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17 November 2017 Cox, J. (2012). Teaching Strategies: Use Cooperative Learning to Stimulate Class Discussions. Retrieved November 13, 2017, from http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-use- cooperative-learning-stimulate-class-discussions Teaching Strategies: Use Cooperative Learning to Stimulate Class Discussions
Cooperative learning as a teaching strategy is a way for students who are too shy to feel comfortable discussing concepts with a partner before sharing thoughts with the whole class. Cooperative learning is a teaching strategy where small teams or groups, each with students at different levels that use a variety of learning activities to improve understanding of the subject. This instructional …show more content…
This method allows for students to have their own thoughts, to think outside of the box and have their own perspective. Different learning strategies of cooperative learning include think-pair-share, round robin, and talking chips. While reading the article “Teaching Strategies: Use Cooperative Learning to Stimulate Class Discussions” I found a few questions that were discussed in the article. One of those questions being “The Talking Chips strategy positions the students so that each student within the group gets an equal opportunity to speak” (Cox). With younger students how will they be able to stay focused and not take each other’s turn. Assigning a leader could work but could also create several problems. It could create problems of other students getting mad that they aren’t the leader or other students not wanting to participate because of who the leader of the group is. Another question, “Do you find that your students’ classroom discussions lack substance?” (Cox). Discussions often lack substance in larger discussions because students are often embarrassed to share thoughts. Smaller groups allow for students to feel more comfortable and allow them to open to a few classmates within the …show more content…
Teachers are going to need a variety of ways to help students learn. While doing more research on instructional teaching strategies I found another article to start reading. “Instructional Strategies,” written by Karen L. Smith, found on Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning. Reading further into this article allows me to learn about different instructional teaching strategies that can be used within the classroom. How each strategy is used and can be implemented inside of a classroom setting. Reading a variety of articles has shown me that there are multiple ways to educate myself on instructional teaching