The structures work in all teaching contextsregardless of subject, age group, and number of students in classand are a particularly powerful tool for teaching a foreign language. Teammates write three statementsproblemssentences with punctuationhistory factsetc two true. Great activities to implement into any lesson to increase pupil engagement and interaction. Best practices using kagan cooperative learning structures.
Rally robin allows the pair of students to get talking about something. To edit the title, select the tag, choose properties from the options menu, enter text in the title box, and click close. Central to most kagan publications and workshops are kagan structures. Kagan, all of whom have slightly different approaches and emphases. Here are a few examples from kagans 1994 book on cooperative learning. Teammates write three statementsproblemssentences with punctuationhistory factsetc two true and one false. What are the different types of cooperative learning.
Move students into expert groups by having one student from each home base group join other students assigned to the same segment. For example, a simple kagan structure is a rallyrobin. Create a window students draw windows with 4 quadrantscategories and write or. These are great for teaching students each structure. Explanation and description of kagan cooperative group instruction for all grade levels and all subjects.
See more ideas about cooperative learning, kagan structures and cooperative learning strategies. Here, a kagan trainer relays what he considers to be the 5 most essential kagan structures. I bought this book expecting that this was going to be the explanation of the 200 plus structures. The jigsaw is a cooperative learning technique with a threedecade track record of successfully increasing positive educational outcomes. Kagans cooperative learning structures the new teacher. Pdf the effects of kagan cooperative learning structures in. Kagan cooperative learning model academy publication. First to five quick structure to check participants level of support for a particular issue. Kagan cooperative learning learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Printable kagan structures kagan structures aprendizaje. Dr spencer kagan is a renowned educator who changed the way the world viewed teaching. One of the best models of cooperative learning, it is kagan.
Divide the days lesson, readings, or problems into five segments. Youth grants provides a collection of resources on philanthropic and government support of youth development. A quick reference to structures and potential uses structure brief description potential uses visual carousel feedback rotation viewing of team projects feedback form midway point or finished project sharing. Its great to know as many kagan structures as possible i believe here, a kagan trainer relays what he considers to be the 5 most essential kagan structures. Cooperative learning structures teaching resources. These structures are based on the kagan strategiesby dr.
Kagan structures are techniques and activities teachers can use in their classrooms to keep students engaged, active, and have fun while they are learningkagan structures allow students to work. Place the small version right on top of the slide where you want to use the structure. Just as in a jigsaw puzzle, each pieceeach students partis essential for the completion and full understanding of the final product. Some structures are more suitable to build vocabulary skills e. Rather than calling on one student at a time, the teacher has all students interacting at once by saying, turn to your partner and do a. The teacher provides quizzing cards or the students can create their own quiz cards using the card template. Anyone have opinion on kagan cooperative learning structures. See more ideas about kagan structures, cooperative learning and cooperative learning strategies. Structures are simple, stepbystep instructional strategies. Johnson and johnson 1975 focus on developing a specific structure that can be incorporated into a variety of curriculums, with an emphasis on integrating social skills with academic activities.
Jul 15, 2014 by no means do i know everything there is to know about dr. Single round robin oral responses students take turns responding orally in their teams. He finally concedes that he will have to have a separate book just on structures. In fact, i am a brand new elementary teacher, trying out the simple strategies i picked up from a pd this past year that was called kagan s cooperative learning structures. Master kagan structures to make every lesson brainfriendly discover the stimuli that boost comprehension and retention of content target brain centers for emotion, motivation, memory, attention, and thinking apply the six principles of brain friendly teaching in every lesson. In many of the structures, we can differentiate the level, and even the type of learning so student pairs can. Kagan structures are instructional strategies designed to promote cooperation and communication in the classroom, boost students confidence and retain their interest in classroom interaction. With these, you and your class will be using kagan structures like a pro. Teacher poses a problem in which there are multiple possible responses or solutions and provides think time. Each structure is a different languageteaching tool designed to develop different skills. Participants raise fingers from one to five to indicate their position. Determine how adding depth and complexity to daily lessons will result in long term learning. Fair sidesteps labels and ranking no prior student knowledge necessary classbuilding and networking opportunities quick and easy novelty, variety and fun positive negative.
