Tag Archives: cooperative learning

CBCI for the Thinking Classroom (CBCI)

Posted on September 30, 2023 by lampleq

What is CBCI? Many of us grew up with the education practices of direct instruction with independent practice. We were taught to “sit and get” and regurgitate the information back on weekly assessments.  Concept-based curriculum and instruction(CBCI) has transformed learning … Continue reading →

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Project Based Learning – Whalen

Posted on July 13, 2018 by whalenj3

Global Poetry Unit                                        This will be a project I’d implement after my global poetry unit.  In this unit we do a … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Learning

Posted on July 11, 2018 by hamestka

Cooperative Learning Lessons Kristina Hamester Idea #1: Cooperative Learning “Signs All Around Us”       Based on Co-op Co-op, by Spencer Kagan A class of Second Grade ESL students learn about safety signs in a community and work together to form … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Learning – Whalen

Posted on July 11, 2018 by whalenj3

Idea 1- Team Building Activity for The House on Mango Street This unit will be the first unit of the school year.  The novel revolves around a coming of age story, with the female protagonist facing many challenges and decisions … Continue reading →

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Concept-Based Curriculum – Whalen

Posted on July 3, 2018 by whalenj3

Idea 1 – WW2: The Perils of Indifference This will be used for my unit on the novel All the Light We Cannot See.  It will focus on how different  perspectives impacted the dynamic of WWII, and how the indifference … Continue reading →

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MTV Strategies – Whalen

Posted on June 22, 2018 by whalenj3

This blog contains 2 lesson plans for an English II Honors class.  I decided to use the Headlines and Circle of Viewpoints MTV strategies for my Lord of the Flies unit and my All the Light We Cannot See unit, … Continue reading →

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Project-Based Learning – Markham

Posted on July 7, 2017 by markhaan

This Project-Based Learning idea is adapted from Geodesic Greenhouses, a PBL by the WV DOE and discovered through the Buck Institute for Education’s Project Search. Overview A local farmer wishes to build a greenhouse on her property to allow for … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Learning Lessons – Markham

Posted on July 3, 2017 by markhaan

Team Building Lesson – Zoom Overview and Objectives: In a collaborative classroom, team building is an essential component of success. Students need to work together and support one another to truly function as a team while problem solving and learning … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Learning Lessons-Coldiron

Posted on July 3, 2017 by coldirnn

Cooperative Learning Lessons 4th grade Pop Art Study/ Gallery Show CO-OP CO-OP Student-centered discussion: Students sit at their regular tables of four and find four very different examples of Pop Art by four different artists. Each work will be numbered 1-4. Students … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Learning – Knurek

Posted on July 2, 2017 by knurekrm

Team-Building Lesson: “If You Build It…” Gumdrop and Toothpick Bridges Standards: 8.F.4: Construct a function to model a linear relationship between two quantities. Determine the rate of change and initial value of the function from a description of a relationship … Continue reading →

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