My comments about cooperative learning projects

In general the project has been very attractive and all of my partners have worked efficiently, from my point of view we have achieved the goals set by the teacher.

Congratulations to everybody!

Amigos del football

Through a power point presentation they developed the method and how it can be used in classrooms. They presented many concepts and information, a fact that made it less clear than other presentations.

From my point of view the most important thing was to quote the advantages and difficulties, not disadvantages of working in a group. And the importance of rewarding all students and motivate them to those who do well to continue its good track record and to those who do wrong to help them improve. They emphasize how to create groups and rules as respect and participation are important.

Finally their activity was a good idea for the first day of class when no one is known, with a bullseye we could know more thing about our partners.

Team Perk

In my opinion the most important thing was the sheet evaluation that they designed to valuate the work group that develops in this methodology, because sometimes it is not easy to rate it. They also gave great importance to the rules that should be working in groups.

With actual photographs explained the different ways to organize the tables in class to achieve greater efficiency in the learning process, they show us how the environment is so important to give the objetives.

They propuse us a game, passing a tennis ball each other we had said a rule, finally we created them by the group.

Crónicas viajeras

Their presentation was short but very clear, this is very important to keep the attention of us.

They explain the method in a original way, through a trip, a tour. It has been one of the most entertaining presentations, they explained the contents of a simple and dynamic way. They set examples relating them with a plane, a museum or a suitcase.

Their activity was relation with the name of the group, we had to bring something from our travels, an special thing that remembered us good memories one trip and explain why, it is a different way to know each other.

Unknowns

They used prezi to explain the theory about cooperative learning, this program makes it a more dynamic and entertaining presentation. They focused on the main ideas omitting that theory that is not significant, a good way not to tire the listeners.

I liked how they worked the concept about rotate groups and the role of the teacher as a guide helping them to continue their role in the group and the learning process.

With a ball between all partners we should say things we like and what not, the objective was to get to know the rest of the class.

Dumbledore teacher’s army

Through a power point presentation they were based on a newspaper about Harry Potter, on this way they explained the theory of this method, it was an attractive and different way to do it. The teacher asked them a few questions and they resolve clearly.

They explained the advantages of cooperative learning, such how makes groups and a very important topic was how to evaluate students, individual and in groups, sometimes is very difficult to mark them in this theory.  

In pairs we had to do interviews to know each other better and then talk to the rest of the class about our partner.

Modern students

This group works the theory using posters with the main ideas of this methodology. This is a good way to explain it because you only focus in the most important things.

An interesting thing in this group was the tips for the teacher who works this methodology of teaching and learning, as can be found with some difficulties. They also develop the advantages of this method and the difficulties that we can find.

Their activity was very pleasant with stickers on the front. It showed us how with the help of other members of the group we can achieve our goals.

Wanderlust

This group was the last to present their project. It composes by only three people so they have had to make great efforts to make the presentation. In my opinion was the best presentation and the most original, It makes you to be watching the display, something very important in an activity of this type. They also showed great language skills in public speaking, something I value it seems to me complicated.

They developed the project through videos made by them, and funny sequences to explain the theory of cooperative learning, drawings… It was a fun way to explain it. They showed us the types of teams works that can be forms and techniques.

They proposed us as activity that we summarize in a few words, only foru or five sentences what was the most important thing to us. It was a very good idea as a summary for the class as they have been the last group, some that may be more boring than others groups but it was practice and conclusive to close this project about cooperative learning.

María Jiménez ;)