KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Chris Lowe, Director of Education & Professional Development
Cooperative Learning for Kindy Kids
Abstract
The early years are a critical time in a student's education. Students come to class with vastly different abilities and we want them all to experience success academically and socially. Catch a glimpse into how to get your budding students to follow directions, work in teams, share, take turns, communicate effectively, think critically, and of course, how to master the content and skills to succeed in school. This workshop introduces you to basic structures and adaptations necessary to make cooperative learning a huge hit with your youngsters. Start your little ones on the path to school success by nurturing important social and academic skills. Create a cooperative and caring classroom. Walk away with ideas and activities you'll be excited to implement immediately!
Biographicals
Chris Lowe has trained countless educators in South Korea, the UAE and the United States. Chris passionately believes in engaging all students, leaving no one out. He works with teachers to involve even the struggling students to increase test scores and close the gap between achievement levels. He believes the focus of education should be on the student as a whole person, not just on intelligence and academics. Being a teacher means developing students' social skills, teamwork ability and higher level thinking capacity as well as character virtues. Chris has conducted professional development on various innovative methodologies including cooperative learning, cooperative learning & ESL, cooperative learning for little ones, new teacher induction, and taken all of that into classrooms for direct, hands-on coaching for teachers.
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