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1. Teams each have a set of question cards. 2. Teacher selects one student on each team to be the Showdown Captain for the first round. 3. The Showdown Captain draws the top card, reads the question, and provides think time. 4. All students work alone to solve/respond 5. When finished, teammates signal they’re ready 6.
Each team receives a set of question cards: •Student 1 holds question cards in a fan and says, “Pick a card, any card!” •Student 2 picks a card, reads the question aloud and allows 5 seconds of “think time”. •Student 3 answers the question. •Student 4 paraphrases [says in own
Cooperative structures provide directions for student interaction. Once students have learned the procedure for a particular structure, the teacher can give interactive directions quickly just by naming the structure. The following structures are applicable for asking questions.
“Which Kagan Structures should I learn and use first?”, and “Where do I begin?” In response to these questions and, "Necessity", as the saying goes, "being the mother of invention" Rob and I got to talking about how best to serve these colleagues.
Three Step Interview: This is a simple concept development structure. It works best in groups of four but can be adapted for larger groups. First, in the groups, participants pair up. One interviews the other with a question like, "What did you find most interesting about the field trip yesterday"? Then they reverse roles.
In concentric circles, students rotate to face new partners and answer questions. 1. Students stand in two concentric circles, facing a partner. The inside circle faces out; the outside circle faces in. 2. Students use flash cards to ask questions of their partner, or they may take turns responding to a teacher question(s). 3.
Setup: questions are written on cards, one question per card. 1. Each team receives a set of question cards, about 8 cards per team. 2. Student #1 holds question cards in a fan and says, “Pick a card” 3. Student #2 picks a card, reads the question out loud and allows five seconds of Think Time 4. Student #3 answers the question 5.
