Cooperative Learning Basics: Strategies & Lessons for U.S. History Teachers

By Robyn Hallowell Griswold

This resource book of practical applications was created by Teachers, for Teachers. Concerns of the authors are universally shared Teacher expediences; How do we motivate kids to learn? How can we better prepare students to meet the challenges of the 21st Century? How can we make our instruction more dynamic and engaging? These questions prompted the creation of an alternative educational strategy, summarized and procedurally explained in this book. The strategy is designed for immediate use, without the need for workshops or profession development sessions. This book is chronologically organized with activities that span the entire scope of United States History. Cooperative Learning fosters an increased self-esteem, higher academic achievement, heightened respect for others, and 21st Century social skills in every student. The Cooperative Learning activities found in this book are the result of years of use, analysis, and adjustment within the classroom, with students from all walks of life, facing their own challenges. Each lesson has its own rationale, time frame, and objectives. The lessons include step-by-step procedures, assessment suggestions, and facsimiles of worksheets for the activities. Each lesson comes with hints to deal with situations you may encounter: absenteeism, choosing groups, grading, and unmotivated students. Once you are familiar with the basics and use the ready-made lessons and models, you will be able to create your own cooperative learning activities. To aid you, there is an annotated bibliography of cooperative learning literature. Table of Contents: * Preface * Introduction to Cooperative Learning * The Essentials of Cooperative Learning * Your Questions about Cooperative Learning *Teacher's Features: Enhancements for Cooperative Learning * Cooperative Learning Activities for the U.S. History Classroom * 23 Separate Units with Illustrations, Activities, Worksheets, and Reproducible Resources

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156696086X
• ISBN13: 9781566960861
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Jackdaw Publications
• Length: 202 Pages
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years