Skaith 6th grade Kagan Cohort

What is Kagan?Kagan Cooperative Learning

provides:•Opportunities for students to

be engaged and more academically successful

•Students are more in charge of their learning and helping

their peers to learn

Group/Student Formation

A1 B2

A4 B3

Academic levels:A1 is medium-highB2 is medium-low

A4 is highB3 is low

Kagan Structures

Kagan includes 36 cooperative learning structures designed to

enhance student learning. In the following slides, you will see 3

structures demonstrated within our classrooms.

Rally Coach

In Rally Coach, students are paired and take turns practicing a skill while the other is a coach and then they

reverse the roles.

Talking Chips

Students are given tokens and the teacher provides students with the discussion topic. Students then place a

token in order to contribute to the conversation.

Match Mine *modified for math class

During Match Mine, students are given note cards with math facts and they circulate around the room

until they locate another student who has an equivalent math fact

Our personal feelings:

Dana: Kagan grouping has helped with classroom management. I believe it has

to be personalized to meet each classroom’s need.

Lindsey: In my classroom, Kagan grouping has been beneficial in helping

students to work cooperatively and effectively in situations normally

unfamiliar to them. Ann: Kagan creates a level playing field

for all students, no matter their academic abilities.

If you would like more information

about Kagan, please visit their website at www.kaganonline.co

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