Promoting Critical Thinking Through Structured Group Activities
February 7, 2003

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agenda

• 8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
  
  
• 9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
  Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick
  Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction
  
  
• 9:15-12:00 Cooperative Learning Part I:
  Using Group Activities Both Wisely and Well
  Dr. Barbara Millis, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)
  
  
  • An Overview/Introduction
  • Background Knowledge Probe
       What do you know about cooperative learning?
  • Time for a Story
  • Think (Write)-Pair-Share
       Comparing/sharing ideas
  • The Three-Step Interview
       Exploring your teaching experiences
  • Roundtable
       Barriers to active learning/structured group work
  • Stand Up and Share/Team Problem Solving
       A rapid report method
  • Send-a-Problem
       Overcoming some barriers to active learning and solutions
  • Three Stay, One Stray
       Another rapid report method
  • The Visible Quiz
       Some teaching/learning issues
  
  
  
• 12:00-1:00 Lunch
  
  
• 1:00-3:45 Cooperative Learning Part II:
  Using Group Activities to Foster Deep Learning
  Dr. Barbara Millis, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)
  
  
  • Value Line and/or Snowball Discussion
       Where do you stand on cooperative learning? (Active learning)
  • Expectations/Uncommon Commonalities
  • Some Cognitive Development Theory
  • Double Entry Journal/DEC
  • Guided Reciprocal Peer Questioning
       Getting students involved with the material
  • QUIZO
       Putting it all together
  • Conclusion
  
  
  
• 3:45-4:00 Closing, Assesment, and Evaluation
  Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick
  Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction