DO NOW

With your table group discuss the

benefits of students working with
groups in your classroom.
Be ready to share a positive from someone
else

February 23
Do Now
Kagan Overview
Introduction to
Structures
Using Kagan
Structures in your
classroom

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Agenda

Warm-up
Directions:
Teammates cover the table by writing ideas on slips
of paper.
In two minutes write as many responses, thoughts, or
questions as you can related to the quote below.

There is tremendous power in having

students learn from their experiences
rather than from our words.
Strategy = Jot Thoughts

A Cooperative Learning
Structure
Organizes Classroom Instruction- how
teachers and students interact with
curriculum.
Is Content-Free and Repeatable- not tied to
any particular curriculum and can be used
repeatedly with different topics.
Implements the Basic Principles of Cooperative
Learning (PIES) according to Kagan.

Basic Principles of Cooperative Learning

(PIES)

P= Positive Interdependence
I= Individual Accountability
E= Equal Participation
S= Simultaneous Interaction

Kagan Structures

Fan-N-Pick
Find Someone Who
Find- the- Fiction
Flashcard Game
Rally Coach
Showdown
Talking Chips

Jot Thought was done as a warm-up.

Before you Leave

With your group discuss which
one of the 8 Kagan
Cooperative Learning
Strategies you think you will
use first.
(3 minutes)