Accountable+Talk+and+Cooperative+learning

= Accountable Talk/Discussion Language =

= Cooperative Learning & Discussion =


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**//“At an accelerating rate we move into a rapidly changing information-based, high technology, and interdependent economy. Along with the traditional role of providing students with basic skills and information increasingly schools must produce students capable of higher-level thinking skills, communication skills, and social skills." (Kagan)// ** = = =//"Students learn social skills as well as cognitive skills and most ofter use higher levels of thinking skills as they discuss and clarify information...Graphic organizers and cooperative group learning are among the instructional strategies that McREL research shows can lead to huge gains in student achievement)" (Gregory & Chapman) //= =media type="googlespreadsheet" key="pctLLuGmMPbRWOmP6H69NBg" width="500" height="300"= [|E-Pals: Global Collaboration] “Students in the future will more and more often need to know how to find out and how to produce knowledge. They will less often be called upon to draw from a stable storehouse of knowledge”(Kagan, 1994) media type="googlespreadsheet" key="pctLLuGmMPbTj-2JujSTDMw" width="500" height="300" [|What Is Cooperative Learning?]  “…it is hard to imagine a job today which does not involve some cooperative interactions with others. The most frequent reason individuals are fired from a job is not lack of job related skills, but rather lack of interpersonal skills.” (kagan) //** “In 1996, the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association issued the long-awaited national Standards for the English Language Arts. The standards strongly endorsed literature based, collaborative classrooms where students take increasingly responsibility for choosing, reading, and discussing books.” (Daniels) ** // =media type="googlespreadsheet" key="pctLLuGmMPbSMGOF2t6XmWg" width="500" height="300"= **"The notion of "Wait Time" gives students time to access information stored in long-term memory. We know this takes at least 3 to 5 seconds. The quality or quantity of the answer is often increased by the amount of time given in order to access the information and formulate an answer. Generally, the longer the "Think Time" the better the answer" (Gregory & Chapman)** =RECIPROCAL TEACHING & DISCUSSION = ==//**“The National Reading Panel (2000) recommends cooperative learning for improved reading comprehension, especially in content areas. Because reciprocal teaching is intended to be a discussion technique, cooperative learning is integral to it. Reciprocal teaching builds on the cooperative nature of learning that causes one’s reading comprehension to be deepened through social interactions.” (Oczkus)** // == = media type="youtube" key="Uyys7Mj-JeE&hl=en" height="355" width="425"= == “Each reciprocal teaching strategy has an important role in the reading process. The four strategies are part of a comprehensive process. The four strategies are part of a comprehensive reading comprehension program that is based on all the strategies that good readers use, such as previewing, self-questioning, visualizing, making connections, monitoring, knowing how words work, summarizing, and evaluating” (Oczkus) ==

<span style="background-color: rgb(128, 128, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center; display: block;">**BOOK CLUBS / LITERATURE CIRCLE & DISCUSSION** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(128, 128, 0); text-align: center; display: block;"> media type="custom" key="3477754" ===<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(52, 184, 40);">//"Literature circles are small, peer-led discussion groups whose members have chosen to read the same story, poem, article, or book. While reading each group assigned portion of the text (either in or outside of class) members make notes to help them contribute to the upcoming discussion, and everyone comes to the group with ideas to share. Each group follows a reading and meeting schedule, holding periodic discussions on the way through the book." (Harvey Daniels)// ===
 * Literature Circle: How To? **

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 132%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); text-align: center; display: block;">Data Inquiry Team: Accountable Talk Action Research

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