Jigsaw

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**Jigsaw Teaching Strategy ** By: Amanda Mowrey

**__ Explanation: __**

 * ===Jigsaw is one of many SDAIE Strategies (Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English)===
 * ===SDAIE Strategies teach academic content despite the language barrier.===
 * ===Great for English Language Learners (ELL)!===
 * ===Considered a Cooperative Learning Strategy ===
 * ===Students must work together in small groups to learn the content===
 * ===Purpose: Encourage students to become "experts" in a topic then teachers to their peers===

**__ How to Implement: __**

 * 1) ===Group students into small groups (about four or five students will do). This is called their EXPERT group ===
 * 2) ===Give each group one aspect of the lesson===
 * 3) ===Students research and discuss their topic===
 * 4) ===Students form their JIGSAW groups (Groups made of one student from each expert group)===
 * 5) ===One at a time, "experts" share on their topic while other students listen and take notes===
 * 6) ===Questions may be asked after the student is finished presenting on their topic===
 * 7) ===Students return to their EXPERT groups to discuss newly acquired information===

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===*It may be helpful to take advantage of a formative assessment after students return to their expert groups to check for understanding. This way, students will know that although this activity is fun, it is meant for cooperative learning.===

**__ Implementation Ideas: __**

 * ===Reading: Expert groups focus on one literary element of the text===
 * ===History: Expert groups focus on different aspects of World War II===
 * ===Science: Expert groups are given a rock or mineral to explore===
 * ===Math: Expert groups focus on different types of word problems===

**__ Rationale: __**

 * 1) ===Participation===
 * ===Rather than the same group of students volunteering to answer questions in class, each student needs to participate equally in order for every student to learn the entire lesson===
 * 1) ===Confidence and Ownership===
 * ===Students know they are the "expert" in their topic and are responsible for transferring knowledge from the expert groups to their jigsaw groups===
 * ===They become encouraged when they successfully teach a lesson to peers===
 * 1) ===Deeper Knowledge===
 * ===In order for this activity to be successful, the "expert" needs to know enough about the topic to not only understand it, but to teach it.===
 * ===Deeper level of understanding when compared to other typical classroom settings===

**__ Helpful Links/ References: __**
http://www.jigsaw.org/ http://www.jigsaw.org/overview.htm http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/PD/coop/page4.html