Congratulation teachers!
- Nov 21, 2017
- 2 min read
Good morning readers,
Before we start I would like to start this post by congratulating two of the best teachers I have ever had, Michael and Marcos, omy ICT teachers, who have been awarded with a prize in the IV Premios Profesores Innovadores URJC.
I think I am speaking on behalf of all my ICT classmates when I say that they couldn't deserve more the prize! they are always doing their best in class, trying to make the lessons as funny, interactive and engaging as possible, and what is more important, they arealways trying to innovate! We are all very proud of you!
After having recieved and celebrated the good new, SHOW MUST GO ON, so we got involved with cooperative learning:
Cooperation is working together to accomplish shared goals. Within cooperative situations, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to themselves and beneficial to all other group members. Cooperative learning is the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximize their own and each other’s learning.
COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES:
- Noise Control : Use the talking chips strategy to control noise. Whenever a student needs to speak in the group they must place their chip in the middle of the table.
- Getting Students Attention: Have a signal to get students attention. For example, clap two times, raise your hand, ring a bell, etc.
- Answering Questions :Create a policy where if a group member has a question they must ask the group first before asking the teacher.
- Use a Timer: Give students a predetermined time for completing the task. Use a timer or stop watch.
- Model Instruction: Before handing out the assignment model the instruction of the task and make sure every student understands what is expected.
They screened us two videos as an examples of cooperative learning: One from the film “A beautiful Mind” and another from one chapter of “Big Bang Theory”, showing strategies strategies to develop a cooperative learning. We made a debate but this time, using Padlet (is already on my Symbaloo). We could see our classmate´s opinions about these videos in real time and answering them if we wanted.
This class has been my favourite one until now, see you soon readers,
Ángela.
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