:
Begin with announcements
Problem solving
Event planning
End with a mutual support activity
Student Input: During problem solving use a structure that will
allow all students to see each others responses.
Suggestion/Appreciation Box: Gives each student an opportunity
to have input. Share during the class meeting.
Setting a Positive Class Tone
Activities that enhance the
class climate:
Arts/Crafts
Board Games
Class Goals
Humor/Jokes
Parties
Silly Sports and Goofy
Games
Student Ownership:
Student Bulletin Boards
Student Jobs
Student Government
Student Committees
Reward/Celebrations
Choice of
Centers/Activities
Student Evaluations
“The two approaches described in this chapter
are different. But the outcome for both is the
same: creating a cooperative, caring community
of learners where everyone wants to be and
learn.”
~ Kagan Cooperative Learning