Cooperative Learning Links

 

 

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/cooperativelearning.htm

Great for teachers who are looking for some additional information on what cooperative learning is and how it can be implemented. This site outlines several specific Kagan structures and also why cooperative learning is important.

 

http://www.kaganonline.com/free_articles/

A collection of articles from one of the front runners in the cooperative learning movement. This website also includes links to the Kagan store, which offers many books and resources on cooperative learning that can be purchased by teachers.

 

http://learningservicesnvsd44.edublogs.org/files/2011/11/kagan_strats-1-sp46vb.pdf

Links to a document that contains and explains over twenty Kagan class building and team building exercises.

 

http://www.lauracandler.com/strategies/co-op.php

Great resource for teachers looking for additional sheets for team building exercises. Includes black line master copies of a variety of cooperative learning activities and lesson plans.

 

http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1045

A domain that includes a variety of links to specific team building ideas. This site is good for teachers who would like to sprinkle a few cooperative learning ideas into their weekly lesson plans.

 

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/mathmultintell/650

Explains how to effectively implement cooperative learning in math lessons.

 

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/14340/

Explains how to effectively implement cooperative learning in reading lessons at all levels, and also includes several great activities that can be used in the classroom.

A list of blogs from teachers around the world, with various Kagan structures and teambuilding or classbuilding ideas:

 

http://www.mrsruss.com/Teachers/classbuilding.html

 

http://www.cooperativelearning365.com/p/freebies_19.html

 

http://lisatilmon.blogspot.com/p/cooperative-learning.html