Ina -
Look into the Program for Complex Instruction at the following web site
address:
<http://www.stanford.edu/group/pci/index.html>
They have specific strategies for including ALL students in Cooperative
Learning group situations. We are piloting the project here in Vermont in
some elementary and middle school math and science classrooms, and teachers
are very positive about both the theory and application.
A primary focus is on student "status" as it relates to participation in
hands-on work. Teachers are taught how to read status, how to affect it,
and how to design lessons that call on the many abilities that a diverse
group of students has to offer.
AND, it is a well-researched program that has demonstrated learning gains
for ALL students, with the largest gains being made by those who had
traditionally underperformed.
Kathy Johnson
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Kathy A. Johnson Vermont Institute for Science, Math, &
Technology
Equity Specialist 7 West Street Dillingham Hall
(802) 828-0072 Montpelier, VT 05602
kjohnson@vismt.org
www.vismt.org
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