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gavinclowes

Mar 31
1 min

Who Goes First

Any idea over-used loses interest. This list gives strategies for randomly selecting who goes first.

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Kagan Cooperative Learning and its importance to me in Science Education: Andrew Ridley-Ellis

gavinclowes

Feb 22
4 min

Kagan Cooperative Learning and its importance to me in Science Education: Andrew Ridley-Ellis

My journey with Kagan Cooperative Learning started when I attended a ‘Brain Friendly Teaching and Learning’ training session in 2011...

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The 2020-21 Pandemic and Kagan UK. A Personal Outpouring.

gavinclowes

Feb 2
4 min

The 2020-21 Pandemic and Kagan UK. A Personal Outpouring.

Hi folks, Gavin here. With the addition of a blog to our new KaganUK website I thought I would give our many friends around the world an...

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Kagan Cooperative Learning & HLTAs, Teaching Assistants, Paraprofessionals

gavinclowes

Feb 2
1 min

Kagan Cooperative Learning & HLTAs, Teaching Assistants, Paraprofessionals

As a Kagan Trainer and Director of KaganUK I have had the privilege of bringing Dr. Spencer Kagan’s visionary ideas in the field of...

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The Essential 5: A Starting Point for Kagan Cooperative Learning

gavinclowes

Feb 1
1 min

The Essential 5: A Starting Point for Kagan Cooperative Learning

The idea, which became the Essential 5, came from a great friend and fellow National Kagan Trainer, Rob Jutras, and of course from Dr....

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gavinclowes

Nov 16, 2020
1 min

But What About My Shy Students?

RICK DUVALL, PH.D. To cite this article: Duvall, R. But What About My Shy Students? Kagan Online Magazine, Issue #62. San Clemente, CA:...

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gavinclowes

Sep 2, 2020
4 min

10 Reasons to Use Heterogeneous Teams

In the #Kagan approach to #cooperativelearning, we advocate that the base team’s students spend the majority of their time sitting with and

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Gavin Clowes

Jul 24, 2020
1 min

Structures Simply Put

What Are Kagan Structures? Structures are simple, step-by-step instructional strategies. Most Kagan Structures are designed to increase...

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