Why is it that research so strongly supports Cooperative Learning and yet most classrooms are places where students work alone and where cooperation is discouraged and competition encouraged?

How could cooperative learning be structured in the classroom? What conditions need to be present to make cooperative learning work in the classroom? How should off-task behavior or other discipline problems be handled within a cooperative learning setting?

Whether faculty members are experienced users of cooperative learning or just starting out, here is an opportunity to explore this successful and proven educational approach and to get up-to-date on current research on effective uses of cooperative learning.

Topics:

The basic elements and rationale for cooperative learning

The basic elements and rationale for cooperative learning

Effective ways to incorporate small collaborative groups into the modern classroom

Hands-on activities that teach strategies you can use immediately

Methods of evaluation compatible with established goals and objectives