udents how to use and set up the KWL chart and ask where they might use a KWL chart or even why bridging information is important.
. For additional lessons, pair up students in groups of three and have them use the KWL strategy on a sheet of paper, choosing a few groups of share their ideas with the class after they have brainstormed ideas, and at the end of each lesson.is Jigsaw? is a cooperative learning strategy that enables each student of a home group to specialize in one aspect of a learning unit. Students meet with members from other groups who are assigned the same aspect, and after mastering the material, return to the home group and teach the material to their group members.as in a jigsaw puzzle, each piece - each student s part--is essential for the completion and full understanding of the final product. If each student s part is essential, then each student is essential. That is what makes the Jigsaw instructional strategy so effective. is its purpose? learning allows students to be introduced to material and yet maintain a high level of personal responsibility. purpose of Jigsaw is to develop teamwork and cooperative learning skills within all students. In addition it helps develop a depth of knowledge not possible if the students were to try and learn all of the material on their own. Finally, because students are required to present their findings to the home group, Jigsaw learning will often disclose a student s own understanding of a concept as well as reveal any misunderstandings.can I do it? Its simplest form, the Jigsaw instructional strategy is when:
. Each student receives a portion of the materials to be introduced;
. Students leave their home groups and meet in expert groups;
. Expert groups discuss the material and brainstorm ways in which to present their understandings to the other members of their home group;
. The experts return to their home groups to teach their portion of the materials and to learn from the other members of their home groupmore detail, and written from a teacher s perspective, to conduct a Jigsaw in your classroom:
. Assign students to home teams of 4 or 5 students (generally their regular cooperative learning teams). Have students number off within their teams.
. Assign study topics to home team members by giving them an assignment sheet or by listing their numbers and corresponding roles on the board.
. Have students move to expert groups where everyone in the group has the same topic as themselves.
. Students work with members of their expert group to read about and/or research their topic. They prepare a short presentation and decide how they will teach their topic to their home team. You may want students to prepare mini-posters while in their expert Groups. These posters can contain important facts, information, and diagrams related to the study topic.
. Students return to their home teams and take turns teaching their team members the material. I find it helpful to have team members take notes or record the information in their journals in some way. You may want them to complete a graphic organizer or chart with the new information.
. Involve the class in a whole-group review of all the content you expect them to master on the assessment. Administer an individual assessment to arrive at individual grades. could I use, adapt or differentiate it?
· This strategy is great for differentiation; teachers (and students) can develop any number of possible RAFT s based on the same text that can be adjusted for skill level and rigor.
· Paula Rutherford s book, Instruction for All Students, offers a comprehensive list of Products and Perspectives from which to chose.
