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Academic Services C² Collaborative Cohort

October 18, 2012COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT

Reflect on your learning…

Cooperative Engagement

I DO

•Identify steps for successfully experiencing student engagement.

WE DO

•Experience student engagement through cooperative learning structures

YOU DO

•Apply new learning to current practice

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Learning Goals

Educators will understand how to increase engagement and improve learning for ALL students.:

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es Educators will discover how to more effectively engage students by experiencing cooperative learning structures and identifying specific situations in which the structures may be used.

Shifting GearsAs you enter, complete the following…Think of specific situations in which students need to more effectively be engaged in learning. Share with your teammates.

NEXT STEPS:Identify steps for implementation and monitoring of student engagement at your school.

21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, Collaboration & Leadership, Effective Oral & Written Communication, Accessing & Analyzing Information

Sum-It-UpEssential Question:How do we revolutionize the way we teach, lead, and learn for 21st century success?

Common Language:• Mix Pair Share• RallyRobin• Timed Pair Share

• RallyCoach

• PIES

Academic Services

Lake County Schools

Vision Statement• A dynamic, progressive and collaborative learning community

embracing change and diversity where every student will graduate with the skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education and the workplace.

 Mission Statement• The mission of the Lake County Schools is to provide every student

with individual opportunities to excel.

• Lake County Schools is committed to excellence in all curricular opportunities and instructional best practices. This focus area addresses closing the achievement gap, increased graduation rate, decreased dropout rate, increase in Level 3 and above scores on the FCAT, achieving an increase in the number of students enrolled in advanced placement and dual enrollment opportunities and implementing the best practices in instructional methodology.

Academic Services

Academic ServicesCurriculum & Instruction ~ Professional Development ~ Teaching &

Learning• The Office of Academic Services encompasses the core business of Lake County Schools.

We provide guidance and support to develop instructional leaders through the coordination of district curriculum initiatives, professional learning, along with teaching and learning programs that result in improved learning for ALL. Our goal is to work collaboratively with schools to continuously and significantly improve student achievement, align curriculum and instructional practice to Florida’s standards, assist schools to develop their capacity to implement data-driven planning and review processes that foster continuous school improvement.  

Assurances• We will ensure that we work with district staff and school administrators to design and

collaborate on systems that address professional learning needs related to improving student outcomes.

• We will ensure that curriculum is current and at a high level (rigorous) meeting local, state, and national standards.

• We will ensure that researched-based best practices (programs and processes) are utilized regarding student curricular needs and student learning patterns.

• We will ensure services are provided that target closing the achievement gap by improving the performance of all students while drastically accelerating the achievement of students of color, English Language Learners (ELL), Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and students living in poverty.

Academic Services

21st Century Skills Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap

1. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving2. Collaboration and Leadership3. Agility and Adaptability4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism5. Effective Oral and Written Communication6. Accessing and Analyzing Information7. Curiosity and Imagination

Academic Services

Quiet Signal

1. Raise Hand• “High 5 Please”• “Freeze Please”

2. Focus fully on Teacher• No talking• No working• Stop, look, and listen

3. Signal Others

Classbuilding

1 2 3

Mix – Pair - Share

Pg. 2

Mix

Pair

Task

In the article you just read, list the many

things Wally did to better serve his customers.

Rally Robin

Copy Cat Gambit

“Thank you for sharing!”

Four Basic Principles

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qual Participation

Pg. 3

Mix

Pair

Task

Wally’s mission statement :

To get my customers to their destination in

the quickest, safest, and cheapest way

possible in a friendly environment.

Which part of his mission statement do you think

he was best able to fulfill? Support your

answer with details from the article.

Timed - Pair - Share

Pg. 2

Copy Cat Gambit

“I enjoyed listening to your ideas!”

Timed - Pair - Share

Pg. 2

Copy Cat Gambit

“You have some great ideas!”

Four Basic Principles

P

I

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S

qual Participation

imultaneous Interaction

Pg. 3

Think!

Will I pay closer attention to my partner?

Departing Gambit

“Say goodbye and thank you!”

Mix

Pair

Task

How does this article speak to you? Be prepared to share with your partner.

Timed - Pair - Share

Pg. 2

Complete-This-Sentence Gambit

“I really appreciate what you had to say about ________________________________.”

Timed - Pair - Share

Pg. 2

Complete-This-Sentence Gambit

“You had a very interesting idea about _____________________.”

Four Basic Principles

P

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S imultaneous Interaction

ositive Interdependence

qual Participation

ndividual Accountability

Pg. 3

Departing Gambit

“It was nice getting to work with you!”

