CL Unit Four

Objectives

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After performing all of the above tasks from the prior units, students will be able to reflect on the benefits of cooperative learning structure and whether they are more or less likely to apply it to their classroom and why through discussion.

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Reflection

Through Units I-III you have learned the following:

• Been introduced to the concept of cooperative learning
• The five elements that comprise cooperative learning
• Why cooperative learning is not the same as group work
• Compared the differences between a cooperative learning lesson and a lecture lesson
• Learned how to be a facilitator rather than a lecturer
• Reviewed some cooperative learning lesson examples
• Created your own cooperative learning lesson
• Received feedback on your lesson and given feedback on a peer's lesson

Only two more steps before you have completed the unit!

Step 1:
Review the feedback you received from your peer on your cooperative learning lesson? What would you change? Why would you change it? How will it improve the outcome of your lesson?
Step 2:
Based on what you now know about cooperative learning and any prior experiences you've had, are you more or less likely to implement cooperative learning in your classroom? Why or why not? What are the benefits? What is the downside? Your reflection should be about 1-2 pages.