Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

1. the difference between “cooperative” work and “group” work.
2. the four basic principles that make a lesson cooperative.
3. the definitions of a “cooperative learning structure,” “differentiated assessments,” and a variety other practices essential to designing creative learning activities.
4. more than 20 different cooperative learning structures and games that can be used in all disciplines at all levels.

Understand

1. that differentiating instruction allows all types of students access to the curriculum.
2. that differentiating assessment allows all types of students opportunity to “show” what they know.
3. that cooperative learning provides ample opportunities to differentiate instruction.
4. how cooperative learning structures can be used many times in any discipline at any level.

and Be Able To

1. competently use the cooperative learning structures presented in this course.
2. create activities and assessments that are both differentiated and cooperative by design.
3. critically evaluate lessons used in the past and determine if they “reach” all types of learners.