4. Essential Question:
What makes a community?
Session Question:
How does the teacher impact the
sense of community within a
classroom?
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5. Content Questions:
• What are the Norms of
Collaboration?
• What data can teachers use to
access the presence of a strong
community in their classrooms?
• What strategies can teachers employ
to encourage the growth of
community in their classrooms.
• How can teachers assess and
evaluate cooperative-learning
groups?
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6. It Takes 3
Each group of 3 will have:
• Artist- Will draw a specific picture
by following verbal directions.
• Interpreter-Orally communicate
directions to the artist
• Performer- Communicate to the
interpreter through action-no
speech
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7. Norms Of Collaboration
• Pausing
• Posing Questions
• Putting Ideas on the Table
• Providing Data
• Paying Attention to Self and
Others
• Presuming Positive Intentions
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9. Journaling
• Take a moment to reflect on your
experiences with cooperative
learning. Record this either on the
computer or sheet of paper.
• Write a short summary of your
journal entry on the sentence strip
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10. Clarifying Questions
• I’m curious about…
• What might be some reasons…
• What do you mean by…
• Can you be more specific about…
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11. Paying Attention to Self
and Others
Putting Ideas on the
Table
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