Teaching

inquiry: Focusing on Group Teaching and

Work Learning: Ako
Explicitly need to teach students the five
basic tenets of co-operative learning. 1.
Positive Interdependence; 2. Individual
Accountability; 3 Group Reflection; 4.
Small Group Skills and 5. Face to face
interaction. (Thomson & Brown, 2000)



Is there something I need to change?
Need to teach the students how to Learning Inquiry:
Students were compliant, engaged and followed instructions,
work in a group by giving them clear
roles. but when it came to the formation of their groups they
struggled to physically face their group and be separate from
Encourage reflection on how well the
groups worked together and what they the other groups.
At year 9 students are still learning how to work co-operatively.
need to do as an individual to improve
their group skills. This can happen I got frustrated that they didnt easily get into their group

verbally in an informal discussion. formations or naturally take on group roles like my year 10

class.

Students are still learning what Drama conventions and
elements are, so some students were a bit confused when I
Focusing Inquiry:
said they need to include a soundscape or chorus.
Year 9 students need to learn the skills to work
Quite a few students also struggled with the writing
in a co-operative group such as task skills and
component of the lesson because it was an individual task.
interpersonal skills. Next steps for learning:

They also need to learn individual Task skills (individual
accountability. accountability, strategies for

Drama conventions and elements need to be learning).
more explicitly taught in class.
Go over drama conventions and
elements next time in class in
an explicit fashion to re-enforce
understanding.