2. Team
Information
Tips
*Create groups of 4.
*Teams stay together 4
to 6 weeks.
*Ss seats that have
similar ability.
*Use random teams for
the firstfew days.
Cooperative
Learning Seating
* Exploreoptions for
cooperativelearning
seating.
*T Table arragement
*Face to face desks
* L Desk Star
arrangement
*Face to face L desks
*Lab Table Teams
*Traditinal Forward
Facing Rows
Team Material
Management
Place team tub in center of
each team
Team Tubs tip
*Number each team tub
and all the materials in
each one
*Rotate the role of team
captain each day
*Includethe material the
students need.
Establish a quiet
signal
*Choose an
effective quiet
signal that you
won´t mind using
over and over.
*Teach it to your ss.
*Use it .
Teaching
Strategies for
Teams
1. Team Talk , Team
buliding & academic.
2. Discussion
connection
3. Team Sorting
4. Showdown
5. Recharge & Write
6. Team Scoot.
3. • Stack cards face down in the
center of each team.
• Student 1 flips over top card, read
it aloud and gives think time .
• Starting with 1 , each student
responds.
• Repeat steps 1-3 rotating the role
of leader as time permits.
•Stack cards face down.
•Student#1 flipsovertopcard,
readit aloudand givesthink
time.
•Student#2 respondsfirst. In
turn , eachstudent(clockwise)
may adddetails,share adifferent
answer,orpass.
•Repeatsteps1-3 rotatingthe role
of leader.
• Taks cards keep SS
focused on the
discussion , question
or prompt.
•I
•---HOW TO CONNECT IDEAS IN A
DISCUSSION -----
•Name the person whosharedthe idea to
which you are connecting.
•Mentiona keyidea, facroropinion t
•--------------PROCESS---------------he
•ntroduce skill inwhole group setting.
•Pose a "rich" question withmultiple views.
•Teach ss how to connect ideas in a class
discussion.
•As ss respond, have themcome forward and
linkarms to show connections.
•other personshared.
•Clearlystate yourownquestion, opinionor
idea.
DISCUSSION
CONNECTION
Team
Talk
Team
builder
Academic
Team Talk
4. TEAM SORTING
1. Choose a graphic organizer.
2. Use content-specific task cards with pictures,
shapes, words, numbers, etc.
3. Stack taskcards face downnearGo.
4. Team members take turns flippingover top
card, reading aloudandplacingon chart. SHOWDOWN
1. Stack the taskcards in the center of the
team.
2. The leader reads the first problemaloud.
3. Without talking, everyone writes the answer
on his or her owndryerase board.
4. All ss place their dryerase boards face down
when finished.
SHOWDOWN
MANAGEMENT TIPS
1. Best to use taskcards .
2. Ss shouldbe seatedwithss of similar abilities
to avoid frustation.
3. Best for quick skill reviewandpractice.
RECHARGE & WRITE
*Problemsolving
*Open-endedquestions
*HigherLevel thinkingand analysis
TRADITIONAL SCOOT
1. Task cards on desks
2. Ss solve problem & record
answer
3. Teacher says "scoot"
4. Ss move to next sear, solve
new problem and record new
answer.
5 . Continue until all ss.
6. Check and discuss answers as
TEAM SCOOT
1. task cards on desks
2. Ss solve problem and record
answer.
3. Teacher says "scoot "
4. Ss move to next seat on the
team, solve new problem & record
new answer.
5. Continue around the team until
all ss return to original seats.
6. Check & discuss answers as a
team.