Boost the effectiveness of your active engagement lessons with the FREE countdown timers described in this post!
Boost the effectiveness of your active engagement lessons with the FREE countdown timers described in this post!
Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you
Structures are very specific strategies that can be used to organize interactions between students who are working in cooperative learning teams. Most structures can be
Study the lives of 100 highly successful people, and undoubtedly you’ll find that they have something in common. They dream big, and they create action
If you’re new to using Cooperative Learning strategies, you might wonder how to seat your students so they are able to interact with each other
If you’re looking for a fun way to form partners for cooperative learning lessons, try the Appointment Clock Buddies strategy. The activity is a terrific
Are you looking for a monthly planning calendar that you can use yourself and also share with your students? If so, my School Year Calendar
Imagine someone asked you to describe the best lesson you ever taught. Which lesson would you choose? What do you think made that lesson so
Is homework effective? Educators seem to be evenly split on this question. Some insist that homework is essential because students need to review and practice
Who likes to sit in a hard chair all day? I know I don’t, and my students didn’t either. Classroom carpets are nice, but there’s
Did you know that there’s a difference between cooperative learning and group work? You might have thought those two terms were synonymous, but they’re not.
Cooperative learning is awesome, but sometime the noise and confusion caused by learning together can be distracting to others. It’s not that your kids are
Boost the effectiveness of your active engagement lessons with the FREE countdown timers described in this post!
Do you have a few students who can’t seem to complete assignments and turn them in on time? Yet when you talk to their parents, you hear the story, “But he said he finished all his homework!” Sadly, these students may feel they are telling the truth because they forgot they even HAD homework.
Structures are very specific strategies that can be used to organize interactions between students who are working in cooperative learning teams. Most structures can be used with almost any academic content, but some structures are better than others for certain tasks. For example, some structures regulate interaction between pairs, some
Study the lives of 100 highly successful people, and undoubtedly you’ll find that they have something in common. They dream big, and they create action plans to ensure their success. When they experience set backs, successful people consider those obstacles to be mere stumbling blocks on their road to success.
If you’re new to using Cooperative Learning strategies, you might wonder how to seat your students so they are able to interact with each other without losing focus during direct instruction. There are many possible options, but one thing to consider is whether you want them to sit together all
If you’re looking for a fun way to form partners for cooperative learning lessons, try the Appointment Clock Buddies strategy. The activity is a terrific icebreaker that also serves another useful purpose. Within just a few minutes, each of your students will have four unique partners lined up for future
Are you looking for a monthly planning calendar that you can use yourself and also share with your students? If so, my School Year Calendar might be exactly what you need! The 8 1/2 x 11 inch portrait-style pages fit perfectly in a 3-ring binder, and the blocks are large
Imagine someone asked you to describe the best lesson you ever taught. Which lesson would you choose? What do you think made that lesson so awesome? Let me guess. It was probably fun for both you and your students … maybe a hands-on math lesson, a science investigation, or a
Is homework effective? Educators seem to be evenly split on this question. Some insist that homework is essential because students need to review and practice skills at home. Others argue that it’s a waste of time and a burden on families, especially when some parents are not willing or able
Who likes to sit in a hard chair all day? I know I don’t, and my students didn’t either. Classroom carpets are nice, but there’s never enough room for everyone. Bean bags are fun, but they split and leave the room littered with little white styrofoam pellets! Camp chairs to
Did you know that there’s a difference between cooperative learning and group work? You might have thought those two terms were synonymous, but they’re not. Let me show you how they are worlds apart. Does this scenario sound familiar? The teacher assigns a group project, outlines the task, and gives
Cooperative learning is awesome, but sometime the noise and confusion caused by learning together can be distracting to others. It’s not that your kids are intentionally being loud. They’re just excited about what they are doing and aren’t making any effort to keep their voices down. When I noticed this
