The Teacher's Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning

George M. Jacobs, Michael A Power, Loh Wan Inn

ISBN 10: 1634503686 / ISBN 13: 9781634503686

Published by Skyhorse Publishing, US, 2016

About this Item

A comprehensive guide for teachers of all experience levelsEngaging and effectiveEasy to use in your own classroom Have you ever wondered how to make cooperative learning work in your classroom? Are you still learning what cooperative learning is? If so, then this book is for you! This teaching guide will coach the reader through using cooperative learning techniques in their classroom. Useful for administrations and teachers alike, The Teacher's Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning provides tools for instruction, creating positive habits, and having effective classroom management. This manual belongs on each teacher's bookshelf.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Teacher's Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, US
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1634503686
• ISBN 13: 9781634503686
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 460 grams

About this title

Synopsis

• A comprehensive guide for teachers of all experience levels
• Engaging and effective
• Easy to use in your own classroom 

Have you ever wondered how to make cooperative learning work in your classroom? Are you still learning what cooperative learning is? If so, then this book is for you! This teaching guide will coach the reader through using cooperative learning techniques in their classroom. Useful for administrations and teachers alike, The Teacher’s Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning provides tools for instruction, creating positive habits, and having effective classroom management. This manual belongs on each teacher’s bookshelf.

About the Authors

George M. Jacobs has a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii and a master’s degree in Linguistics from the University of Illinois—Chicago. He has been teaching courses on cooperative learning since 1988. He has published many articles on the topic and is also a coauthor of Learning Cooperative Learning via Cooperative Learning: A Sourcebook of Lesson Plans for Teacher Education (1997). He is a member of the Executive Board of the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education and editor of its newsletter. He also specializes in second-language learning and helped compile an annotated bibliogra-phy of works on group activities in second-language instruction.

Michael A. Power has a PhD in Educational Psychology and a master’s degree in English as a Second Language from the University of Hawaii. He is the Director of Instruction and Assessment for the Mercer Island, Washington, school district. He has taught English as a second language in the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, and has, for many years, conducted training throughout the Pacific in instructional strategies for teachers (including cooperative learning).