| Cooperative Learning is a wonderful tool for any teacher to have in their toolbox.  There are many different strategies to cooperative learning.  No matter what strategy you are using, there are five basic standards.  They are: 
Practice Active ListeningHelp and Encourage Each OtherEveryone ParticipatesExplain Your Ideas and Tell WhyComplete the Task The following links will take you to sample cooperative learning strategies.  
 Sample Cooperative Learning Strategies
                                 Sample Lesson Plan
                                 The information provided on this page was taken from: 
Jones, Leslie G. A Guide to Using the Extended Class Period.Baltimore: CRESPAR, Johns Hopkins University, 1997.
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