Training Science and Math Teachers in Cooperative Learning

事实证明，让学生合作学习而不是竞争或单独学习的课堂结构在几个关键方面都很有效。合作学习小组创造了一个学习环境，让更多的学生学习更多的材料，学生对学科领域更积极，更有动力参加额外的课程。此外，还有一种对差异的接受，这种差异鼓励男女、残疾和非残疾、不同种族背景的学生以及不以英语为母语的学生取得成就。该项目的目标是在已经引入合作学习的学校系统中培训科学和数学教师的领导团队，并在其他主要学校系统启动合作学习的基本培训，包括至少两个市中心地点。来自美国11个重点学区的600多名数学和科学教师将接受培训，了解如何在他们的科学课堂上构建合作学习小组。此外，还将制定和实施一种模式，将合作学习纳入现有的科学和数学课程。

Structuring classrooms in which students work cooperatively rather than compete or work individualistically has been shown to be powerful in several key ways. Cooperative learning groups produce a learning environment where more students learn more material, students are more positive about the subject area and more motivated to take additional classes. In addition, there is an acceptance of differences which encourages the achievement of both males and females, handicapped and non handicapped, students of different ethnic backgrounds, and students who do not have English as a native language. The goals of the project are to train leadership teams of science and mathematics teachers in school systems where cooperative learning has already been introduced and to initiate basic training in cooperative learning in other prominent school systems, including at least two inner city sites. Over 600 mathematics and science teachers from eleven key school districts across the United States will be trained in how to structure cooperative learning groups in their science classrooms. In addition, a model for building cooperative learning into already existing curricula in science and mathematics will be developed and implemented.