Academic Services Instructional Visit Look For Checklist

Mix-Pair-ShareIDEAS for Student

Engagement!RallyRobin (list)• Brainstorming lists• Vocabulary

(synonyms/antonyms)

• Steps for ______• Math-ways to make• ________• ________• ________

Timed Pair Share (extented response)• Comprehension ?s• Higher Order Thinking ?

s• Problem solving• Review lesson

objective(s)• ________• ________• ________ Pg. 2

Mix-Pair-Share

Management Tips

• Partner with person closest to you that is not a

teammate when the music stops

• No “Drive-bys”

• No “Magnets”

• Up-beat or theme music

• Share using

• RallyRobin (list)

• Timed-Pair-Share (extended response)Pg. 2

Mix-Pair-Share

Social Skills

• Respect others’ opinions• Take turns• Active listening• Thanking gambits• Greeting and leaving gambits

Pg. 2

Teacher A-B-CSame # of students, same make-up, same lesson, 10 minutes

Teacher ATraditional

Teacher BGroup Work

Teacher CStructured

Cooperative Learning

Teacher ATraditional

• Practice = Solo

• 1 paper & pencil per person

• Music = 60 bpm “relaxed alertness”

Pg. 4

Finding Triangles

Pg. 6

Finding Triangles

Pg. 6

Eyes on your own paper!

SOLO WORK – FINDING TRIANGLES

Pg. 6

Teacher A

a) Noise level?

b) All finish at the same time?

c) What do you do if 3 students are struggling

and you are not aware?

d) Who grades them?

Pg. 4

Teacher BGroup Work

• Practice = group work• “help each other”• “Solve it as a group”• “Work together”

= 1 paper per group= 1 pencil per group

Recorder

Pg. 4

Finding Rectangles

Teacher B

Group Work – Finding Rectangles

Teacher BGroup Work

Think:

Was it possible to hide?

Individual Accountability?

Teacher CCooperative Learning

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Teacher CCooperative Learning

Section 1

_________________ + ________________ content structure

Finding Triangles & Rectangles RallyCoach

Pg. 5

Teacher CCooperative Learning

Section 2

H

L

HM

LM

Pg. 5

Teacher CCooperative Learning

RallyCoachA B

• Solve & explain out loud Watch & listen

• Get an ok Give ok or coach

• Record answer Praise Switch Roles

Pg. 8

Rally Coach

Pg. 7

Teacher C

• Noise level?

• Finish at the same time?

• Struggling students – are they being

coached?

• Does this get graded?

• Guided practice vs. independent practice

Analyze Teachers A B CSame # of students, same make-up, same lesson, 10 minutes

Teacher ATraditional

Teacher BGroup Work

Teacher CStructured

Cooperative Learning

Writt

en

Solo Written: group work

Help each other

Unstructured interaction

Structured InteractionRallyCoach

• Researcher visited all 3 classrooms– All good teachers– Came back next day & gave all 3 classes same text

Think!

• Three teachers-A, B, C

• Same content -different

structures

• Which scored the highest?

PET Scans

PET Scans

PET Scans

PET Scans

Academic Services Instructional Visit Look For Checklist

RallyCoachIDEAS for Student

Engagement!

Social Skills• Active listening• Praising• Asking for help• Coaching• ModelingManagement TIPS• Pairs H + LM

L + HM• 1 paper, 1 pencil

per pair• Model “coaching”• Worksheet

designed in 2 columns

• Model this structure

• Solving mental math problems

• Reading maps, charts, graphs, tables

• Finding facts from text

• Correct punctuation

Pg. 8

Four Basic Principles

P

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S imultaneous Interaction

ositive Interdependence

qual Participation

ndividual Accountability

Pg. 3

Participant Scale and ReflectionLearning Goal

Educators will understand how to increase engagement and improve learning for ALL students.

0-Not Using

•No understanding or implementation steps taken away

1-Beginning

•Little understanding and inconsistent implementation steps taken away

2-Developing

•Moderate understanding and implementation steps taken away

3-Applying

•Consistent understanding and implementation steps taken away along with monitoring componets for effective execution

4-Innovating

•In addition to criteria of Applying, enhanced understanding, implementation, monitoring, and execution take aways

Academic Services

Ideas I can implement …

Cooperative Engagement

I DO

•Identify steps for successfully experiencing student engagement.

WE DO

•Experience student engagement through cooperative learning structures

YOU DO

•Apply new learning to current practice

Oct

. 1

8,

20

12 Learning Goals

Educators will understand how to increase engagement and improve learning for ALL students.:

Obj

ectiv

es Educators will discover how to more effectively engage students by experiencing cooperative learning structures through reading and math content.

Shifting GearsAs you enter, complete the following…Think of specific situations in which students need to more effectively be engaged in learning. Share with your teammates.

NEXT STEPS:Identify steps for implementation and monitoring of student engagement at your school.

Benchmarks: 21st Century SkillsCritical Thinking and Problem Solving, Accessing and Analyzing Information

Sum-It-UpEssential Question:How do we revolutionize the way we teach for 21st century success?

Common Language:• Mix Pair Share• RallyRobin• Timed Pair Share

• RallyCoach

• PIES

Reflection

• Ideas I can implement…

• My next steps are…Identify steps for implementation and monitoring of student engagement at your school.