JIGSAW II

Objective:

To increase student’s sense of responsibility by making each one an expert on one part of a unit then having each student teach the part for which he/she has become an expert to the other members of his/her team.

Directions:

• Students are assigned to teams to work on content material that ahs been divided into sections.

• Students read the entire selection focusing on their assigned part of the lesson/topic.

• Then students meet with their expert group, which has members of different teams who have studied the same selection, to discuss questions provided by the teacher.

• Students return to their original teams and take turns teaching teammates about the section they have studied.

• The teacher then assesses the mastery of the overall topic.

*Source: A guide to Using the Extended Class Period, p. 36-37

Numbered Heads Together

Objective:

To group students and structure the questions/answer period so that all students engage in discussion about the issues presented.

Directions:

• The teacher arranges students in groups or teams of 4 or 5, assigning a number to each individual within a group.

• The teacher asks a question of the entire class.

• Students are then directed to “put their heads together” to discuss the answer and to be sure everyone in their group knows the correct answer.

• Then the teacher calls a number at random and each individual with that number must be ready with an answer because no one knows which teams member will be called to answer the question.

• If an incorrect answer is given, the teacher can call on another group or team.

*Source: A Guide to Using the Extended Class Period, p. 21