Working Together

 [Cooperative learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different ability levels, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is responsible, not only for learning what is taught, but also for helping his or her teammates learn—thus creating an atmosphere of achievement.] Read more on TeacherVision 
 on the topic of cooperative learning! I believe working together in pairs or groups as students is very beneficial to their learning. Group work helps the student learn more about themselves and about others. They learn to work together, collaborate ideas, better their communication skills, and much more!

I am a firm believer in cooperative learning and believe it is essential for students to experience. I think that to be a successful teacher you must try to get your students to experience as much human interaction as possible. Our world would not exist without human interaction and it is important for students to see that and problem solve within their groups or pairs.

While doing some research on cooperative learning I ran across this segment, [In order to create an environment in which cooperative learning can take place, three things are necessary. First, students need to feel safe, but also challenged. Second, groups need to be small enough that everyone can contribute. Third, the task students work together on must be clearly defined.] Read more at Cooperative Learning Workshop   This is great information for making sure the enviroment for cooperative learning is in perfect condition! This is a great example of some cooperative learning happening within a classroom!