team learning approach in education

"Learn how to make classroom grouping more intentional and more fluid in order to deliver targeted and equitable instruction, cultivate student interests, and strengthen the learning community"--.

"... a guide for action that helps educators close the knowing-doing gap as they transform their schools into professional learning communities (PLCs)"--Back cover.

"Kagan Structures create a cooperative and caring class tone by putting students on the same side as they interact in pairs, small teams, and with classmates. Structures ensure every student is individually accountable so no one can hide and take a free ride. Structures create equal participation which means all students are engaged a much greater percent of the time"--Amazon.com.

A guide to the development of teaching teams in education, with advice on building trust, developing healthy communication, and managing conflict.

Describes fifteen activities designed to teach students the value of teamwork by requiring them to work together to achieve their goals.

Middle-level students have important emotional, social, intellectual, and physical needs that set them apart from elementary or high school students. Middle-level educators are often looking for ways to meet these needs while addressing the academic requirements. The "middle school concept" places a premium on the development of the affective needs as well as the intellectual needs of early adolescents.

Presents guidance for teachers in communicating effectively with students and adults, covering such areas as anticipating, preparing, understanding perspectives, asking questions, listening, and speaking clearly; and providing sixty strategies and 180 practice exercises.