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Because my classes are generally small, cooperative learning occurs on a small scale. Think-Pair-Share is an activity that we often use when discussing a topic. The students think about the questions, work together to answer them, and share by writing the answer onto a white board. They always have to share their answers out loud.
Another activity that we use is jigsawing. When the students are practicing reading skills such as main idea, they work in pairs to jigsaw an article. Each pair shares the ideas from their part of the article with the class. This not only forces speaking skills, it also helps them not to be too overwhelmed with so much English text.

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My students work in teams on numerous activities. I use graphic organizers in English to compare and contrast topics. I like the thinking map that I use for them to compare and contrast the characters of the novels that we read. My students think, pair and share( the buddy group) during the writing of their life journey. Cooperative learning is used daily in my classroom activities. My students learn better when they work in groups and are involved in hands on activities. I like it when my students use peer tutoring( what I call it) and they teach their peer something. It is so funny, how a peer gets their point across better than a teacher.( Sometimes). However, it is great when a student gets it from a peer and it builds self- esteem for both partners.

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Students frequently work in teams for class content. We incorporate real world experience and hands on activities in all lectures.

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Sherry WilliamsI frequently use think, pair and share as we continue vocabulary development.  I also use jigsaw as a strategy to break down larger reading assignments that typically deal with a culture component.

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Sherry WilliamsI frequently use think, pair and share as we continue vocabulary development.  I also use jigsaw as a strategy to break down larger reading assignments that typically deal with a culture component.

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One example of how I use cooperative learning is when I teach DBQ writing to my AP students. We work together to analyze documents, and they collaborate to create a solid thesis. Recently, I broke them into groups and gave them a big piece of paper. Each group wrote a thesis, a list of outside information, and information for periodization. Then each group was responsible for analyzing 2 documents. We came back together as a class to put the pieces together.

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Students work together frequently. I assign them the task of electing a captain after I have created a group, or I may randomly chose a captain and give that person the opportunity to select group  members. No matter the task, in addition to having a captain, the group must have a speaker for the group, and one person to compile ideas. When students have an opportunity to see themselves as important in the learning and teaching of a topic or process; it can move them to share opinions and ideas that would appeal to their group and other groupsAfterwards, I have a peer critique form that students complete.

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I LOVE JIGSAW!! I use this strategy frequently in my class.  Jigsaw allows students to grapple with a piece of the content, ask questions of the peers in their expert group or me, and then find ways to explain the content to their peers in their home group.  I find that students actually learn content at a deeper level using this strategy.

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Students communicate problems regularly in my class. When students work in groups they must explain and interpret to their partners. Also, during instruction, students are actively engaged and encouraged to participate in the discussion.

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In lab, students work in cooperative pairs. In AP Chemistry, there are some labs where one student conducts and collects data for one part of the lab exercise, and the the other student conducts and collects data for the other part. After, students use Google Docs and Google Sheets to co-write a lab write-up.

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Students work with a partner on a communication task.  Afterwards, they share their conversations with the group as a whole.  Think, pair, share works well.

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I have the students use the Jigsaw approach when we do class readings in Spanish. They also read aloud softly to each other to practice pronunciation.