Wednesday: February 1

Today we talked about cooperative learning. We learned all about the five different types of learning we can use in our classes: think/pair/share (we heard the question, shared our answers with a partner, then gave our shared/mutual answer to the class), pairs check (we answered a question with a partner, then compared our answers with another pair), numbered heads (we numbered off, went into groups with the same number, then renumbered to answer questions we discussed as a group), jigsaw (we stayed in our small groups, but then became "experts" on the article we read then went into other smaller groups and shared our "expertise" on the very interesting articles), and finally inner/outer circles (where half where in a group facing out, the other half facing in, then we answered questions which each other and rotated partners). Through these types of learning lessons we learned that having that group, or partner suppert made us feel more comfortable and less stressed, allowing us to feel more confident in our anwers, and anwer questions easier.