Other students may answer and sign their names only once on another. Most kagan structures are designed to increase student engagement and cooperation. Pros and cons of different types of teams random kagan,s. The average effect size on achievement using kagan structures is. See more ideas about kagan structures, cooperative learning and teaching. We discuss the benefits of the structures and explain why this alternative approach to classroom organization works much better and has a longterm learning. Quizquiztrade students quiz a partner, get quizzed by a partner, and then trade cards to repeat the process with a new partner. Kagan offers two strategies, which are the essential 5, and a specific seating arrangement. More information about kagans cooperative learning structures can be found at. A student scoring at the 50th percentile in a traditional classroom would be scoring at the 82nd percentile had the teacher used kagan structures. Using kagan in the first weeks of kindergarten, because it is never too early to start using kagan structures including all types of learners look into kagan structures more jaimie top 40 examples for handmade paper events everything about kindergarten the last two weeks have been a whirlwind.
He is mainly known for his work on cooperative learning strategies often referred to as kagan learning structures. Research indicates implementing kagan structures results in. The transparent backgrounds make them really easy to work with. Round robin spoken or roundtable written is easily adaptable. Both structures are used to brainstorm ideas and generate a large number of responses to a single question or a group of questions the type of structure, i. Others are ideal for practicing language skills such as grammar e. Kagans free articles the essential a starting point for kagan cooperative learning.
Kagan, in particular chapter 6 on structures and functions. Assign each student to learn only one of the five segments. Kagan and all of the teaching strategies he has to offer. Kagan publishing and professional development is all about engagement. Structures in teaching, new structures continue to be developed, and old structures continue to evolve. Instead of didactic teaching, in which a teacher stands at the front and tells information to whole class, kagan thought that there were. Use different higher level questioning strategies to add rigor to our daily lessons. Stop letting others lead your life with these top leadership tips. The following kagan strategies are organized in alphabetical order for easy access.
In the tags panel, expand the tags root to view all tags. Kagan cooperative learning by dr spencer kagan, in particular chapter 6 on structures and functions. Drag and drop these colorful kagan structures illustrations right into powerpoint. As described by kagan 1994, cooperative learning is a type of active learning students tackle in. Select the tag icon of the element that you want to move. A miracle of active engagement i n this article, we contrast a conventional classroom lesson and its environment with a classroom where kagan structures are brought in. Thinkpairshare the teacher poses a question to the class. Those kagan structures, and many more, are now used worldwide. Youve probably heard of some popular kagan structures including numbered heads together, timed pair share, rallyrobin, and quizquiztrade. Quizquiztrade students quiz a partner, get quizzed by a partner, and then trade cards to repeat the process with a new partner the teacher provides quizzing cards or the students can create their own quiz cards using the card template. To be used with kagan style lessons or as an active learning activity for pupil pair work. Again theres probably more out there that ive yet to discover, but these are the basics to get anyone started. This is a set of common kagan structures to use in the classroom. How do the kagan structures address differentiation.
Kagan cooperative learning structures teacher leaders from across the district and in each building have been trained in kagan structures for use in the classroom and inturn have continued building capacity with the teachers in the district, k12, on effective uses of kagan cooperative learning strategies for all students. Structures at a glance stand up, hand up, pair up mix pair share rallyrobin rallytable rallycoach simultaneous rallytable quizquiztrade timed pair share single roundrobin continuous roundrobin all write roundrobin timed roundrobin standnshare fannpick numbered heads together single roundtab. Kagan structures kagan structures part 1 piktochart visual editor fan n pick manage mat inspired discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try. Curriculum and instruction kagan cooperative learning.
You can use these struct tech week student browse over 50 educational resources created by keanrys kreations in the official teachers pay teachers store. How to implement best practices using kagan cooperative learning structures. Teammates try to find which of the three statements is the fiction. Teambuilding, the process by which students get to know, respect, value. Students are able to talk back and forth about a topic until all the ideas have been exhausted. Each of the following cooperative learning structures were developed by spencer kagan. In the book kagan cooperative learning the author mentions many different structures without explaining them. Teacher poses a question or topic for brainstorming. Each team receives a set of index cards with a text feature name on each card and an informational text. Edit document structure with the content and tags panels. Kagan structures walt introduce kagan structures in order to broaden teaching and learning methodology wilf improved knowledge of kagan structures and will be familiar with approx 6 structures to consider how the key principles of kagan and how these can be incorporated into learning and teaching. They are based on distinct philosophies of education and lead to variations in types of learning and cooperation, student roles and communication patterns, teacher roles, and evaluation kagan 1985. If each students part is essential, then each student is. Students take turns, oneatatime, stating responses or solutions.
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