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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Pedagogy in Action: Jigsaws

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides a comprehensive look at the jigsaw technique. This teaching technique is known to be one the most popular cooperative learning strategies.
Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Writing a Cooperative Class Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
For this lesson plan, learners will write a cooperative class story, using brainstorming and editing skills. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
Lesson Plan
Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Let's Do Lunch! [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this project is to teach students the life skills they need when dining in public. The project begins with a discussion of eating out and the students are polled as to how often, if ever, they eat in a restaurant with...
Professional Doc
International Reading Association

Reading Online: Reading Alone Together

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this educational research article, the use of reading partnerships in the context of classrooms where some students are learning a second language. The first part of the article discusses the benefits of adding extensive reading to...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Jigsaw

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Jigsaw is a strategy that emphasizes cooperative learning by providing students an opportunity to actively help each other build comprehension. Use this technique to assign students to reading groups composed of varying skill levels....