A Cooperative Classroom Consists Of Twenty Kindergarten...

Targeted audience: This cooperative classroom comprises of twenty Kindergarten students. How will you handle students/teams? When students enter the class, they are to sit with their assigned teammates (heterogeneous teams). Occasionally, students will break away from these teams during random, homogenous, and interest-based learning. 1. Team Procedures: In regard to managing teams, it’s necessary that I have procedures for answering questions, forming teams, distributing materials, taking roll, and having students share their answers. For instance, instead of answering student questions sequentially, I will teach students to use the â€Å"Team Questions Only† rule. This is where students must first try to solve the problem within the team.†¦show more content†¦I can use physical proximity and eye contact with students to establish my presence in the classroom. For instance, being physically close to students and effectively using eye contact can help students to self-correct their behavior and remain focused on the task that I have assigned. I can also use verbal rewards and positive attention to keep students on task and motivated to put forth an effort to empower and help their teammates. For example, I could say â€Å"I like how everyone is working together toward reaching their goal. Keep up the good work.† 3. Managing Noise and Time: In regard to managing noise, I will have students practice the three different voice levels (no talking, partner voices, and team voices) and remind students of the voice levels before giving an activity. In regard to managing time, I will have students do a game-like sponge activity such as Fan-N-Pick, Showdown, Blind Sequencing, etc. How will you give directions-structure or without structure? 1. I will give directions using the structure, but it’s important that I condense information and convey it briefly but thoroughly to maximize time for student interaction. I will give instructions a bit at a time, and talk through them as I write them down on the whiteboard. 2. When giving directions, it’s important