Cooperative Learning Model Lesson Plan Format and Steps

Pre-Teaching

Instructional objectives for the academic goals:

Materials:

Time required:                            Group size:

Assignment of groups: (who /and/or how are groups assigned)

Roles and who assigns the roles:

1.                            2.                        3.                    etc

Task steps and procedures (cooperative model used):

1.

2.

etc.

Positive Interdependence (roles and/or materials):

Individual Accountability:

Criteria for Success (assessment):

Expected Behaviors (social objective):

Monitoring and Processing

Monitor for:

Intervene if:

Process by:

End by:

Note: Gather class all together and briefly discuss what went well and what needs improvement.

Cooperative lesson taught in class

Pre-Teaching

Instructional objectives for the academic goals: Groups will construct and present a timeline of historical events from 1950-2000.

Materials: Paper, markers, crayons, post-it notes in several sizes, rulers, tape

Time required: 20 minutes                           Group size: 3 or 4

Assignment of groups (who /and/or how are groups assigned): Base groups were formed by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.

Roles and who assigns the roles:

The individual will take the lead for the following, but all group members can participate in the other roles.  Groups will make their own assignment of roles.

1.  Materials  & presenter       2.   Research   (2)        3.  Drawing & processing              

Task steps and procedures [Structuring the task] (cooperative model used):

1. On a sheet of paper for each decade, students will draw a line down the middle.

2. The top of the timeline will represent National and International Events and on the bottom of the timeline they will each put three-five personal events.

3. The timeline needs to have some pictures for visual effect

4. Groups will share the timelines and describe why they choose the events as significant to history.

Positive Interdependence: Stay in assigned roles and share research materials

Individual Accountability: Individual and Group assessment

Criteria for Success (assessment): Completion of timeline with 3-5 personal events and 3-5 events per-decade.  It needs to be neat, have correct spelling and have visual appeal.

Expected Behaviors (social objective): Do their roles, cooperate within the group and use we statement instead of I statements.

Monitoring and Processing

Monitor for: Sharing ideas, cooperation, role adherence and we statements.  Extra group points will be given for we statements heard.  (place card for points on the table)

Intervene if: there is uncooperative behaviors and to answer questions

Process by: The processor will ask if they adhered to their roles and used we statements.  Did it help the cooperation to use we statements? Why?  What does the group need to work on next time?

End by: Class discussion of task  and we statement success or suggestions for improvement 

Note: Gather class all together and briefly discuss what went well and what needs improvement.

Cooperative Learning Observation

Teacher____________  Observer____________                    1= poor     4= excellent

Is there evidence of an academic objective?             NA            1            2            3            4

Comments:

Is the academic objective clear to the students?        NA            1            2            3            4

Comments:

Is there evidence of a social objective?                    NA            1            2            3            4

Comments:

Is the social objective clear to the students?              NA            1            2            3            4

Comments:

Were roles assigned?                                                  NA            Yes                  No      

How were the roles assigned by the ____                              Teacher            Students

Comments:

Is there evidence of positive interdependence?                NA            Yes                  No

How? Roles, materials, group product, other___

Comments:

Is there evidence of individual accountability?                   NA            Yes                  No

Comments:

Did the teacher monitor for the social objective?         NA            1            2            3            4

Comments:

Are the steps/procedures of the lesson clear?              NA            1            2            3            4

Comments:

Did the teacher provide closure for the academic task? NA            1            2            3            4

Comments:

Did the teacher process the social objective?              NA            1            2            3            4

Comments:

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List at least three things in the lesson that went well.

Identify at least one area where the lesson could be modified or improved.