60 Second-Strategy: Cooperative Learning Roles

Giving students randomly assigned roles in their group work helps ensure that they all participate.

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Working in groups is a noble learning programme.

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This is a brilliant way to teach, in my opinion.

[diana]

Hi! I am going to be implementing cooperative learning in my class-group very soon and I was wondering if you could tell us what did the teacher use to randomize roles for the groups. :) Thank you!!!

[jackiebaxter]

Is there a list somewhere of the roles and what they do to hand to students?

[studioskim]

This sounds great.... if you had all the materials. That's awesome that you had those portable whiteboards, and markers, but this would be challenging for a classroom that 1.) isn't a large space; 2.) doesn't have materials; and 3.) an overcrowded classroom... I can see how a large class of 35+ students might get chaotic real quick. Friends, so many friends!


Neat idea though, but if you have any of the above 3 issues, it could get very challenging.

[kimberlycrawford]

How does the randomizer work? Is it an app?