DIVERSITY COMMITTEE PRESENTS EXPERT JIGSAW Cooperative learning method

DIVERSITY COMMITTEE PRESENTS: EXPERT JIGSAW • Cooperative learning method that enables all students to take part of the teaching and learning process • Developed by Eliot Aronson to ease racial tensions

What are your concerns (or student concerns) about cooperative learning?

In the mid-1960 s, cooperative learning was relatively unknown. Cultural resistance due to social Darwinism and the myth of “rugged individualism. ” Social Changes: Desegregation, Skinner and shifts in business models for success.

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EXPERT JIGSAW

PROCESS: STEP 1: EXPERT GROUPS JOIN FORCES • group of students assigned to the same reading segment or selection within their “expert group. ” • Students discuss their segment, fill out their direction sheet, and decide what and how they should present to their home groups.

STEP 2: “HOME” Groups Home groups are typically composed of one member from each expert group. Each expert student has read a different article and will need to teach the information to their home group. Students take notes, ask questions for clarification, and discuss information.

STEP 3: ASSESSMENT Individual projects Posters/Graphic organizers/ Summaries Tests Group projects Create a quiz with answers Group Pre-Test

OUR STEPS in today’s expert groups: 1) Join expert groups 2) Ice Breaker 3) Pre-reading question 4) Read article (aloud) 5) Group answers questions together, but each individual records these answers on the report sheet.

Home Groups: 1) Count off and then go to home groups 2) Ice Breaker 3) Share reports; each individual takes notes on each report 4) Assessment (no time, but essential to process)