IT IS LEARNING AND REINFORCING COURSE MATERIAL THROUGH:

• STUDENT TO STUDENT INTERACTION
  
• TEAM ACTIVITIES AND STRUCTURES
  
  
  

COOPERATIVE LEARNING IS BASED ON 4 BASIC PRINCIPLES CALLED

P. I. E. S.

P=POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE * IS MY GAIN YOUR GAIN? * I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU! * WE WORK WITH A PARTNER OR AS A TEAM. * I NEED YOUR HELP AND YOU NEED MY HELP. I= INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY * AM I DOING MY PART? * ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART? * I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT I KNOW! E= EQUAL PARTICIPATION * EVERYONE GETS A TURN! * WE TAKE TURNS BEING "SMART." * WE ARE ALL AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ACTIVITY. S= SIMULTANEOUS INTERACTION * WE ARE ALL PARTICIPATING * SOME ARE LISTENING; SOME ARE SPEAKING * SOME GET TO RECITE; OTHERS GET TO COACH * SOMETIMES WE ALL ARE DOING PART OF AN ACTIVITY AT THE SAME TIME! WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE COOPERATIVE LEARNING WORK FOR YOU? * RESPECT FOR YOURSELF AND FOR ONE ANOTHER * PATIENCE * WILLINGNESS TO BE PART OF A TEAM * WILLINGNESS TO TRY * WILLINGNESS TO BE PREPARED (IF YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SOMETHING AT HOME)

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? * COOPERATIVE LEARNING IS BASED ON "STRUCTURES" * EACH STRUCTURE HAS A NAME AND A PURPOSE * YOU WILL EXPERIENCE EACH STRUCTURE MANY TIMES BUT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN INTERESTING VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES * YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE "QUIET SIGNAL." YOUR TEACHER WILL RAISE HER HAND AND EVERYONE IN THE ROOM WILL RAISE HIS/HER HAND TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE PAYING ATTENTION. IT WORKS! WHAT SUPPLIES DO YOU NEED? * YOUR TEXTBOOK AND WORKBOOK * A FOLDER FOR PAPERS * A NOTEBOOK FOR JOTTING DOWN INFORMATION, WRITING REFLECTIONS AND KEEPING A "LEARNING LOG." * PEN OR PENCIL * YOUR TEACHER WILL SUPPLY EVERYTHING ELSE! (JUST WAIT AND SEE.) BENEFITS TO YOU: * MORE AND BETTER PRACTICE * YOU ACTUALLY HAVE MORE CHANCES TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE! * MORE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION FROM THE TEACHER * PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP WHO CAN HELP YOU WHEN YOU'RE STUCK. * PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE *LESS HOMEWORK (BELIEVE IT OR NOT!) Course Participation and Performance Rubric

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