Group+Learning

==== Group Learning ** This page on group learning illustrates how cooperative learning will be implemented in the classroom, how it increases the individual learning process, and examples of how it is applicable in the real world. In a high structure setting, the focus on group learning will be balanced with the ability for the class to respect the group learning process without abusing its loopholes for student misconduct. **====

=// "Without the cooperation of its members society cannot survive.."--Montagu media type="youtube" key="UJKythlXAIY?hd=1" height="450" width="800" //=

"THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN WATCH THE ABOVE VIDEO AND SAY THAT COOPERATIVE GROUP LEARNING DOES NOT YIELD EFFECTIVE RESULTS"--Mr. Triola (that's right. Me. I said this. Right now :)

 * === __//An important part of any learning environment is interaction with other students. The reason this is so important is because again and again studies have consistently shown that working together not only improves social skills of an individual, it enables that individual to work independently as well.//__ ===

= **__Group Learning Objective__** =

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 * = During certain times throughout the semester, students will be placed in learning groups. Most of the time, this will take place when we are reading novels/poems/plays.These groups will be comprised of 3 to 4 people. The goal of group learning is to not only learn the assigned material but also ensure that every group member also learns the assigned material =

= __**Expectations and Rules**__ =

**- Each student is expected to participate in completing the task assigned to each group.** **- At times selected by the teacher, each group may be asked to teach portions of their findings to the rest** ** of the class. ** **- Each student will be assigned complementary/interconnected roles in the group and will be responsible** ** for certain tasks within group work ** **- Each group will be expected to stay on task and keep group discussions relevant to the tasks given by** ** the teacher ** media type="youtube" key="WuDu9moyvuM" height="315" width="420" Check out the video above to recap the __**Expectations and Rules**__. **__Grading In Group Learning__**